This unique sighting comes to us from a fellow outdoorsman, and it is just the kind of observation I really like. What we have here is a leucistic Gadwall—a duck lacking in normal pigmentation. The expected coloration for this Gadwall can be seen on his associates. Browns, grays, black, and white. On the leucistic bird
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A large number of Black Vultures have decided to make their home at the Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation center in Hutchins, Texas. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Hutchins Date – Jan 20, 2013 Time of Day – Noon Temperature – Cool (50-69°F/10-21°C) Weather – Clear Habitat – Recreation-Park Type of Behavior – Congregating Gender
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We stopped by Woodlake Pond in Carrollton a couple of weekends ago looking for banded Ring-billed Gulls. No luck on the banded birds, but we had a lot of fun taking pictures on this beautiful winter afternoon! Observation Details County – Denton City – Carrollton Date – Feb 16, 2013 Time of Day – Afternoon
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There are hundreds and hundreds of Northern Shovelers present at the Village Creek Drying Beds in Arlington, Texas right now. The biggest congregation is in the first tank to the east as you come on to the property, but there are shovelers in nearly every pond and puddle of water to be found at the
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A male and female Northern Pintail photographed congregating with a larger group of ducks at the Village Creek Drying Beds in Arlington, Texas. Other species present include the Northern Shoveler and the Green-winged Teal. Observation Details County – Tarrant City – Arlington Date – Feb 3, 2013 Time of Day – Noon Temperature – Cool
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After being advised to take a closer look at my pictures from last week’s Snow Goose Observation I found that there were a couple of other geese species present in the congregation as well. Ross’s Geese are present, but they are tricky to identify because they are superficially similar in appearance to the Snow Geese.
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After being advised to take a closer look at my pictures from last week’s Snow Goose Observation I found that there were a couple of other geese species present in the congregation as well. Greater White-fronted Geese were present in abundance. Most of the gray geese with the light colored bills in the photographs below
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On Sunday afternoon, during a lull in a photography session, I took a quick break to have a look around. I thought it might be prudent to use a few minutes in this fashion just in case there was anything else of interest going on nearby. It didn’t take long for me to notice the
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I was looking through some old photographs, and I found that I had recorded images of a trio of birds that I did not notice at the time. These are Forster’s Terns in their winter plumage congregating with a Double-crested Cormorant. The pictures were taken at White Rock Lake from Winfrey Point looking north towards
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Somebody rang the dinner bell at White Rock Lake, and the American Coots came running. Breadcrumbs tossed into the waters of Sunset Bay attracted scores of these wild birds. Jockeying for the best position, the American Coots in this congregation momentarily dropped their natural wariness of people in order to join in on the feast.
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Double-crested Cormorants at Hidden Cove Park on Lewisville Lake in The Colony, Texas. Observation Details County – Denton City – The Colony Date – Dec 30, 2012 Time of Day – Morning Temperature – Cold (less than 50°F/10°C) Weather – Overcast Habitat – Recreation-Park Type of Behavior – Congregating Gender – Mixed Maturity – Mixed
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