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.

Cackling Goose

I ended up with a couple of free hours this afternoon and headed out to Reifel for a short walk. There had been recent sightings of White-throated Sparrow I thought I could try for. I had no luck locating one and the warblers were not cooperating either. On my way back through the centre display ponds,

Cackling Goose
Cackling Goose

… I located six Cackling Geese. It has been a few years since I last photographed a Cackling Goose, so the day was not a total loss picture wise.