Walks Like a Duck, Talks Like a Duck . . .
If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, then most likely it is a duck. Maralee
Kingfisher
While observing the great blue heron, I heard a kingfisher before I saw it perched on a metal pole across the river. Â It is difficult to get a decent shot of a small bird when it is quite a distance away. They are very skittish birds and won't let anyone get too close. This is …
My Heron is Back
I finally located the heron I stalk every winter. I've been checking all of its favorite spots and hadn't yet seen it this winter. But yesterday I spotted it hiding in the reeds along the river. It was pretty well camouflaged and it was a distance away across the river but I did find it. …
Hooded Merganser
I haven't had much luck photographing birds in the afternoon recently so I went out this morning to see what I could find. These hooded mergansers were swimming fairly close to the river's edge. Normally, the get as far away as possible when a human is in the vicinity. Maralee
