Redhead
About the Redhead
The male Redhead has a large, round, bright reddish-chestnut head and neck, a short blue bill with a black tip, and yellow-orange eyes. It has a gray body with a black breast, rump, and tail feathers. The female has a brown head and body and a dark bluish bill with a black tip. The Redhead is one of a group of diving ducks that form flocks of hundreds or even thousands during winter in ponds on Mustang Island and along the shores of Aransas and Corpus Christi Bays.