Nice weather doesn't last forever, and today was cloudy and chilly. Sigh.
Gray sky-watch photo of the day.
Luckily, the first animal that I photographed (I first saw swallows but didn't take pictures) was a Muskrat. It was busy eating and didn't notice me.
Such a cute-looking aquatic rodent. It noticed me when I turned the bike, and gave me the anterior view of it. That's my cue for leaving it in peace.
Then I watched this Great Blue Heron trying to catch a meal.
Haven't seen this Red-tailed Hawk in a while. I am glad it's still around.
As I slowly biked home (while avoiding Snow Geese droppings), a Northern Harrier was on the horizon hunting.
While searching for the Muskrat along the edge of the ditch, I noticed there was something off about this particular duck - mainly because of the bright color. I took some shots and looked through my field guide. They are Cinnamon Teals - Anas cyanoptera (I am assuming the one swimming beside it is the female). I haven't seen this bird before, so I am very happy with the find today. Even though this species is found throughout the American West, southern British Columbia is its most northern range, so I guess it's not common for us to see it. Lucky me!
As I approach home, a female Northern Flicker was calling loudly. Rain tomorrow?.
