I'm pretty much a fair-weather photographer with many birds, because the colors are so intense in the sunlight. We have had one day of sunshine in the last couple of weeks when I wasn't working and was able to get out for most of the day taking pictures. I really enjoyed watching the ducks in the marsh. The colors of the Blue-Winged Teal, Green-Winged Teal and Northern Shovelers were radiant in the sunlight. I don't know if any will nest here or if they are just passing through, but I felt fortunate to get some pictures on a nice day.
It is great to see the water level coming up in the lakes, rivers, ponds and sloughs. Last fall and over the winter most of the shallow wetlands were completely dried up. There were thousands of ducks, geese, Coots and pelicans the day that I was there. A Northern Harrier flew over and scattered all of the ducks from one end of the slough to the other. I also saw a Marbled Godwit, which apparently was a pretty good sighting for this area. You'll have to go look that one up in your bird guides, because I only got a few blurry images of the bird in the distance.
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It is great to see the water level coming up in the lakes, rivers, ponds and sloughs. Last fall and over the winter most of the shallow wetlands were completely dried up. There were thousands of ducks, geese, Coots and pelicans the day that I was there. A Northern Harrier flew over and scattered all of the ducks from one end of the slough to the other. I also saw a Marbled Godwit, which apparently was a pretty good sighting for this area. You'll have to go look that one up in your bird guides, because I only got a few blurry images of the bird in the distance.
Click the images below to see a larger image or see more pictures of ducks here.
Blue-Winged Teal
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Green-Winged Teal
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Northern Shoveler
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