Saturday, April 19, 2008

Buffleheads moving through

The Bufflehead is among the first species of waterfowl to appear when the lake ice "goes out". Like the other diving ducks, they don't readily take to walking up from shore; however, they seem content to court and dive for food in the shallow water near our shore. This species doesn't nest here. These birds will move on as lakes to the the north open up.

This shot was taken with maximum zoom, through our sun room window.

1 comment:

Cory's Gurl said...

Hey there! Just thought i would leave a comment on your blog. Message back soon.

Alissa