Sleuthing Around the Slough

I spent a half hour hanging around an Alberta pot hole. It's amazing the variety of ducks that hang out there. First of all there was a Shovel Bill duck

 Then a Blue winged Teal

 The female shoveler was pretty laid back

 She kind of kept giving me weird looks.

 The Drake was keeping a close eye on her.

 The Blue winged Teal was getting ready to vacate the pond, then changed his mind.

 When I say "kept a close eye on her", I mean CLOSE!

 Then all of  a sudden, he got a little bit shy.

Making Do

One thing I miss about the Acreage is the ability to step out the door into a wild life abundance. Without the Acreage, I now have to adapt. Who says an old dog can't adapt?

On the way home from Edmonton, I decided to pull over and rest my back and stretch my legs. It turns out there was a small pond beside the road, full of interesting critters.

 The Shovel duck was relaxing

 And showing off his beautiful feet.

 A couple of Mallards took no notice of me

  A Blue Winged Teal decided to preen a little

He was even managing to get to those hard to get at places.

And then finally, a perfect pose!

Oops, make that two poses!

On the Way to the Nursery

Spring is officially here! The plant nursery is open for the season! On the way there to pick up some apple trees and some rhubarb, I spotted some activity on a flooded field.

We don't see Shoveller  Ducks very often, but I caught this drake and hen enjoying a snooze in the sun and a relaxing swim.

Of course, the Mallards are always trying to upstage everybody else!

Spring is GOOD!