Horned Grebe

I am linking up with Wild Bird Wednesday and Nature Notes

This week I am featuring the Horned Grebe I saw while at the Ocean City Inlet.

The Grebes are one of my favorite birds, as least my favorite at the time of the sighting..

 Look at that eye, isn't it cool? Looks almost alien like... neat scarlet eyes. The Horned Grebe is a small water bird. And an excellent swimmer and diver.

 Their plumage is unmistakable in the summer, when both the male and female have a black head with brown puffy earlike tufts

I hope you enjoyed seeing the Horned Grebe as much as I did! Thanks for stopping by my post and for all the nice comments.

Join in and post your birdies and to see more beautiful and wonderful bird photos please visit:
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Ocean City, Maryland

Linking up with Skywatch Friday 

These shots were from last weekend's getaway to the shore.. Since we spent the night we were able to watch the sunset at Ocean City's inlet.  And while at the inlet I had to check out the birds, mostly sea ducks.

It is hard trying to focus on a bird sitting in the ocean while the waves are moving up and down. But, I thought this shot of the Common Loon is cute.

This is the same bird as above, I happened to see more of the bird than the water.

There was a big group of Scoter's a the inlet I caught them floating by the reflection..

I hope you enjoy my sunsets and the Common Loon photos. I hope to see you on Saturday sharing your critters.. Thank you for visiting my post!


To see more pretty skies from around the world please visit  Skywatch Friday


Thanks to Sylvia, Yogi  and Sandy for hosting Skywatch Friday!   I wish everyone a safe and happy long weekend.

Tundra Swan & Mute Swan

I am linking up with Wild Bird Wednesday and Nature Notes

If you have the time, I hope you can stop by and visit my monthly post on Birding is fun .

This week I am featuring the Swans.. Mainly the Tundra Swan compared to the Mute Swan.


The TUNDRA SWAN

 The Tundra Swan is the American version of the Eurasian Bewick's Swan. They have a black bill and face and their bodies are all white.

 The Tundra Swan wingspan is 66.1 inches.. Another fact, they stay in flocks until they reach their breeding territory..

 The MUTE SWAN

  The Mute Swan is a pretty Swan with the orange bill and a black face.

 The Mute Swan is a non-native bird to America.. It was introduced to parks and ponds of estates. Escaped individuals have formed breeding populations. Their aggressive behavior threatens native waterfowl and are considered a threat to the native Trumpeter Swan..In some states their numbers are way above an acceptable range and measures are taken to decrease their population.

I hope you enjoyed my post on the swans..  Thanks for stopping by my post and for all the nice comments.

Join in and post your birdies and to see more beautiful and wonderful bird photos please visit:
 Stewart's Wild Bird Wednesday and Michelle's  Nature Notes.  Thanks to our host Michelle our host Stewart.  Happy Birding and have a wonderful week!