A mixed flock of waterfowl were diving off-shore among choppy waves. The main flock was harlequin ducks; a bit beyond them buffleheads and common mergansers and a few mallards joined in the fun. As long as I stayed still, sitting on a rock well back, they came in close to the shore, where the low tide left their favourite morsels close to the surface.
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| Harlequin ducks. The males are the bright coloured ones. |
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| A harlequin pair, taking a break. |
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| Common mergansers. The female is brown, the male showy. |
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| As seen by the big camera, which doesn't zoom well. |
The buffleheads were too bouncy, too fast; the only photo I kept of them went instead to "The Worst Bird Photographs Ever" on Facebook.
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Una bandada mixta de pájaros buceadores nadaban cerca de la playa entre olas agitadas. En su mayoría eran patos arlequines; un poco mar adentro les acompañaban porrones coronados y serretas grandes. Por un rato, algunos patos de collar se les arrimaron. Mientras que yo me quedaba quieta sentada en una roca a alguna distancia, se acercaban a bucear donde la marea baja dejaba expuestos sus bocados favoritos.
Fotos: patos arlequines, y (foto # 3) serretas grandes. Los porrones brincaban sobre las alas demasiado; la única foto que guardé de ellos, la mandé al grupo en Facebook dedicado a "Los Peores Fotos de Pájaros "
It is wonderful seeing the ducks come back!
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