Watching all the different birds return to the area is a special treat in the springtime. My brother, sister and I send each other updates on birds we've seen.
Diving ducks have been active in the harbor Piper and I frequently walk by in the morning. The hooded merganser above brought a tasty tidbit up to the surface. She was really busy and it was hard to get any picture at all.
The bufflehead above sailed along in the distance, diving and then popping up in a completely different spot.
I loved getting to see the hooded mergansers together. I was delighted to get a photo with both male and female in the frame. They're beautiful, don't you think?
Red-breasted mergansers are much less common than the aptly named common merganser, so I was happy to see this fellow out enjoying the early morning calm.
It's odd. Some mornings, there are ducks, geese and swans everywhere and other mornings the harbor is deserted. I don't know if it has to do with the weather or the food supply or what, but it's always an adventure to see who might be around.
2 comments:
Ducks, ducks, ducks !! I love the ducks! Duck season is so short for me, only a couple weeks in the spring when they gather on a lake several miles away on their migration. You got some good pics, and thank you for sharing them !
Hugs to ya from BetsyLee
Yes, this is the time of year for variety in ducks as they migrate through to their various nesting grounds. I'm getting better at identifying them, but some of the ones that stay farther out in the bay are hard to be sure about. They're just sort of dark specks in the waves. :)
Hugs to you, too!
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