I went to Jamaica Bay NWR in Brooklyn with two dear friends yesterday. There were quite a few winter ducks. I enjoyed the Brant and Snow Geese. A special one was the Long Tailed Duck at Sheepshead Bay. The best one for me was the Long-tailed Grackle who serenaded us. As part of its song it did a wing slap. I learned something new. It was real treat to get out and bird.
Greater Scaup (Aythya marila), Sheepshead Bay 3/9/2020 Greater Scaup (Aythya marila), Sheepshead Bay 3/9/2020 Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyyemalis), Sheepshead 3/9/2020 Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), Sheepshead Bay 3/9/2020 Common Merganser (Mergus merganser), Sheepshead Bay 3/9/2020 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), Jamaica Bay 3/9/2020 Brant (Branta bernicla), Jamaica Bay 3/9/2020 Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens), Jamaica Bay 3/9/2020 Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens), Jamaica Bay 3/9/2020 Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens), Jamaica Bay 3/9/2020 Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens), Jamaica Bay 3/9/2020 Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens), Jamaica Bay 3/9/2020 Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major), Jamaica Bay 3/9/2020 Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major), Jamaica Bay 3/9/2020
These are marvellous photographs.
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Thanks Anne
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Lovely bird photos, I love the swan and the long-tailed duck, he’s looks very pretty 🙂
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Thanks Eunice, glad you like them.
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