The weather here has broken much colder, it was -19 F here last night, and is finally sending waterfowl down into this region. This picture understates the population of this pond, as I was so late getting in to it that most of the over-nighters were already on their way out to feed. This area is just overrun with Canada geese in the Winter. 
There was a steady stream of geese on their way out to look for lunch while I was there.
I visited this pond two or three days ago (without my camera, of course) and had seen several pairs of hooded mergansers. I was hoping to catch them today, but the non-goose crowd was down to a few coots and a pair of northern shovelers.
On my walk in to the pond, I got the evil-eye from this coyote. I apparently disrupted his plans to slink in through the cattails to go shopping.
6 comments:
I especially like the evil-eye guy.
Very nice photos- aren't those shovelers spectacular?
Finally some snow but (and this is ok) nowhere near so cold down south.
Looks like a pretty healthy coyote. I've seem some rather ragged ones around.
I have work off from Christmas Eve through Jan. 5th. Sometime during that break maybe we can get you out to do some hawking. I'll give you a call.
I'm hoping the cold weather here pushes some ducks to my area--it's been a dismal duck season so far.
I think the northern shoveler is one of the most impressive ducks.
LOVE that spoonie! Oh yeah, pretty goose photos too...
Thanks, guys.
Isaac, thank you so much - look forward to going in the field with you!
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