Dateline: 15 January 2023
Out of (chronological) order for this BirdingPI.com weekend update, continuing to focus on sunny Sunday. Because sunlight = happy bird photographers. Tundra Swan and Bald Eagle were covered in the last two posts; bird activity: overall, excellent – only a few ‘land birds,’ but plenty otherwise (waterfowl, etc.)
Sunday, Presque Isle Bay frozen over (slightly/partially) just enough to support waterfowl. Here, looks like American Black Duck in the foreground and gulls in the background, from near Feather Platform:
Following three shots of Canada Geese at Perry Monument, first foraging, then startled, then in flight:
Two of Herring Gull in flight. Thank you, lovely blue background.
Bad photo, but, just for ID purposes, off Budny Beach: Mallard in the foreground left; perhaps a juvenile merganser middle-ground, off center left; five ducks in the background are Common Goldeneye.
Our Pekin friend and his Mallard lady friend (?) are back on the lake:
Misc. gull (species unknown) on Lake Erie:
Sunday was so big, going to take four posts to cover it all. Weekend update part II tomorrow. Then, back to Greater Black-backed Gull (finally), Bald Eagle vs. Canada Goose (really, sort of), and American Kestrel, lots of them! Really.
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