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Friday, November 21, 2014
Winter Visitors
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I've been walking on the West Bay Walkway again recently and have been happy to see some of our winter visitors back from their northern travels. Pictured today are my favorite diving ducks, a trio of male Hooded Mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus). On the same walk I saw some Common Mergansers and large flocks of Bufflehead Ducks like those in yesterday's photo. These are birds we don't see at all in the summertime because they migrate further north to nest and rear their young. As winter sets in they fly south and many stop here to brighten our shores until spring.
All Photos and text on this blog by Benjamin Madison are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. For Permission to use write: madison at almudo dot fastmail dot us
Situated on the far west coast of Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Victoria is the capital city of the Province of British Columbia. Its benign climate (the warmest winters in Canada) and placid lifestyle make it a favorite retirement location as well as a popular tourist destination. About 400,000 people live in Victoria and adjacent communities.
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All Photos and text on this blog by Benjamin Madison are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. For Permission to use write: madison at almudo dot fastmail dot us
5 comments:
Where do they live in summer? Northern BC/Alaska?
Hi JoJo - Nobody really knows where they go in summer - but most that winter here probably don't travel very far north - no further than Southern Alaska. Many probably just move inland and slightly north in summer since they seem to prefer fresh water to salt. Here's a link to a good information site that discusses what is known about their migratory patterns: Click Here
Up to know I've always classified most birds I see on the water as 'ducks' -- sometimes 'swan' or 'geese'.
Thanks to your blog I'm actually starting to recognize birds by their names...
They're quite a trio!
Now I know what these are. Saw some in the Estuary today. Nice shot!
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