The visiting shoveller, an apparition in green, chestnut, and white, with his neck extended he shovels his way in circles around the lake.
Pam Croom © 2008
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Natural history of north Alabama, life, the universe, everything or perhaps just my backyard.
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- Alabama Bird Checklist
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- Atlas of Amphibians in Tennessee
- Atlas of Reptiles in Tennessee
- Back Forty (The)-Robbyn's Blog of her life of increasing self sufficiency and modern homesteading in Florida
- Big Oak Wilderness School-Wilderness School in Tennessee-great place!
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Database of Tennessee Vascular Plant Occurrences
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- Nature Tales and Camera Trails-Ann's Blog on photos (great pictures) and nature in New Brunswick
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- Swan Conservation Trust (Land Trust in Tennessee
- Trees of Alabama and the Southeast
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- Bonta-Nature-Gram #46: view from porch
- Go See the Eagles
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- Christmas Day
- Bonta-Nature-Gram #44: view from front porch
- Bonta-Nature-Gram #43: view from porch
- Bonta-Nature-Gram #42: back yard
- Bonta-Nature-Gram #41: view from the dock
- What are your thoughts?
- Bonta-Nature-Gram #40: soundscape from the dock
- Bonta-Nature-Gram #39: view from the dock
- In a Nutshell: Alabama Supplejack
- Bonta-Nature-Gram #38: view from porch
- Bonta-Nature-Gram #37: From the side yard
- The facts, just the facts, Mam!
- Bonta-Nature-Gram #36: view down the hill from the...
- Bonta-Nature-Gram #35: view from porch
- Bonta-Nature-Gram #34: view from porch
- Bonta-Nature-Gram #33: view from porch
- Bonta-Nature-Gram #32: view from porch
- The Corpse in the Garage
- Bonta-Nature-Gram #31: from the backyard shore
- Thanksgiving and Sanctuary
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3 comments:
Pam--thanks for commenting on my blue mold post. You were absolutely right about your id.
I only see Shovelers in the spring when they are passing through my region during migration. They are such interesting ducks with their big bills.
Ann- they are interesting and gorgeous! I wish I could have taken a picture of him! They are unusual for our little lake, but common at this time of year for the region. Most bird guides don't show them for N Alabama or many of the water fowl winter residents here. This isn't their natural wintering grounds. The damming of the Tennessee has attracted waterfowl. Lake Wheeler has a wildlife reserve and the surrounding farmland the reserve owns is rented out to farmers. Part of the deal is that the farmers must leave a portion of the crops on the ground for the ducks and geese. In the winter some of the crop land is then flooded for the birds. The Lake Wheeler has also attracted sandhill cranes.
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