At the Feathery Aviary

I call the airport the aluminum aviary because they are birds made of aluminum.  While the birds at Gallup are not made of feathers, I can still call the park an aviary.  I think that the park will have to do for my photographing until this pandemic passes us.  People were keeping a good distance as I wandered through the park.  I ended up walking around the smaller pond again.

 This is a type of blackbird called a grackle.

 According to the folks on a birding site I visit, it is a male grackle and it looks nice in the sun.

 I think this is a mute swan because it has the little knob above its beak but it doesn't look as pronounce as the other ones.  This may be a hybrid swan.

 A robin.

 I kind of liked the way this robin looked. 

 Another shot of that robin.

 This is an A321 belonging to Spirit Airlines.  I think this is the flight from Las Vegas to Detroit.

 I'm not sure what kind of bird this is.

 A pair of mallards.

 A single mallard.

 I heard the pretty neat sound of wings flapping against the water.

 And then this guy passed me.

 Another shot of him.

 Another mallard.

 A trio of swans flying by.

 And as they passed me.

 Another mallard.

 A pair of drakes chasing after a hen.  It was like watching a dogfight almost.

 A heron passing by.

 The light hitting it just right.

 I think this is a very cool looking bird.  It almost looks like the direct link to dinosaurs.

 Another swan about to pass me.

 And he almost passes me.

 For some reason a swan reminds me of a 757-300.

 A Canada Goose.

 And the Canada goose looks at me.

 And he passes by.

 A United 787 that is flying from London to Los Angeles.

 A bufflehead.  This is a duck that ranges across the United States.

 An American Airlines 737.  I think this is the flight from Dallas to Detroit.

 Another swan.

This is a United 777 but I'm not sure where it was coming from nor where it was headed.