A Few from the Weekend

NorthernFocus

A few shots from our first weekend on Prince William Sound for this season.

Pigeon Guillemot (member of the puffin family)


Common Mergansers


Harlequin Duck (these guys are REALLY shy)

bfjr

cool birdies I never see, except here

What's he eating ??

NorthernFocus

I'm not sure what the guillemot is eating. Either an eel or a really long, skinny fish. It apparently tried to kill it before swallowing whole. It kept kind of pounding it on the water and shaking it like a dog with a rag. Worked for me because the bird ignored me while doing so. After it swallowed the thing it noticed me and deliberately swam away.

raptorcaptor

You are quite spoiled up there, Dan! Would love to get some shots of a Harlequin Duck! Like the backlighting on the first shot!

NorthernFocus

It's all relative, Glenn. I'm envious of all the hummers and herons down south. Those Harlequins are pretty shy. At least where I see them they are. I was unnable to get close enough after several attemps. Then this one came swimming around the boat while we were anchored. Unfortunately he was just cruising by without so much as a turn of the head