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This fox squirrel was hiding at the base of a bush in a city park…

This fox squirrel was hiding at the base of a bush in a city park. As I approached, it ran up a nearby tree and then paused a few feet up.

#squirrel #photo #nature #animals

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Call your doctor if you experience double wigeon.

There were SO MANY wigeons at the pond that day. A lot of the males were making this whistling sound like a squeaky toy and making a big display of flapping their wings. Duck waving, I suppose you could call it.

The males’ heads also had this green iridescence, but I couldn’t capture it.

#birds #nature #photo #wigeon #duck #swimming

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I saw a few dozen wigeons swimming in the pond as well. Some of them were swimming in male/female pairings, while some of the males were making whistling/squeaky noises and displaying their wings.

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Black Phoebes are one of those birds that I never noticed until a couple of years ago

Black Phoebes are one of those birds that I never noticed until a couple of years ago, but now I see them *all the time*. I’m fairly certain they’ve been here all along and I just wasn’t paying enough attention to birds before.

#phoebe #blackphoebe #birds #nature #photo

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Wigeons and Allies

I saw a few dozen wigeons swimming in the pond as well. Some of them were swimming in male/female pairings, while some of the males were making whistling/squeaky noises and displaying their wings.

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Mallard (pair swimming at Pollywog)

Mallard

I think this pair of mallards might be the only ones I saw in the pond. Mostly I saw coots, wigeons and gulls.

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American Coot

I saw *dozens* of coots swimming in the pond.

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California Gull

There were about a dozen seagulls swimming in the pond, and half as many walking around on the sidewalk.

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Large White-headed Gulls

There were about a dozen seagulls swimming in the pond, and half as many walking around on the sidewalk.

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American Coot

There were a *lot* of coots swimming in the pond, and one or two walking around nearby.

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Large White-headed Gulls

There were about a dozen seagulls swimming in the pond, and half as many walking around on the sidewalk.

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Ring-billed Gull

There were about a dozen seagulls swimming in the pond, and half as many walking around on the sidewalk.

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Canada Goose

Sometimes I see a *lot* of geese wandering around the park or swimming in the pond. Today I only saw three: these two across the pond in the tiny wildlife “sanctuary,” and another that was standing on the near side of the pond a few feet away from someone (else) who was taking pictures of it.

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