Saturday, March 07, 2009

Migrants: Northern Pintails




With the early spring waterfowl migrations now underway a number of transient species are beginning to move through our area. Some will linger to visit while others will pass through quickly as they move towards their nesting grounds to the north.

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22 comments:

  1. JanieSat Mar 07, 12:15:00 PM EST

    Beautiful shots. I'm never quick enough to get good photos of flying birds.

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  2. Lilli & NevadaSat Mar 07, 12:16:00 PM EST

    That surely has to mean that spring is close by. Nice photos

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  3. i beatiSat Mar 07, 12:33:00 PM EST

    they do look like pintails now that I notice HmnnSandy

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  4. Ruth's Photo BlogSat Mar 07, 12:41:00 PM EST

    Gorgeous shot.I think the Pintail is an elegant looking duck.
    Blessings,Ruth

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  5. TomSat Mar 07, 01:07:00 PM EST

    Hi Salty...
    I used to see these when out and about, but since I started taking pictures I have not seen any...

    Tom

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  6. kayleenSat Mar 07, 01:10:00 PM EST

    I think pintails are my favorite duck because they look so elegant. Thanks for sharing

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  7. LindaSat Mar 07, 02:30:00 PM EST

    I love to watch the geese as they migrate north. We saw 3 large flocks today.

    Great photo of the pintails.

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  8. MicheleSat Mar 07, 02:38:00 PM EST

    An elegant photo, beautifully composed...

    Mountain Retreat

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  9. FABSat Mar 07, 03:20:00 PM EST

    Coy, thanks for posting what I consider is the most elegant of our winter ducks here in the UK.
    Cheers Frank.

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  10. ChrisSat Mar 07, 04:15:00 PM EST

    Hi Coy,
    a very nice pictures of flying pintails. I love them very much but have never been able to get one in the box!!

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  11. Mom Knows EverythingSat Mar 07, 05:44:00 PM EST

    If they are coming up here that means Spring is coming soon. Yay!!! Great shot!

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  12. Jane Hards PhotographySat Mar 07, 07:02:00 PM EST

    I have actually seen these fly over and past the island, but at some distance. Brilliant again.

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  13. WillardSat Mar 07, 07:03:00 PM EST

    Truly outstanding as is the great blue heron shot!

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  14. NoBSSat Mar 07, 07:21:00 PM EST

    I don't think I've ever seen these birds before. What an interesting look!

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  15. Ken Conger PhotographySat Mar 07, 09:24:00 PM EST

    Expect with the southerly warm front this weekend allot of the waterfowl will be making the push to the north. Nice PT shot. Blue Skies.

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  16. This Is My Blog - fishing guySat Mar 07, 09:40:00 PM EST

    Salty: What neat shots of the pin tails on wing. They have great color.

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  17. AnonymousSat Mar 07, 09:59:00 PM EST

    I saw several thousand pintails yesterday too near Blaine, WA. I think a lot of them spend the winter there, but I bet the urge to move will happen soon too.

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  18. GretchenSun Mar 08, 12:20:00 AM EST

    Catching birds in flight are hard. Great capture!

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  19. MelSun Mar 08, 01:38:00 AM EST

    My flying birds never come up the way I wish :(

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  20. MontanagirlSun Mar 08, 11:12:00 AM EDT

    Very nice shot! I think we'll be seeing migrants here too very soon. I heard Honkers going over the other day. I left a response to you comment back on my blog in the comment section. Thanks for visiting - check out my response to you re: my poetry.

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  21. Juan C. AgueroSun Mar 08, 06:49:00 PM EDT

    Thanks for his comments,good composition.

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  22. ManzMon Mar 16, 05:10:00 AM EDT

    Amazing! Some of us would have to cheat and compose this in photoshop to achieve all that this image does.

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Thanks again
Coy