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Grant Canterbury

Rain subsequently let up and I scoped the pond for ducks. No egrets, no grebes, no Great Blue Herons... At the far side an intermittent patch of white resolved into the pale flanks of a #LesserScaup flashing as it bobbed to the surface, paused for breath, and leapt into another dive. A hint of greenish iridescence tempted me to make it into a Greater (usually on bigger waters like the Columbia) but nothing was otherwise indicative. But a cheerful pond fellow for sure!
#BirdsOf2024 #Birding

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NevadaWolf

Visited the Carson City WWTP Wetlands on Saturday, between the freeway and the sewage plant (I know, lovely location) where a lot of different birds settle in to enjoy the many reeds and ponds in the area. Tried using eBird again and, while I like having the record, it's just a pain to try to keep count (and putting X on everything seems less than ideal). I like that iNaturalist pulls the metadata from the photo to tag the date/time/location vs having to select a vague location to submit a checklist.

Did meet with a few others out photographing the birds. One gentleman from Carson Valley had a super fast camera to snap multiple pictures, as I was busy trying to focus. We stood around for a bit identifying different birds. Which is when I learned my new 10x50 binoculars are better than my camera! I could see ducks on the far side of the pond clearly that my poor camera could only get a fuzzy shape for. Hurmmmm, have to ponder this.

Trying something new. I'll post the best four pictures here and then if you'd like to see the rest of the birds I saw, they'll be uploaded here: metapixl.com/p/NevadaWolf/5508 (It's just an experiment).

A red-winged blackbird perches on a reed. His black beak is open wide in the middle of a call, black eye glistens in the sunlight. The song is so strong he has puffed up his chest, exposing the deep red patches with yellow trim, under his wings
A very small Marsh Wren clings to a thin reed, the short brown beak poking out from a light brown face, with a tiny black eye glistening in the sunlight. The wren's back is a darker brown with a light tan chest, all ending in a perky tail that is held upward.
A Ruddy Duck is putting on a show, with his bold blue beak and black tail fanned and upright. The dark red body and black and white head complete the colorful display on the rippled pond.
A male Canvasback glides smoothly away from the shore where the human is standing, leaving a very low wake behind him. His brownish red head bright in the sunlight against his white body and black tail. A clear red eye looks down a black beak.
#EagleValley#CarsonCity#Nevada
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HikerSelma

Ducks floating along the South Platte River in Denver Metro on a lazy Sunday afternoon. 1) Female Lesser Scaup. 2) Male Common Goldeneye Duck 3) Male Bufflehead Duck 4) Male Hooded Merganser Duck and less colorful female with beige hood.
What a thrill to sight the hooded merganser for the first time. Their numbers are increasing in Colorado.
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Female Lesser Scaup. Brown with white marking at base of bill
Male Common Goldeneye Duck has a white spot near the base of bill, black head and black and white plumage overall with a distinct yellow eye and black beak.
Male Bufflehead Duck has characteristic white bonnet at back of head, otherwise black and iridescent head, plumage is black and white.
Male Hooded Merganser Duck and less colorful female with beige hood
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