| Nope--it is not a shadow--it is a fish--most likely a bass--there
are also a lot of large catfish. These fish were larger than the ducks. |
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| If you look closely at the center of this picture, you will
see a Grebe. This bird spends it's entire life on the water, only going
on land to nest. |
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| Geese are fun to watch. |
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| This is a pair of geese that always hung out together -
not sure if they were buddies or a mated pair. |
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| They spend a considerable amount of time in the English
Village on the promenade, sometimes harassing people they don't like.
They dive at them with heads down honking loudly. |
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| There is a wide variety of ducks too. |
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| More ducks. The black birds are Coots. The term
"mean old coot" refers to these pushy little guys. They are always fighting
and chasing other birds. |
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| More fish than ducks in this one. Look at the size of these
monsters. |
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| What looks like shadows under the ducks are actually fish
that are larger than the ducks. |
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| Lots of Coots, some of the brown ducks as well as some Mallards. |
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| A Coot fight. Coots have been known to lay on their backs
in the water and kick when they fight. |
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| A Coot and a fish. |
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| Duck on his personal ramp. |
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| When it gets hot in midday, the ducks spend time in the
shade of the bridge. |
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| One of the guys looking for a hand out. He has a broken
wing that does not seem to deter him in the least. His buddy is not far
behind. |
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| There he is. Always faithfully playing follow the
leader. |
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| This black bird is a male Grackle. |
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| These guys talk constantly and have a huge repertoire of
tunes and sounds. |
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| The brown Grackles are the females. |
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| Grackle. |
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| Grackle. |
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| Grackle. |
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| This little girl was very elusive but Dave finally got a
good shot of her. |
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