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  1. OldFolks

    Great Blue Heron Sunning itself?

    gular fluttering This behavior is called gular fluttering, a method some species use to cool themselves. At least that's what I have found thru a good source and long time birder.
  2. OldFolks

    Great Blue Heron Sunning itself?

    Yoga Well at least with Yoga, we can understand... I know Vultures here do it especially in the cold weather with their backs to the sun, to warm themselves. At least it seems that way, since I see them first thing in the mornings and then they seem to want to soar more after sunning...
  3. OldFolks

    Great Blue Heron Sunning itself?

    The link in the first post shows the pose. Usually when I see cormorants do it, they stand with the sun at their backs and wings extended (like vultures do). This heron was fully upright facing into the sun, so the extended wings (full underside) were exposed to the sun, along with the full...
  4. OldFolks

    Great Blue Heron Sunning itself?

    Heron Sunning itself I've never seen this before, but then again, I lead a very sheltered life indoors.:-O Is it a common occurrence?
  5. I'm tired of fishing, Ok?

    I'm tired of fishing, Ok?

    We frequently have Great Blue Herons at our pond, but this is the first time I have ever seen one perched in a tree. These birds remind me of old men when they are sitting along a shoreline.
  6. OldFolks

    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Female Scaup - Either affinis or marila - Even she's not sure'

    Thanks for the praise. I posted in the bird ID forum and it seems split between Lesser & Greater. Certainly Lesser would be common here, not Greater, but it looks like Greater to me (a novice)...
  7. Female Scaup - Either affinis or marila - Even she's not sure

    Female Scaup - Either affinis or marila - Even she's not sure

    Aythya affinis or marila. There's some debate about her species ID, but not about the fact that she's female. That much we are sure of. Photographed on a small pond near us, she came down during a strong wind and stayed the day with us.
  8. OldFolks

    Help with Scaup Please - Aythya affinis or Aythya marila???

    Well, how about Scaup sp. From what I read it takes a lot of time to learn the differences and normal variances make it even harder. I don't have a problem with that really. I see the same thing with a couple of species of butterfly, where visual inspections can't always tell the exact species.
  9. OldFolks

    Help with Scaup Please - Aythya affinis or Aythya marila???

    Thanks, the local Audubon expert also just told me it was a Greater, so I think everyone is right. Much appreciated! Yes, the nail looks light and not defined, but the shot wasn't at the right angle and the camera/photographer isn't up to par...:-O
  10. OldFolks

    Help with Scaup Please - Aythya affinis or Aythya marila???

    I have several photos of a female scaup that landed on our pond today. I feel it is a Greater Scaup, due to the wide & thick bill, as well as the seemingly larger "nail" on the tip of the bill. I am still not sure since I just do not get to see them often. Any help would be appreciated.|=)| I...
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