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A female Hardhead (Aythya australis), the only true diving duck found in Australia, swimming amongst duckweed. Hardheads are relatively small ducks, usually not much more than 45 cm (18 in) long. Both male and female are a fairly uniform dark brown above, with rufous flanks and white undersides.Photo: Fir0002
The hardhead (Aythya australis) is a species of diving duck found in Australia. Also known as the white-eyed duck, its plumage is chocolate brown in both sexes, but only males have the distinctive white eye. The common name "hardhead" has nothing to do with the density of the bird's skull, instead referring to the difficulty encountered by early taxidermists in processing the head. These female (top) and male (bottom) hardheads were photographed at Hurstville Golf Course in Mortdale, New South Wales.
