As usual, my trip to the feed store took a few detours... Most of the photos did not come out great, but, oh well. I like the cormorant. Friend Dawn rode with me and hopefully got better photos.
From Baskett Slough...
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| Adult Bald Eagle |
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| Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk |
to Livermore Road...
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| Ring-necked Pheasant without the ring. I've read that cocks don't develop the white ring until they are 18 weeks old |
And up Tucker Rd. ...
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| Female Kingfisher |
We saw flocks of Pipits popping up and down out of a plowed field on Livermore, but this Pipit was all by itself on a power line along Tucker Rd.
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| American Pipit |
At the slough on Ballston Rd. as you head toward the Sheridan Fishing Pond (and sewage ponds), we saw four Snipe. They were well camouflaged.
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| Common Snipe |
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| Same bird as above, but zoomed in closer |
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| Common Snipe above and below the water |
Also above and below water was this Double-crested (double headed?) Cormorant
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| Double-crested Cormorant |
In the bushes between the fishing pond and the sewage ponds were Red-winged Blackbirds among other (not photographed) birds. In the ponds were gazillions of Ruddy Ducks (mostly sleeping) and Northern Shovelers (mostly with their heads under water), skittish Ring-necked Ducks and lots of others too far for pictures (although I tried).
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| Red-winged Blackbird |
I missed photos of Western Meadowlarks on Livermore Rd. They ducked down every time I finally had them in the viewfinder. Dawn did better. But I was sorry I couldn't find her a Horned Lark along Livermore where I usually see them. Maybe next time... I'll need feed again in another couple of weeks...
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