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Thursday, July 28, 2016
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
MALE MALLARD MOLTING TO BREEDING PLUMAGE, NONQUON SEWAGE LAGOONS, PORT PERRY, ON
You can see the male Mallard's neck and head have partially molted into the green of its breeding plumage. Also, the white plumage of the breeding male has started to show up.
ADULT & JUVENILE TRUMPETER SWANS, NONQUON SEWAGE LAGOONS, PORT PERRY, ON
The two larger swans with white plumage and all black bills are the adult Trumpeter Swans. The smaller swan with the grayish plumage and the bill that is only partially black is the juvenile Trumpeter Swan.
KILDEER, NONQUON SEWAGE LAGOONS, PORT PERRY, ON
The third photo is particlarly interesting as the Kildeer on the right has its wings partitially spread, so you can see the wing pattern.
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