Sat Feb 27, 2016 - It's been about a year since my last post so it's time to get back into the game. It was a very nice and mild +5C with the sun shining bright so I decided to take Allie our wonderful dog for a little scout. These Common Goldeneyes were down at the south end of Porters Lake, diving for food. So on one of their dives, I snuck out of the truck, crossed the road and got ready to shoot.
There were a pair of males and they immediately became suspicious of "what changed"... So they nervously headed for more open water. The lake de-iced everywhere yesterday - there wasn't much ice on the lake this winter at all... It is now all open, right up to Duckhead.
Anyway, this pair decided enough had changed to warrant a scoot. It doesn't take long for these guys to plane it up and become airborne. They didn't go far - just up around the bend to Rocky Run.
So we adventured on and did a quick trip into Fisherman's Reserve where most of the birds were quietly sipping on low-tide marmalade or hunkered down on the rocks just melting in the warm sunshine. This Ring-billed Gull shows just how blue the sky reflection was today...
The Shore Road had some Canada Geese resting and chowing down - but everyone of the 100-300 had their heads down, munching - no pics this time, but we'll watch and see who else shows up in Chezzetcook Harbour. I had to scoot myself over to the grocery store to fetch some ice-cream and ginger-ale (another story). We'll see how this post looks after being away for so long...
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