Long-tailed Duck | Clangula hyemalis | Harelde kakawi
Winter emblem of Prince Edward County's remote southern shore, these aren't puddle ducks hanging around town looking for a handout. Rather, they survive on shellfish scoured from the depths of storm-tossed Lake Ontario.
When the winds are howling and the water clogged with ice, they go about their business with a steady determination. When the weather calms, the air rings with their call - Ow addle at! Ow addle at! Doesn't transcribe that impressively, but the Prince Edward Point area is the wintering grounds for a significant portion of the species's entire North American population. When a flock of 3000 or so of them are calling together, it's an amazing sound.
Long-tailed Duck | Clangula hyemalis | Harelde kakawi
Winter emblem of Prince Edward County's remote southern shore, these aren't puddle ducks hanging around town looking for a handout. Rather, they survive on shellfish scoured from the depths of storm-tossed Lake Ontario.
When the winds are howling and the water clogged with ice, they go about their business with a steady determination. When the weather calms, the air rings with their call - Ow addle at! Ow addle at! Doesn't transcribe that impressively, but the Prince Edward Point area is the wintering grounds for a significant portion of the species's entire North American population. When a flock of 3000 or so of them are calling together, it's an amazing sound.