Here's a Pintail drake in flight
Ring-Necked Duck. Not sure who gets to choose names for ducks, but whoever named this guy really blew it because these don't actually have a ring around their necks.
Canvasback ... and notice, no actual canvas on its back. What is going on here?
Bufflehead, iridescent in the sun
American Coot ... and it doesn't look like an old coot
Cackling Goose
... and a close up of that messy bill
This Tundra Swan was collared up in Alaska but found his way to Oregon
Double-Crested Cormorant, flying over
... and now pulling some kind of really awkward air maneuver
Next, a set of Red-Winged Blackbird photos ...
Next is a set of four not-so-great photos, but of great species ...
Acorn Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Black Phoebe
Tufted Duck, a rare visitor from Eurasia, and out of place here in Oregon
Here's some sparrows ...
Golden-Crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Song Sparrow, caught unawares, having a bad hair (feather) day ...
... okay, now it's ready for a photo
The next set of photos is of Anna's Hummingbirds. I was trying to catch one in flight, which is a nearly impossible task with a hand-held lens.
Now some Red-Tailed Hawk photos ...
Hey, you down there with the camera, look at me!
(Immature, thus the tail is not yet red)
A photo of a Peregrine Falcon that killed and ate a duck in Hare Field this morning (Feb 2) ...
Finally, as I started with mammals on the last posting, I'll end this posting with some Nutria photos ...
Water plants anyone?
Num, num, num ...
Big rat bath time ...
That's all for now!
