The picture below was taken as the ducks were doing their “swimming in a circle” ritual. Some ducks dive to get their food, some go
Category: Birding
Hooded Merganser [Lophodytes cucullatus] ~ 2017 #26
I find the Hooded Merganser to be somewhat elusive. They generally spot me before I spot them and work hard at putting distance between us.
Red-winged Blackbird [Agelaius phoeniceus] ~ 2017 #25
Although it does take some convincing (and not all can be convinced) the Red-Winged Blackbirds are more than happy to grab tasty seeds right from
Black-crowned Night-Heron [Nycticorax nycticorax] ~ 2017 #24
Still on my list of “Birds I need a better picture of”. I have seen them in the colder months, hanging out at the Bird
Common Merganser [Mergus merganser] ~ 2017 #23
One thing I realized in featuring the Common Merganser for this post, is that I really need some more good merganser pictures. They are so
Anna’s Hummingbird [Calypte anna] ~ 2017 #22
When we were strolling around Stanley Park on this (rare) sunny February day I heard the unmistakable little squeaky chirps of the hummingbird. My eyes
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