waterfowl

“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof” Carl Sagan   The ABA checklist committee has recently added the Egyptian Goose to the…

The Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) is not that common in California except along the coast, so I was pretty excited to…

Baisley Pond Park in southern Queens is a spot that few birders venture to despite it being a magnet for…

I’ve mentioned before the odd melancholy that comes from seeing extraordinary birds while knowing that the extraordinary circumstances that brought…

We are bound to suffer. Yes, winter has done it again: here in Heidelberg, we are subjected to the painful games…

Following my local list serve I was pleased to read that there were two Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinator), one adult and…

The “Blue Goose” is the dark morph of the Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens). Click on photos for full sized images….

As it turned out the month of October brings some of the common migratory waterfowl to our local water treatment…

The Sunda Teal is a brown duck. This may make it very popular amongst European birders who can relate, but…

On 22 January 1879, a pair of Egyptian Geese sat quietly on top of Isandlwana Hill and watched closely. Then,…