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Its been a couple of weeks since I've been in the backyard with the camera. I was pleasantly surprised to see a wide variety of birds. I haven't seen a Northern Mockingbird all summer and today it made an appearance. Ferguson, Missouri.
One of two Black-capped Chickadees actively feeding on Green Ash seeds. Regina Beach, Saskatchewan, Canada. 5 October 2020
On the North Oxidation Pond at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary in Humboldt County, California
Interesting. I was speaking with someone today about migrations and what birds comes through this area which, if you live here long enough and think about it, is like a 450 square mile airport with 200 runways, each representing a migratory route. I ran across this shot from January, and it appeared to me that there is no way to say definitively what species will be in any one of my favorite 15 reserves from Sacramento down to Big Sur. (The 15 is not an exaggeration: the 200 runways might be. Hell, SFO only have three in reality. The only airport with hilly runways. Be prepared for landings if you're coming this way.)
Anyway, I have six pictures of Goldeneyes, two hens and four drakes. Two hens were at Yellowstone Lake in May, and two - this is one of them - in Alameda, CA just outside the Oakland Int'l Airport. Yellowstone is 2.5 days away. Alameda is 2 hours away, BUT it's only 24 miles. Traffic has really affected my travels.
Anyway, the female Goldeneye is one of my favorite birds, but I'll be darned if I know where or when to look for them. In retrospect, maybe the best day of birding is when you get a shot of a species that you didn't expect. The worst day is when you tell somebody you're absolutely certain there are Goldeneyes at the Swamp and none show up between 1973 and ... well, I don't have the next due date. Nut you know what I'm talking about. Birds (and dragonflies and mantises and...) work on THEIR schedule, not mine.
Any promises I make should not be believed. The pictures are real because, next to setting up a phone system, my next best skill is photo shopping with no software since 2007 ;-)