Yesterday Was a Ducky Sort of Day!

It was a great day for pictures! Alas, the River is opening up and the birds are dispersing to their nesting areas. In the meantime, I had fun!

Here are a pair of Common Goldeneye

A Canada Goose making a big splash on arrival

Two male Greater Scaup

A Pair of Bufflehead

A Male Common Goldeneye

A male Hooded Merganser

Tundra Swans

The Tundra Swans are a lot bigger than the Canada Goose!

A pair of Mallards

Canada Goose Mating ritual

Three Canada Geese fighting for the right to mate

A Walking Day

I thought I would take a little walk today without Daphne. I found a few deer and were able to get up to them. Can you spot the three deer in this picture? Yes, sweetpea, there are three.

I kept on in stealth mode and got quite a bit closer. The only comment I have here is "Don't chew with your mouth open".

 This one was kind of sleepy/

 Oops, I think she saw me!

I did come across this goose either resting or nesting in a dry swamp.

River Walk

Besides the header change, here are a few of the "big game" shots taken today. Had to get a walk in today because we could have 5 to 10 cm of snow hit us over the next few days. The chipmunk was busy filling his cheeks with grass seed

 He was hard to pick out when he got in the grass. Daphne wanted a piece of him, but was on the leash.

 There was only one goose on the main river. The Sand Hill Cranes have been cruising over at about 3 to 5000 feet in big Vs of about 150 birds

 This Mallard hen either found something good in the mud, or was beached.

Snow! Not ready for it!

Wordless Wednesday

What Type of Goose?

I took Brooklyn and my camera for a walk today and found this guy all by himself on the pond.

 I have searched all over the internet for identification both wild and domestic, but have come up empty.

 I first thought "Snow Goose" but the beak and legs are wrong along with the black feathers.

Can anybody help identify this bird? Please.