Wood Duck + Cackling Goose

This afternoon at Reifel the Wood Ducks seemed particularly busy. While you would think it would be getting close to the time to see some ducklings,

Wood Duck
Wood Duck

… they were active in the branches. This pair was in close proximity to a nesting box while providing this nice interaction.

Wood Duck
Wood Duck

Then this male Wood Duck also struck a nice pose while in the trees.

Odd man out today,

Cackling Goose
Cackling Goose

… was this lone Cackling Goose on the trail by the centre display ponds.

On the way home along Westham Island Road,

Brewer's Blackbird
Brewer’s Blackbird

… I stopped briefly for this Brewer’s Blackbird. This is a fairly reliable location to see them.