Sometimes while you are out on photo safari you get to see something unusual. The picture above shows a large flock of Blue-winged Teal dabbling in a … [Read more...] about Large Flock Of Feeding Blue-winged Teal And A Surprise
Vertebrates
Ducks In The Muck
The above image shows a female and 2 male Blue-winged Teals in an atypical situation. They are walking on a mudflat while filtering breakfast out of … [Read more...] about Ducks In The Muck
Blue-winged Teal, Beauty On The Water Or In The Air
The family Anatidae contains the ducks, geese and swans. They are a large group of birds that most folks are familiar with because of domesticated … [Read more...] about Blue-winged Teal, Beauty On The Water Or In The Air
Burrowing Owls-Daytime Owls of the Prairies
Speotyto cunicularia, the burrowing owl, is a tiny owl about the size of robin or a blackbird. They eat insects and small animals and live in the … [Read more...] about Burrowing Owls-Daytime Owls of the Prairies
Snowy Egret, the Bird with Golden Feet
This is a Snowy Egret, Egretta thula, and it belongs to the Ardeidae family which includes herons, egrets, and bitterns. You can learn more about … [Read more...] about Snowy Egret, the Bird with Golden Feet