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Are Your Ducks All in Order?
All good duck hens, including these Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa), have their little ducklings in line! I saw my first-of-year Wood Ducks in the area a couple of days ago, which prompted this post. Nesting should commence pretty soon. Wood ducks normally have two clutches every year in our area. I always look forward to […]
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Tags: behavior, bird photography, birding, Birds, birds, birdwatching, Blog, Cass County, cute, ducks, kayaking, Missouri, nature, nature photography, spring, Wood duck
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Green Cay’s Pied-billed Grebes
Pied-billed Grebes (Podilymbus podiceps) were quite common in the Green Cay Wetlands. And they were quite easy to get close enough for some wonderful photography. As I walked the boardwalk, the grebes were busy either preening, or foraging for food. They feed by diving underwater and catching fish, aquatic insects, frogs and crayfish. Here are […]
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Tags: behavior, bird photography, birding, Birds, birds, birdwatching, Blog, ducks, Florida, grebe, Green Cay Wetlands, nature, nature photography, travel, winter
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Common Moorhen
One of the few duck species noted at the Venice Rookery was the Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus). A coot-like bird, this “common” bird is quite colorful as an adult … with a thick bill and frontal shield that usually is red and yellow, and sometimes all yellow. This bird tends to be a bit shy, […]
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Tags: behavior, bird photography, birding, Birds, birds, birdwatching, Blog, ducks, Florida, moorhen, nature, nature photography, travel, Venice Rookery, winter
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Those Gorgeous Wood Ducks
(I’m busy collecting some new images this morning, so I’m re-posting a blog post of some favorite images I captured in my kayak, and published ~ 3 years ago. Enjoy!) My last time out kayaking, late last week before our weekend storms moved in, was quite fruitful for me. My main objective was to capture […]
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Tags: behavior, bird photography, birding, Birds, birds, birdwatching, Blog, Cass County, ducks, fall, kayaking, Missouri, nature, nature photography, Wood duck
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Fun Friday: Quality Family Time
While visiting the Lee Metcalf NWR in southwest Montana, this family of ducks (Mallards, I believe, but not sure) swam by me:
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Tags: behavior, bird photography, birding, Birds, birds, birdwatching, Blog, ducks, Lee Metcalf NWR, Mallard, nature, nature photography, summer, travel
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Foggy Beginnings
During my last kayak outing, I was blessed to have some dense fog around me for the first hour on the water. While I was paddling the area, I noticed a Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) darting between the heavy aquatic foliage, followed by her 2 ducklings: If you follow my blog, you know that […]