What do ducks eat?

 

Back when I was eagle watching in Red Wing (click here to see), I discovered something about ducks.  Because these photos aren't that great I haven't wanted to share them, but I really want to know if I'm the only clueless one.  We all know that eagles eat fish (as seen close up in that previous post), but did you know ducks do too?



 

Am I the only who thought they were eating plants and algae when they went tail feathers up in water?



 

Ducks are omnivores!  Who knew?

Bald Eagle

I had so much fun watching the eagles feed when we visited Red Wing. There were over 100 feeding the morning we were there, such a sight!

Spring dreams

The cardinals raised babies in one of the pines this past spring, I just almost forgot about the photos.



I quickly put up birdhouses and they just as quickly got taken.  Wrens in this one, she would fly out every time I was near and scare the bejeebers out of me. lol.  Now they've all moved on, even the bluebirds and sparrows.

Baby Bird Macro Monday

I chased this baby around for a little bit, but it was so scared I quickly left it alone.



I'm not sure but think it might have come from this nest above?

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Peekaboo Macro Monday

Is it any wonder my windows stay dirty? She's on the window directly above my sewing machine.  I guess she wanted to see the quilt I was working on.

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Macro Monday - Goldfinch

I love having the windowbox feeder and watching the birds so closely. :)



I think they enjoy watching me too, lol.

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Tweedle, Deedle, Dee

The birds are quickly figuring out that there are feeders here now, they sing to me morning and night.

I survived my first night alone, wasn't nearly as scary as I feared it would be.  :0)

 

Making lemonade

Well, I scared them out of the puddle while trying to take their photo, but when we pulled up they were happily swimming around. Sorry fellows, enjoy your weekend.

I wonder if they're a couple. . .

Camera Shy

Singing his little heart out!





Some birds cooperate fully, while others. . .

My alarm clock

Well, this one I happened to spot while riding with my husband earlier this week, but there is also one rat-ta-tat-ta-tatting in our yard every morning. I just love the Pileated Woodpeckers! Even though I never loved Woody Woodpecker, lol.

Look who I found :0)

Spring really IS here! Not only has most of the snow melted, the temperatures warmed above 60 (unusual for us this time of year) but the Robins have come back. :0)

Check back tomorrow to see who has been waking me up. . .

Duck it, Macro Monday

What can I say, I just love critters!

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Pileated Woodpecker - In my own backyard! Squeals!

I couldn't believe I was lucky enough to look out the window at the same moment he decided to spin around on my suet.

Happy Father's Day!

Hope all the fathers out there have a wonderful Father's Day!



These are just some more birds I found while poking around in Louisiana, lol.



Most of these I don't find up in Wisconsin.

Little town

Haswell, Colorado is one of those towns that if you blink you'll miss it, but if you do blink, trust me it is still there. The post office looks freshly painted and well kept, but the building right next to it, is falling down.





A girl rides a horse slowly by the road sign graveyard.



Hey pretty singing yellow flower, warble to me. :0)



I'm not so sure of this, I thought we saw the smallest one in Wyoming last year.





Some cutie little flycatcher?





Not sure what this long nosed fellow is.



The road goes on forever.