Visited the Carson City WWTP Wetlands, between the freeway and the sewage plant (I know, lovely location) where a lot of different birds settle in to enjoy the many reeds and ponds in the area. Tried using eBird again and, while I like having the record, it's just a pain to try to keep count (and putting X on everything seems less than ideal). I like that iNaturalist pulls the metadata from the photo to tag the date/time/location vs having to select a vague location to submit a checklist.

Did meet with a few others out photographing the birds. One gentleman from Carson Valley had a super fast camera to snap multiple pictures, as I was busy trying to focus. We stood around for a bit identifying different birds. Which is when I learned my new 10x50 binoculars are better than my camera! I could see ducks on the far side of the pond clearly that my poor camera could only get a fuzzy shape for. Hurmmmm, have to ponder this.

Trying something new. I'll post the best four pictures here and then if you'd like to see the rest of the birds I saw, they'll be uploaded here: https://metapixl.com/p/NevadaWolf/550849699829402094 (It's just an experiment).

#EagleValley #CarsonCity #Nevada #Birds #Birding #BirdWatching #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #BlackPhobe #RedWingedBlackbird #Mallard #SongSparrow #CinnamonTeal #Gadwell #MarshWren #CanadaGoose #WilsonsSnipe #AmericanCoot #LesserScaup #PiedBilledGrebe #RuddyDuck #Canvasback

Lesser Scaup
#Birds #Ducks #BirdsOfMasodon #LesserScaup

#DDA #Birds #Birding rarities in #Germany, article in german, #Veilchenente (#AythyaAffinis), also called #KleineBergente or #Kanadabergente, english #LesserScaup, danish #LilleBjergand. And #Rostflügeldrossel (#TurdusNaumanniEunomus), english #NaumannsThrush, danish #Rustdrossel.
https://www.dda-web.de/aktuelles/meldungen/seltenheiten-kleine-bergenten-und-rostfluegeldrossel

More #birding pictures after a break for bad weather. We went out New Years Day to get a start on our yearlist. I got a great picture of a #ChestnutBackedChickadee, except for the cut-off tail, a #LesserScaup, a #BlackCappedChickadee and (maybe) a maculatus #SpottedTowhee in light rain.

Ducks floating along the South Platte River in Denver Metro on a lazy Sunday afternoon. 1) Female Lesser Scaup. 2) Male Common Goldeneye Duck 3) Male Bufflehead Duck 4) Male Hooded Merganser Duck and less colorful female with beige hood.
What a thrill to sight the hooded merganser for the first time. Their numbers are increasing in Colorado.
#Ducks #Nature #Photography #South Platte River #HoodedMerganser #CommonGoldeneye #Bufflehead #LesserScaup