American Robin staring at the direction of an eagle call. Photo taken with the TCON again.
I am usually not good with insect identification. But I was watching the TV program "The Secret World of Gardens", and it was taking about flies today. That how I know this is a Hoverfly that I saw this afternoon.
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The first thing that boggled my mind today. American Goldfinches that I saw (so far) this year are all canary bright yellow colors. But this one I saw today is pale yellow and almost whitish. Could it be a Leucistic American Goldfinch? It can't be an albino because then it would have to be all white. A quick search on Google and one of the results slightly confirms my prediction. Any help, please?
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In the pond in Terra Nova, a pair of Gadwall arrived and was splashing and preening their feathers. What a handsome male!
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Lastly, as I was heading back home, I saw four Bald Eagles perched on the tree (with the abandoned eagle nest). I think they are all related as there were two adults and two immature eagles. I am guessing no one is in the nest incubating the eggs or raising the nestings? I guess no new chicks this year? Sad.
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4 comments:
Judging by the beak shape and colour, the duck looks like a female common goldeneye.
Hi I agree with Fiona, it is a female goldeneye!! A nice day you got and I would love to see 4 eagles at a time. Since I've been in Iceland, I only saw them twice!!
Thx for stopping by. Lots of great images. I think your mystery duck is a female goldeneye by the looks of the head shape and color. Blue Skies.
Thanks all. The appearance of a lone female Goldeneye completely threw me off as it is usually the male that allows me to id them...
Sigh, I have a lot to learn about birding...
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