Yesterday was the first day in a long time that I was able to take a walk along the river. We've had a lot of snow, rain and cold making walking treacherous. But it was a gorgeous day yesterday and I hoped to get some photos of birds. I wasn't disappointed. I will post photos …
Common Mergansers
A few months ago we had quite a few Hooded Mergansers in the area. This week I've been seeing a lot of Common Mergansers. Maralee
Portrait of a Duck
Another scene along the river. Maralee
Red Winged Blackbird and Ducks
The red-winged blackbirds were very active down by the river this week. They have a very distinct call and it was fun listening to them call back and forth to each other. They seem to spend a lot of time among the cattails in the river. And the ducks are always frolicking in the river. …
Getting ready to take off
I enjoyed watching this duck literally run on water getting ready to take off. He flew about 20 feet and then landed again. Maralee
Through My Lens 