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  1. Male gadwall

    Male gadwall

  2. Male northern pintail

    Male northern pintail

  3. Male northern shoveler

    Male northern shoveler

  4. The meeting of ducks

    The meeting of ducks

    Male northern pintail and female mallard
  5. Red-winged blackbirds

    Red-winged blackbirds

  6. Black-capped chickadee

    Black-capped chickadee

  7. American pipit

    American pipit

    A flock was foraging in the dry sunbleached seaweed along the high tide line. Almost perfect camouflage. I disguised myself a log and waited until one came close. Gotcha!
  8. Magpie flyby

    Magpie flyby

    This magpie cruised by at eye level as it returned from foraging for insects to feed the seven !hungry youngsters waiting for a meal.
  9. Shuswap Lake

    Shuswap Lake

    Located in the Central South of BC, close to Salmon, this lake is a tourist attraction. Stopped overnight by its side in May 2010 on the way to Banff. It is the breeding ground for Western Grebes. In that afternoon, besides the Western Grebe and one Clarke's Grebe, I also saw yellow warblers...
  10. European Starling (Juvenile)

    European Starling (Juvenile)

  11. Northen Shoveler (Female)

    Northen Shoveler (Female)

    Northern Shovelers feed by dabbling for plant food, often by swinging its bill from side to side and using the bill to strain food from the water. It also eats mollusks and insects in the nesting season. The nest is a shallow depression on the ground, lined with plant material and down, usually...
  12. Northern Pintail Duck; Vancouver, Canada

    Northern Pintail Duck; Vancouver, Canada

    Northern Pintail, male, in its fine feather. These birds are about the same size as mallards, and the female is mottled brown like mallards but without the long pin-tail feather. Common throughout western North America.
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