One of the things I missed most during my several decades of city dwelling was the Prairie Slough.
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Prairie sloughs are simply the most peaceful, relaxing and interesting places on earth.
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Black Terns, Chlidonias niger.
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An Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda
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A family of Northern Shovelers, Anas clypeata
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A Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, quietly floating, sorry about the shadows.
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And what prairie slough would be complete without a bunch of Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, squawking away
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A Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, hen and chicks
Prairie sloughs are simply the most peaceful, relaxing and interesting places on earth.
Black Terns, Chlidonias niger.
An Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda
sky watching.
A family of Northern Shovelers, Anas clypeata
A Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, quietly floating, sorry about the shadows.
A displaying male Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis. These guys remind me of little tug-boats.
And what prairie slough would be complete without a bunch of Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, squawking away
A perfect afternoon, even with a few mosquito bites.
