Eurasian Wigeon

I've pictured American Wigeons here here recently and occasionally they are accompanied by Eurasian Wigeons normally resident in Asia or Europe. Above is a Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)recently encountered at Esquimalt Lagoon. He was swimming around with a large number of his American cousins who are pictured to the right for comparison.

Trial Island Lighthouse

When I lifted my eyes up from looking at the Mergansers pictured yesterday I could see the Trial Island Lighthouse. The fog we experienced last week is clearly visible here as an offshore bank obscuring the mountains of the Olympic Peninsula.

Red-breasted Mergansers

Above is a photo of a Red-breasted Merganser couple, the only one I've seen this year. As usual with ducks the male is the brightly patterned one. While I have not seen Red-breasted Mergansers earlier this year, there have been many Common Mergansers here and I've posted photos of them before. For comparison, a pair of males and a single female Common Merganser are pictured to the left. All of these birds were swimming around offshore from Clover Point on Sunday.

Sunny Sunday

Fern captured some nice foggy shots over the weekend but we've had some sunny days too and surprisingly warm (temperatures around 8-10 degrees C). Victorians like to get out and walk around when it's like this and Sunday at Clover Point was no exception. Above are some fathers and sons flying kites. Clover Point is a favorite spot for this since it almost always has a bit of wind.

Enjoying the View

My walking partners enjoyed the walk on the breakwater as much as I did. - Fern Long