CANVASBACK DUCK IN GLOUCESTER!

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This first weekend of 2016 was an exciting one for our lovers of all things avian. Niles Pond especially was teeming with beautiful diving ducks, most notably the Canvasback Duck. Several Ring-necked Ducks were spotted as were a trio of the elegantly understated dabbling Gadwalls. American Coots and Buffleheads have been at Niles now for more than a month; the Buffleheads are especially abundant.

Canvasback Duck Niles Pond Gloucester Massachusetts ©Kim Smith 2016Too far in the middle of the pond for my wimpy 200mm lens, at least you can see for identification purposes the Canvasback Duck and the Ring-necked Duck

Gadwall Niles Pond Gloucester massachusetts ©Kim Smith 2016Gadwalls 

American Coot Niles Gloucester Massachusetts ©Kim Smith 2016American Coot

Mr. Swan Niles Pond ©Kim Smith 2016Mr. Swan!

Ring-necked Duck Gloucester Massachusetts ©Kim Smith 2016

Ring-necked Duck and Canvasback Duck

Canvasback Range Map

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Published by Kimsmithdesigns

Documentary filmmaker, photographer, landscape designer, author, and illustrator. "Beauty on the Wing: Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly" currently airing on PBS. Current film projects include Piping Plovers, Gloucester's Feast of St. Joseph, and Saint Peter's Fiesta. Visit my websites for more information about film and design projects at kimsmithdesigns.com, monarchbutterflyfilm.com, and pipingploverproject.org. Author/illustrator "Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities! Notes from a Gloucester Garden."

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