Slough near Eagle Lake
Maskinonge Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
Juvenile American Coot
Our precious Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta…
Magpies, Wood Ducks and a (Greater?) Yellowlegs
Couple of Coots / Fulica americana
American Coot
American Coot
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Day 2, a wetland after Rondeau PP
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Yellow-headed Blackbird / Xanthocephalus xanthocep…
Yellow-headed Blackbird / Xanthocephalus xanthocep…
Common Grackle after a bath
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
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Storm clouds moving in
Red-winged Blackbird male
American Coot
Frank Lake bird blind
Red-winged Blackbird male
Hey, lady, I said NO photos!
Red-necked Grebe / Podiceps grisegena
Redhead male / Aythya americana
Common Grackle / Quiscalus quiscula
Up close and personal
Redhead male
Muskrat, SW Calgary
Posing nicely
Feather finery of a female Mallard
Leisurely swim
American Coot interactive display
Red-necked Grebe
Finely iridescent
Canada Goose
Black-necked Stilt
Fine feathers of a female Mallard
Baby Coot
Being a good mother
Lesser Scaup
Mallard female
Long-billed Dowitchers / Limnodromus scolopaceus
Black-necked Stilt
Marsland Basin
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Feeding time excitement
Pretty lady
The last of the fall colour
Ring-necked Duck
Tundra Swans
Peace in the Jumpingpound area
Maskinonge Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
Greater White-fronted Geese, Marsland Basin
A double dose of clouds
Lesser Scaup
Clouds over Weed Lake
Sandhill Cranes, Waterton
Imagine waking up to this each morning
Peace and late evening sun
Yellow-headed Blackbird female
Ten little bundles of joy
Moose in the late evening sun
Having fun with its reflection
When black isn't really black
Snack time for baby Coot
Showing off his colours
American Avocet
Redhead beauty
Finally .... little goslings
Red-necked Grebe & reflection
Red-necked Grebe pair
Lovely lady
A time to reflect
Caragana - invasive beauty
Feed me
Red-necked Grebe
Lesser Scaup male
Common Grackle / Quiscalus quiscula
The elegant American Avocet
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American Coot and 'cootlings'
Happy Father's Day, everyone!
Back to posting after missing yesterday. I was so absolutely tired the previous evening, that I just didn't manage to find and edit photos to post early yesterday morning. I know part of the reason is lack of sleep, but I have felt overwhelmingly tired since getting back from Trinidad & Tobago. I need to get more sleep and then see if that helps. If not, I guess it is always possible that I picked up something during our trip.
This little family of Coots was seen yesterday, 17 June 2017, when five of us went east of the city for the day, to visit our friend, Shirley, at her seasonal trailer. These birds were so far away, so I wasn't able to get a closer photo. The colourful babies showed up OK, though. Such funny little things - so ugly, that they are cute.
"The waterborne American Coot is one good reminder that not everything that floats is a duck. A close look at a coot—that small head, those scrawny legs—reveals a different kind of bird entirely. Their dark bodies and white faces are common sights in nearly any open water across the continent, and they often mix with ducks. But they’re closer relatives of the gangly Sandhill Crane and the nearly invisible rails than of Mallards or teal." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Coot/id
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coot
Most of our birding was done at and near Shirley's trailer site, including seeing a wonderful Great Horned Owl family, two Killdeer and their nests, a Baltimore Oriole, and (finally!) a Brown Thrasher. I had hoped for several years to see one of these birds, so it was a real treat to see a 'lifer'. It was far away and so high up, but I managed to get a couple of shots just for the record.
We were so happy to be able to see the Great Horned Owl family - three owlets and both adults. There had been a fourth owlet, but it died recently. When I was posting a photo of two of the owlets this morning, I realized that one youngster was clutching a small bird in its talons!
As we were walking around the grounds, two ladies stopped us and showed us some baby birds that they had had to remove from the engine of their vehicle, as they needed to drive. They wondered if we knew what kind of birds they were, but we were unable to help. I posted a photo of them this morning, just in case someone can ID them. The ladies had a bird house that they were going to put the babies into, hoping that the parents would hear them calling and be able to continue feeding them.
Thank you so much, Shirley, for inviting us all out to visit you while you were there for the weekend! It was such a pleasure to see some of "your" birds that you enjoy so much. Such a great variety of species! Wow, what a lunch we had, sitting at a table under the Tree Swallow tree, with a very vocal American Robin just a few feet away and a pair of busy Tree Swallows flying back and forth with food for their babies. How DO birds manage to sing non-stop like this Robin?! Hot chili made by Shirley, and a whole array of delicious salads and desserts left me feeling full till the early evening.
Many thanks, Anne B, for picking up three of us and for driving us east across the prairies. Hugely appreciated!
Back to posting after missing yesterday. I was so absolutely tired the previous evening, that I just didn't manage to find and edit photos to post early yesterday morning. I know part of the reason is lack of sleep, but I have felt overwhelmingly tired since getting back from Trinidad & Tobago. I need to get more sleep and then see if that helps. If not, I guess it is always possible that I picked up something during our trip.
This little family of Coots was seen yesterday, 17 June 2017, when five of us went east of the city for the day, to visit our friend, Shirley, at her seasonal trailer. These birds were so far away, so I wasn't able to get a closer photo. The colourful babies showed up OK, though. Such funny little things - so ugly, that they are cute.
"The waterborne American Coot is one good reminder that not everything that floats is a duck. A close look at a coot—that small head, those scrawny legs—reveals a different kind of bird entirely. Their dark bodies and white faces are common sights in nearly any open water across the continent, and they often mix with ducks. But they’re closer relatives of the gangly Sandhill Crane and the nearly invisible rails than of Mallards or teal." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Coot/id
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coot
Most of our birding was done at and near Shirley's trailer site, including seeing a wonderful Great Horned Owl family, two Killdeer and their nests, a Baltimore Oriole, and (finally!) a Brown Thrasher. I had hoped for several years to see one of these birds, so it was a real treat to see a 'lifer'. It was far away and so high up, but I managed to get a couple of shots just for the record.
We were so happy to be able to see the Great Horned Owl family - three owlets and both adults. There had been a fourth owlet, but it died recently. When I was posting a photo of two of the owlets this morning, I realized that one youngster was clutching a small bird in its talons!
As we were walking around the grounds, two ladies stopped us and showed us some baby birds that they had had to remove from the engine of their vehicle, as they needed to drive. They wondered if we knew what kind of birds they were, but we were unable to help. I posted a photo of them this morning, just in case someone can ID them. The ladies had a bird house that they were going to put the babies into, hoping that the parents would hear them calling and be able to continue feeding them.
Thank you so much, Shirley, for inviting us all out to visit you while you were there for the weekend! It was such a pleasure to see some of "your" birds that you enjoy so much. Such a great variety of species! Wow, what a lunch we had, sitting at a table under the Tree Swallow tree, with a very vocal American Robin just a few feet away and a pair of busy Tree Swallows flying back and forth with food for their babies. How DO birds manage to sing non-stop like this Robin?! Hot chili made by Shirley, and a whole array of delicious salads and desserts left me feeling full till the early evening.
Many thanks, Anne B, for picking up three of us and for driving us east across the prairies. Hugely appreciated!
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