[wisb] Fox River, Phantom Lake, Lakeshore State Park - past few days

From: thomas657@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:03:56 -0500
Good morning,
During the recent past, there has been a flurry of discussion centered around 
the long-tailed duck at Lakeshore State Park in downtown Milwaukee, and the 
Trumpeter Swans & others at Phantom Lake in Mukwonago.  

While not rare by any means, I also wanted to share the spotting of a beautiful 
pair (male/female) of Hooded mergansers that have been on the Fox River in 
downtown Waukesha’s Frame Park since Saturday.  Their stay on the Fox River has 
persisted throughout this week, including yesterday.  This bird is growing to 
become one of my favorites. 

Something I’ve grown to appreciate over the past year or so is to do more than 
appear, take a photograph, and then disappear.  With patience, I’ve grown to 
appreciate more of bird behavior, whether it is the courting pair of 
Red-Bellied Woodpeckers at the park in Mukwonago, or the even more common 
Canada Goose.  I’m sharing some of my recent photos that depict a bit more than 
simply a nice portrait photo.  Enjoy!

If you start with the first photo in the list and hit the [Older] button 25 
times, you will see the entire group of what I’ve just posted:  Or, select the 
individual links.  The last two are off topic. 


Hooded Mergansers  (downtown Waukesha, Fox River):
Female in flight: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6776504470/in/photostream
Male in flight: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6922619497/in/photostream/
Male wings a flappin’: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6922619381/in/photostream/
Together: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6776504046/in/photostream/
Male, front view: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6922618983/in/photostream/


Trumpeter Swan (Phantom Lake, Mukwonago):
Portrait: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6922617879/in/photostream/
Front view, water dripping: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6776502536/in/photostream/
Butt up:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6776502376/in/photostream/
Portrait: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6776502188/in/photostream/
Portrait, water dripping: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6922617193/in/photostream/
Tagged 70E: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6922616939/in/photostream/

 
Common Goldeneye (Downtown Waukesha, but commonly seen at Phantom Lake and 
Lakeshore State Park):
Female, wings a flappin’: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6922616063/in/photostream/


Canada Goose (Phantom Lake, unless noted otherwise):
Leucistic Goose (downtown Waukesha): 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6776499470/in/photostream/
Head dunk: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6776499176/in/photostream/
You’re not welcome here: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6922614321/in/photostream/
Time lapse or four birds?:  
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6776498644/in/photostream/    (four 
different birds)
Silhouette at sunset: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6922613599/in/photostream/
Whoa, slowing down: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6776498030/in/photostream/
Stealth mode, hissing: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6776497928/in/photostream/
Where did the snow come from? 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6776497624/in/photostream/
Look at me, over here: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6776497206/in/photostream/


Long tailed Duck (Lakeshore State Park)
In flight: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6922541773/in/photostream/


Bufflehead (Lakeshore State park)
Finally, a decent photo: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6776425988/in/photostream/
Frontal and side views: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6922541547/in/photostream/


Off topic:
Red Squirrel (backyard): 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6776425168/in/photostream/
Fox River Dam (downtown Waukesha): 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6922540351/in/photostream/



Thanks,
Tom Wright
Wales



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