Common Mergansers

[casil403]

This pair was really quite tolerant of me and the camera which is uncommon. I got off a lot of shots before leaving them be.
Beautiful birds they are.... :)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2677/4437147928_87ce8d397f_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4439508808_be22b0b8bc_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4437151596_29e2866dee_o.jpg


Added bonus...sure sign of spring when these guys start popping their heads out!
I had to crawl on my belly to get a fairly close shot. He popped in his hole but kept sticking his head out to watch me....lol.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2790/4436405933_95e217238c_o.jpg

[Mad Aussie]

I like the first and last of these. Those are cool ducks.

What is the furry guy at the bottom? Gopher?

[casil403]

Yup it's a gopher...they hibernate underground in winter...when the weather warms they start poking their head out. Nice to see them yesterday. And thanks for the comments MA! :)

[Mad Aussie]

You were too quick to fix your typo ... I was almost onto it ;)

[casil403]

You were too quick to fix your typo ... I was almost onto it ;)

LOL....gotta be fast to get me! :thumbup:

[Mad Aussie]

LOL....gotta be fast to get me! :thumbup:
YOU gotta be fast so I don't! ;)

[Bambi]

well I totally missed the typo but love the ducks and the gopher is cute :)

[Iguanasan]

Cool looking ducks with some interesting colours. I really like #1 and #3 too. Maybe I'm not very well versed in NS wildlife but you seem to have more variety than we do. It's probably more likely that I just don't have a clue about what's in my own backyard ;)

[casil403]

Thanks B and Iggy! :)

[mbrager]

I just caught spring fever, seeing a Calgary gopher. Happens every year, either a gopher or a robin. The mergansers are very pretty. I even know that the other kind of merganser is the hooded merganser. Nice work and thanks.
Mike

[edG]

really nice shots Casil