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Way cool....that first photo!!! Aren't they fun to watch ....all their antics and behaviors. Maybe the two in the nest were taking notes on how to be Osprey free from the ''womb'' (nest) by watching the first one venture out and try things out.

I am seeing a female mallard....not a hybrid and not a molting male. I was feeding american black ducks today side by side with mallards today and they are distinct in appearance from one another though they do cross breed. When I have seen a male molting mallard he looks more like the female but has had a ''rougher'' appearance with ...

....on this day! I drove to this space where 3 very large american back ducks hang out and I parked my car and got out. I then heard their telltale deep vibrating quack quack. They had come out of the water and were trying to lift themselves up on these rocks and were waiting for me. I do not know if they can smell bread from afar or they have ...

Lots of grace and light to you and your husband Valleygirl.....

I couldn't find the ducklings today....very windy so they must have found cover somewhere. ( I wish I knew who could have mated with a Mallard to create these beautiful buff/yellowish ones who are picked on by the others...they get extra bread for that). The other day I took my landlord's dog for a walk to the lake. Down by an area by the marina ...

Cute!!!! Nice pic...I love those birds. I wonder about the surrogate parents of these birds. I wonder what they ''think'' when seeing the different baby in the nest. It is nature's design apparently 'cause it happens and the foster parent seems to feed. It is just interesting how things in nature happen.

WotsiFish:Mousebird, Raptor and many other posters before, you guys are unfairly hostel! Sunshine is obviously looking for someone to rehab this bird as they clearly stated in their post, spare them and us the same ''it is illegal to rehab a bird yourself'' lecture!!!! If I was unaware keeping a bird like this is illegal and received the ...

The hairy woodpecker is also larger in size overall compared to the downy. Cool pics...

I have seen various ....but will mention seeing (and hearing) a juvenile crow. I do not remember ever noticing any before. I love it 'cause I have learned to follow the ''baby cry'' and low quivering, flapping wings. I have learned to take note of ''young bird voices'' 'cause this is one more cue telling me that is a ''child''. At first glance ...

Hey Chris.... No wonder why I was quietly connecting to your posts. These are wonderful experiences and they do have an amazing affect on us ..critters included. Vultures shared your lunch...wow, I never heard of that. If I saw you doing that at a picnic table I probably would have tried to find a way to sidle up to the ''party''. Imagine ...