Tuesday 20th Apr, Ringnecks, Sandhills, Blackbirds and Married Mergansers.

Ring-neck Ducks pairing off.

then this female got a bit carried away. Trying to catch up she overshot

 

And Here: we finally discover why these ducks are called Ring Necks.

Female Common Merganser has a mate:

and shows how happy she is.


again we have Gulls as an audience.

Nearby are 2 Red wing Blackbirds 

Here is a Sandhill Crane landing in the bulrushes.

  then moves on up top of the embankment.