Montana has been hit with massive amounts of snow over the last few days. Almost 5 feet of winter’s vengeance in East Glacier. Down in the Gallatin Valley, we got only ~6 inches. Regardless of the weather, the birds keep coming. It seems like there is a new first of year for me almost every day. Today was the appearance of the first Western Grebe. The pond at one of my favorite quick birding haunts was filled with Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shovelers, American Coots, a pair of Buffleheads, an Eared Grebe, and the stately Western Grebe. God, you gotta love love a grebey kind of day.
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2 comments
Merrilee Faber says:
April 30, 2009 at 7:09 pm (UTC -7 )
Oh lovely! Funny how much your northern shovelers look like our Australiasian shovelers! Which ones are the buffleheads?
Radd Icenoggle says:
April 30, 2009 at 9:23 pm (UTC -7 )
The Buffleheads are the pair in the first image. Shovelers, no matter where, are awesome to watch and photograph.