There was a brief, but brilliant sun break here in Tacoma today, and I decided that I would end the Old Year doing what I love best, walking around taking pictures of birds in the sunshine.
Of course, I knew that since it was Christmas break and this was the first real sunshine we’ve had that there was going to be alot of people out and a lot less birds than usual. So, I was almost prepared for it when I went to nearby Titlow park and encountered two boys running a screaming racing car through the park trails.
Needless to say, ducks were even shyer than usual, and I didn’t see anything that I haven’t seen many times before. Still, I found it impossible to be disappointed by what I did see, including several pairs of Widgeons:
and several Hooded Mergansers. And the female Hooded Merganser still strikes me as a most elegant lady:
Happy New Year, Loren and Leslie!
That is an exotic-looking Merganser.
Part of the pond here is frozen. I just saw some Buffleheads in the part that’s not frozen. A pair of Gadwalls visited a few days ago. I have seen a great variety of birds here this fall and winter. Maybe I’m just paying more attention.
Ooh, she had her hat on today!
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Thank you for such a wonderful blog!
Happy New Year, Loren! I look forward to another year of reading your blog and seeing your beautiful pictures!