Thursday, August 8, 2013

At The Sewage Lagoon

Our particular sewage lagoon complex is really stinky at this point in the summer, but it is a fabulous place to find birds.

Here are some of our resident Canada Geese (Branta canadensis), strolling down a trail.




There are Eared Grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) with babes everywhere.


Wait for me! 



And a good many of the elegant American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana)




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3 comments:

  1. Kathy, nice shots of those Western/Central beauties. I've only seen an Eared Grebe once and Avocets maybe 3 times. Distance makes the heart grow fonder! -Dwayne

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    1. Thanks, Dwayne. We are very lucky over here to have so many breeding birds. Makes up for the long winters....a bit.

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  2. Us birders gotta go where the birds are. Unfortunately, here in the Land Of Ten Thousands Lakes, I live in the only county without a lake. That means for waterfowl and shorebirds sewage lagoons are prime spots...:(

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