Avian Explorer

Northern Shoveler

Posted in coot, duck on Jan 6th, 2013

Yesterday was a busy day for birds at Farmington Bay. One hunter was trying to talk to me and he said it was so cold that nothing was moving. But he’s not observant because I saw almost twenty different bird species. One species was the male Northern Shoveler: The easiest way to identify [...]

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Northern Pintail

Posted in duck on Nov 19th, 2011

Usually when I go to Farmington Bay I can see a ton of birds that are very far away. But if you go in the afternoon, the birds are much closer. Check out all the birds! All those dots in the picture above are birds. The picture below gives you a better perspective of the [...]

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Manky Mallards

Posted in duck on Apr 24th, 2010

The folks at 10,000 Birds have coined a clever name for non-traditional mallards – “Manky Mallards.” I’ve seen quite a few manky mallards myself. We’ll start with traditional Mallard Ducks so you have a frame of reference. Below is a male Mallard Duck:

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