A medium-sized duck, the Northern Shoveler stands out in the shallow wetlands with its brilliant green, white, black, and mahogany-brown colors and long black bill. Usually the long bill is slightly submerged in the water, as the duck filters food like seeds and crustaceans out of the water. While Northern Shovelers breed in northern areas… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Northern Shoveler, Winter Visitor
“Wait a minute,” I said to my husband as I peered at the feeder in our side yard this weekend.
“That bird doesn’t look like the brown-colored House Finches.
It looks like it has a raspberry wash over it.”
And the other House Finches on the feeder didn’t seem very happy with it.
The raspberry-colored bird kept chasing the other birds away from the feeder. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Purple Finch at Our Feeder
With around 80 in number, the group of large yellow-billed snowy-white birds stood out on the the island in the wildlife refuge.
Except during spring and fall migrations, American White Pelicans are not typically seen at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge near Bono, Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie.
It was a treat to see so many in one place! Continue reading Photo of the Week: A Scoop of Pelicans