I found two killdeer in George's feeding area, one skinny and one fat. The skinny one flew away, but I got this picture of the fat one. At first, I thought it was Killer or possibly Tiny, both of whom have plump mates. When I took a closer look at the photo, I saw a lot of similarities to Martha. I'm betting George was the skinny killdeer who flew away. If this is Martha, then she and George have been together for almost 5 years, which is unusual for a killdeer pair.
A couple of days ago, I found the first white-crowned sparrows of the season.
This little male Cooper's hawk was harassing some much larger crows:
Trouble is still around and being seen all over the lake. He's going to be very pretty if he quits messing with his feathers. These photos were taken two days ago:
Today, I caught Trouble pulling out feathers from his belly, making a feather hole.
He's been pulling out the fluffy feathers around his chest and belly. I'm hoping this means new, better feathers are going to grow in.
For some reason, Trouble has been shadowing Gaddy the gadwall. I think it's because Gaddy was a regular companion of his mother and Trouble just recognizes him from when he was growing up.
This little girl is following Blue around. I think she likes him. Unfortunately, Blue is a little aloof, especially during the last week. I think he misses his Ducky Ducky girl. This female is having some eye issues.
By the way, the baby geese say "hi". I couldn't get them all in the photo.
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