Pipe Creek Wildlife Area part 4

one in flight...

and one landing on the ice.

Lots of Duck's and Merganser's but most are waiting outside the creek in the bay...waiting for the ice to melt.

Gadwall's

male Gadwall overhead

Gadwall's and Mallard's

American Coot's

wondering Mallard's...lol

Red-headed Duck's

Hooded Merganser's

More H. Merg's

Mute Swan....counted 5 pairs today..

American Tree Sparrow peeking

and last for now a shot of a Northern Harrier...till next time.

That's certainly a nice collection for one day! Very nice!

That is a nice collection. Great job Burd!

Think I,m going to let this thread fade away. I just throw some pics up every now and then on the daily...thanks for viewing all!

It's been a wonderful thread, Burd. Thank you for the time and effort you put into it. I've enjoyed each and every photo of birds I've become familiar with only through threads such as yours..

This is one I missed! Burd great shots, many look so familiar. Loved looking through them.

Burd, you always post some excellent photos from the Pipe Creek Wildlife area. It would be a shame to discontinue this thread. Especially coming into the migration season. Nonetheless, I would understand. I have given some consideration to discontinuing mine also.

I enjoy both threads very much. I just see the backyard birds, since I am in my 70s don't go rambling. I understand if those threads have become a burden.

I just want to narrow it down to one thread for me "the daily"...I learned a lot by making my own thread's though and it helped when I was wondering when this bird or that bird would arrive/depart when I checked back on the thread.

Depends on how many photos you have! If you just have a few, then use the 'daily pics'; if you have a lot you want to post, start a separate thread for them

Resin

Yeah...what Resin said!! :)

Warbler's will get a thread no doubt!...lol

Burd, I also enjoy both thread, yours, because you've got them in their natural habitat. And the Daily, because, I got to learn, how to identify so many birds.

Darn you guy's...lol

Visited Pipe Creek again...lol
Gosh I love this place its like Disney World for me...to think that 30 years ago there was hardly an Eagle to be found in the area...things have changed so much.

American Coot's

hey! where ya going... I,m not done yet..

Canada Geese

lots of geese bickering...

Lesser Scaup with a shad he caught...he removed the head...lol

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Mallard's coming in..

for the hunter out there...lol

Gadwall

American Wigeon and Ring-necked Duck's

Bufflehead...this bird is the hardest one to get close too...but I will eventually.

Gadwall's fussing for the female

Wonderful as usual.

Northern Shoveler's