Greenland Huskies at Tasiilaq

The 3 months of summer is pupping season for the Greenland Huskies

They stay outdoors 24/7/365

Bird Island, Coffee Pot Bayou: Friday, 1-26-18

Double-crested Cormorant

Young Great Blue Heron

Having a territorial dispute with an Anhinga

Note the hooked bill tip on the cormorant on the left and the sharp, dagger-like tip on the anhinga’s bill on the right, next to the Great Blue Heron.  Also note the longer tail on the anhinga.

Female Lesser Scaups

A pair, female on the left

Male Lesser Scaup

Ospreys at Ft Desoto County Park: 2-1-18

Pair near their nest

 Females tend to be slightly larger than males

Male on the left has a “cleaner” breast.  The female has more of a brown “necklace.

The male flew back to their nest

Then had a late omega-3 breakfast

Another of the three nests on East Beach

Hunting

In Egmont Channel

Ft Desoto County Park: 2-1-18

Black-bellied Plover

A black “armpit” in flight is a diagnostic field mark

Lightning Whelk egg case

Male American Kestrel, North America’s smallest falcon

Loggerhead Shrike

aka “Butcherbird” for its trait of impaling prey items on barbed wire fences

Note the hook on the tip of the bill

Black-hooded Parakeet

A cavity nesting parakeet