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Turkey vulture
Took this picture on a cloudy day when the bird was not keen on wasting energy by flying away. The next day had a conversation with my friend about why this bird was so ugly – decided it was duet to...
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Surf scoter
A evening walk at the Baylands and I am still looking at ducks. Am getting better at both identifying and spotting! Yesterday, saw this guy – a young surf scoter – hanging with the coots on Shoreline...
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Pied-billed grebe
Caught this grebe on Shoreline lake in the evening sun – a case where the light is really adding something to the picture. Dec 2013
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taking flight
all the waders seem to have some secret signal that means ‘take off now’ and they do. It is a pretty dynamic scene, here is an attempt to capture it. Dec 2013
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Gadwell
A gadwell in the Californian sun, part of the identifying ducks project. May get a few this week as the Baylands now has lots of winter visitors. Dec 2013
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Canvasback
The canvasbacks have arrived along with lots of other types of ducks. On a walk round Shoreline lake on a cold morning saw at least 7 species of ducks. Here is the canvasback which spends the rest of...
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finch with berries
The finches at the Baylands are fun to watch – they really social. At the moment they are stocking up for winter. Here is a male eating a berry. Dec 2013
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reflection perfection
Took this photo of least sandpipers at Alviso, which is at the far end of the bay. It has a series of pools that were used for salt extraction with the levees still there. On a windless day, the water...
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