What A Big Bill You Have

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We saw this Northern Shoveler in Utah. I thought one of us would have a shot of a front view, but all the photos we took were profile views.

In describing this duck, wikipedia put it this way: “This species is unmistakable in the northern hemisphere due to its large spatulate bill.” (wikipedia).

They have great color and an odd bill.

~ Rick

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Great White …

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Teresa shot the first two photos of these Snowy Egrets. The last photo is a Great Egret. The easy way to tell the difference appears to be the color of the beak.

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Driven By Curiosity

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More from Yellowstone:

We drove for hours, stopping every time we thought there was some wildlfie to photograph, or a beautiful landscape to capture. Why do we do that? Curiosity!! These shots are an example. We had pulled off to the side of road. Sadly, we saw nothing of interest.

It would have been easy to drive on. In the moment, curiosity does not allow us to stop. It drives us to look further. We continued up to hike around the area. The reward? This pair of [Common Mergansers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_merganser) was enjoying the sun and lunch. Their bills, known as ‘sawbills’ help them grip their prey. A very cool duck.

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Solitude

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A couple beautiful photo of a Canada Goose. This was one of three in this pond on this day. The other two appeared to be ‘a couple’, but this one was alone.

There is something to be said for time in solitude. Perhaps she is making conversation with her reflection. We do not find much solitude these days. We are always ‘plugged in’ to our gadgets. We need more of what this goose seems to be enjoying. Some down time with our thoughts .. in solitude.

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Teal .. Blue … Duck?

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Today we welcomed a couple Blue-winged Teal. I have photographed this species before, but this is the first time this year. The teal is one of the smaller of the Dabbling Ducks. I love their colors. These photos are good, but they don’t capture the colors well enough. I’ll blame the lighting. 🤔

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