Coot heaven
American Coots on the Sturgeon River. St Albert.
Cruising
A pair of juvenile Hooded Mergansers cruise the Sturgeon River in Sturgeon County.
Ruddy Ducks
On Nadeau Pond. St Albert.
Singleton
A single Lesser Scaup winging it's way over Big Lake. Lois Hole Park, St Albert.
Tight Flight
A tight formation of Lesser Scaups sweep across Big Lake. Lois Hole Park, St Albert.
Spring fever
Even an early May snow storm doesn't interfere with three male goldeneyes vying for the attention of the two females, joined momentarily by a green teal. Sturgeon River, Sturgeon County.
Buffleheads
A pair of Buffleheads take flight from the Sturgeon River. Sturgeon County.
Mallards
A pair of Mallards court in the J Poole wetland, St Albert.
Spring Flight
A flight of Mallards sweep across Big Lake in early spring. Lois Hole Park, St. Albert.
A flooded field
A meltwater pond in a field on the north side of Big Lake is shared by Northern Pintails, Mallards, and American Widgeon. Sturgeon County
Getting the ducks in a row
On the Sturgeon River in St Albert
The Mother Ship
A female Eared Grebe carries her two (by now not so small) babies escorted by her partner (I presume). Bad light against the sun but a cool shot!
Catching a ride
A young Eared Grebe rides it's mothers back in the Big Lake wetlands (crop)
Eared Grebes
In a wetland pond at Big Lake
Blue Winged Teals (2)
These teals continue to give group flying demonstrations over the wetland at Big Lake
Northern Shovellers in flight
Head on view of these nice looking ducks as they flew over my head at Big Lake
Blue winged teals
A flight of blue winged teals over the wetlands near the interpretive trail at Big Lake
Western Grebes
On the Sturgeon River on the west side of the Ray Gibbon Drive bridge
The act
A male Goldeneye "covering" a female in the J Poole Wetland. During the process he grabs the feathers on top of her head; so she can breathe? for better purchase? or to prevent an escape?
Fall gathering
It's still August but the signs of fall are starting to appear, like the gathering of these American Coots on the Sturgeon River in St Albert
Juvenile Golden Eye
Two of four survivors from the ten Golden Eye ducklings that were left to fend for themselves in the J Poole wetland
Adult female Merganser
On the Sturgeon River, just passing through
