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Dabbling Duck Shuffle – Plus White Geese Become Gray Geese

Mia McPherson 2017-07-08T10:03:23+00:00 July 8th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Cinnamon Teals, Gadwalls, Northern Shovelers, Snow Geese|Tags: American Ornithological Society, American Ornithological Union, Anser caerulescens, AOS, AOU, Cinnamon Teal, Gadwall, lumps, Mareca strepera, Northern Shoveler, scientific name, shuffle, Snow Goose, Spatula clypeata, Spatula cyanoptera, splits|

A few more changes in the Fifty-Eighth Supplement to the AOS Check-list have to do with dabbling ducks and "white geese".

Cinnamon Teal, Short-eared Owl & Red-Tailed Hawk – A Nice Mixture of Birds

Mia McPherson 2017-04-05T05:28:52+00:00 April 5th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Cinnamon Teals, Red-tailed Hawks, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: Asio flammeus, birds of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, Cinnamon Teal, drake, ducks, grass, hawks, Hawks of Utah, hill, male, owls, Owls of Utah, pond, raptors, red tail hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Sagebrush, shaking, Short-eared Owl, sleepy, Spatula cyanoptera, waterfowl|

It felt great to photograph a nice mixture of birds yesterday and and to be out enjoying the beautiful scenery of northern Utah. Life is good.

Ducking Out For A Bit…

Mia McPherson 2016-12-07T12:07:53+00:00 May 1st, 2015|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Cinnamon Teals, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: Cinnamon Teal, ducks, Elk Springs Creek, hen, resting, Spatula cyanoptera, teals, waterfowl|

Sometimes after a period of high activity I simply need to rest and relax or duck out into nature's wild grandeur to refresh.

Centennial Valley Cinnamon Teal

Mia McPherson 2016-12-07T12:08:56+00:00 September 23rd, 2014|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Cinnamon Teals, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: bird photography, birds, Cinnamon Teal, eclipse plumage, Elk Springs Creek, male, nature photography, preening, Spatula cyanoptera, wildlife photography, wing flap|

Things were "just ducky" earlier this month in the Centennial Valley of Montana and this Cinnamon Teal seemed to be enjoying the warm late afternoon light.