The lesser scaup are hanging around near the shore of Lake Murray, waiting for handouts. This is the time of year they try to fatten up for migration.
I first saw Pepper with Fish Food mama and her mate, but he was so bothered by me that he swam away and is hanging out by himself. His brother is off chasing girls:
There is one little green-winged teal girl there, today. I took this photo a few days ago:
This is all that is left of the resident geese. The three other Canada geese aren't getting along with the white goose in the background, so they were off in the water on their own.
I took a photo of this blue-gray gnatcatcher the other day when I was counting the birds. Today, I heard several California gnatcatchers:
Mama raven was being harassed by a crow (on the right) who wanted to steal a piece of trash that Mama raven was checking out.
I think this might be a young, sick, California gull. A lot of young gulls get sick their first and second winter and don't make it. Most gulls don't make it to full maturity:
I accidentally disturbed this black-crowned night heron. Sorry heron!
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