Here are a few pix of the Common Mergansers at Swan Lake last week. Click them bigger.

Here are a few pix of Hooded Mergansers at Swan Lake last week. Click them bigger.

Here are some pix of a Great Blue Heron, a Fox Sparrow and a male Spotted Towhee at Swan Lake last week. Click them bigger.

Hi Kay: Nice photo of the Cormorant swimming by the Mergansers. I really like the Fox Sparrow and the Towhee.
Sparrows always seem to be in motion so that photo is impressive. Did you have to take a lot of pixs before you got that one or did you get it on the first try? -- Ed

Hi Ed, I took 4 pix of the fox sparrow. It was flitting back and forth from one side of the walkway to the other. I was actually quite close to it and had my 300mm lens on my camera so the pix were not as focused as I would have liked. I didn't want to move and scare it away. But, as I always say, it's better to get one photo that's not quite focused than none at all The weather wasn't very nice that day; cloudy one minute and sunny the next. It started raining off and on and my hands were cold by the time I left. I'll get back there next week if we have some nice weather. It's lovely and sunny here this morning but I don't have a car because Brian goes to work Wed. and Thurs. mornings and we have only one car.

Here are a few pix of Henry, the resident Great Blue Heron at Beacon Hill Park, taken Mar. 12th. He spent 15 minutes preening Click them bigger.

Here are a few pix of the ducks at Beacon Hill Park. The 1st is a male Eurasian Wigeon, the next 2 are a type of mallard called 'manky'. Click them bigger.

Kay - GREAT PHOTOS !! Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos, not only here, but all over this Forum. Your skill, artistic eye, and perseverance are achieving fantastic results. Love the mergansers ... and all the others. Cheers !!