Fountain Lake Waterfowl

I saw this duck and two of its friends close to where I had parked.  Amy tells me that the ducks are all Mallards except for the white ones.  She says that those are barnyard ducks / Mallard hybrids.

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I then walked around the Fountain Lake looking for more birds to photograph, but did not see many until I found this one hanging out by herself.

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I continued around the lake, not seeing any birds.  It turned out that many of them were gathered around this guy who was feeding them.

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Good catch!

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This one wasn’t really flying – it was just sort of hopping around.  It’s a shame that it wasn’t in better focus.  Amy says it’s a Grackle.

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Amy tells me that the large bird is a Canada Goose.  The small one is a Red-winged Blackbird.

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More ducks…

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