{"id":3387,"date":"2011-11-11T07:21:41","date_gmt":"2011-11-11T15:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=3387"},"modified":"2011-11-11T14:44:55","modified_gmt":"2011-11-11T22:44:55","slug":"nelsons-waterfowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=3387","title":{"rendered":"Nelson’s waterfowl"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t understand why the Nelson waterfront consistently has a much richer range of waterfowl than can be seen elsewhere along the lakeshore. In the last few days, in addition to the usual mallards and geese, there have been: three species of grebes, wigeons, gadwalls, buffleheads, ring-necked ducks, scaups, and of course, coots. A few from Wednesday are illustrated.<\/p>\n

Of the waterfowl shown, all but the grebe feast on aquatic plants. Maybe it is the underwater flora that attracts them to Duck Bay.<\/p>\n

A female (front) and male (back) American Wigeon were often seen eating plants.
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The Ring-necked Duck is named for a faint ring visible only when its neck is extended. This is the male,
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and this is the female Ring-necked Duck. The ring on her neck is seen here.
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From a distance, the plumage of Gadwalls looks uniformly greyish brown, but it is actually finely patterned. This is the male,
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and this, the female\u00a0gadwall<\/del>\u00a0mallard. See comment, below.
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The Pied-billed Grebe did not mix with the other waterfowl—it is not a plant eater—and there was only one of them. At this time of the year, it does not display the patterned bill, for which it is named.
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Then, there was a great crowd of American Coots, some of which stood in the shallows,
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while others showed their lobed toes as they took flight.
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