These are most of the waterfowl Double D and I saw on December 29th at the lake surrounding our State Capitol and Arsenal Park in downtown Baton Rouge. Some are in better focus than others because they were constantly in motion. Plus, they were pretty far from land, so major cropping!
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| Canvasback - male (a new lifer for me!) |
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| Hooded Merganser - male (yeah, I know you've seen it already). I just have so many! |
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Canadian Goose portrait. What I wouldn't give to have blue eyes like this!
If anyone can help ID this one, I'd appreciate it. Thanks, anvilcloud for the correction. |
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| Ring-necked Duck - female |
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| Ring-necked duck - male |
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| Two pairs of male and female Wood Ducks |
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| Lesser Scaup - female |
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| Lesser Scaup - male |
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An injured immature white ibis trying to hide on a low cypress limb.
He appeared to have a broken wing and looked very distressed.
I called animal control and within 15 minutes a deputy came out and tried to rescue him/her.
As it was nearing dark we all had to leave, but the deputy promised to come back the next day and check on him.
I love living in a state that truly cares for its wildlife. Later, I prayed that God would look after it. |
Today would have been my mom's 75th birthday. I can't believe it's been almost two years since her death. I miss her more than I can put into words. I'd love to have one more chat with her and get her perspective on all the family drama happening right now. Mama, you were a doodle and we miss you so much.
God's tender mercies are over all his creatures.
Psalms 145:9
Participating in
Weekend Reflections and
Saturday Critters.
