Thursday, April 7, 2011

Another Night at Gallup

So I decided to stop at Gallup Park after work as it was fairly nice tonight (in the 50's instead of the 30's). I ended up walking around the small pond, I was mostly trying to get some pictures of ducks but they weren't being very cooperative tonight. I did a get a few though.

I think I see the duck at the park all of the time. I like its markings though, so I will always take a picture of it when I see it.

I just love the colors of this particular duck. The black, green and dark blues.

A closeup of one of the other ducks. This is another one that I like for its markings.

A closeup of a goose head. I think they are getting closer to mating because they seemed a little more ornery.

I thought it was pretty cool that a couple crew teams were practicing tonight. They weren't doing too much rowing though.

I think I've taken a similar picture before and somehow it makes me think that the goose is contemplating his life or something.

The other crew practicing. This one was the girls team.

A robin.

I'm not exactly sure what kind of bird this is, but I liked the way it was singing.
This goose took a very quick nap after coming out of the water.

And then he was back off again.

A closeup of his head.

I can't wait until we start having a proper spring because I'll be able to get flower pictures instead.
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5 comments:

  1. SteveApril 7, 2011 at 10:57 PM

    I believe that the bird whose singing you liked but couldn't ID is a red-winged blackbird

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  2. Ben Connor BarrieApril 8, 2011 at 6:15 AM

    Steve is correct. They nest in wetlands and have a great, trill song. They can be quite aggressive when protecting their nest and have been known to attack humans, cats and dogs.

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  3. A2saintApril 8, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    I have always loved red winged blackbirds. They were all over the place out in Pittsfield Township where grew up. I was so happy when they came to populate a pond behind my property in upstate New York.

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  4. Ben Connor BarrieApril 8, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    @Mikoyan if you are thinking about getting into bird identification, I would suggest "The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America." It's pretty extensive, very portable and has hundreds of clear illustrations.

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  5. MikoyanApril 11, 2011 at 9:50 PM

    What about Olsen's Standard Book of British Birds? :)

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