Lake Hefner, OKC, today.

Took the missus up to Hemisphere's in OKC today and bought her Christmas. Since it's right next to Lake Hefner, we took a little trip around the lake after we were through.

I didn't learn a whole lot about birds today, but I did learn that a Duvet cover and some foo-foo pillows cost as much as a bed.

Not pictured is a mature Bald Eagle we saw at close range. Just as I pulled over to take a pic to the closest eagle I've ever seen, 4 crows attack him and run him off. He came back and made a run at some coots that dived underwater while the eagle hovered. But the crows attacked him again and that was the last we saw of him.

A Mute Swan.

The swan and some Ring-billed Gulls.

Another of the swan.

Ring-billed Gulls.

A pair of mallards.

Maybe Resin or someone can help me out on this one. There were 3 gulls much larger than the Ring-bills. I'm calling this one a first-year Herring Gull. Look at the size difference.

Nothing to do with birds, but I visited an old friend I haven't seen in years yesterday. She looks sexy as ever, but she was born in 1873, not 1875. Academics can't ever seem to get anything right. I brought her sister and an antique Winchester home with me, since the museum had them in their vault. Said they thought they were reproductions. Not!

Yep, American Herring Gull

Resin