The Trip:
Getting out on Christmas day inbetween rain showers ... weather overcast and gray ... went looking for the male Eurasian Wigeon ... he was there ... and a nice surprise was a Glaucous Gull !!! ...
The Locale:
Westmoreland Park is a local neighborhood park in southwest Portland. The lake and creek attract many different waterfowl ... plus there are LOTS of gulls as folks like to bring their kids and feed them ... to see other birds photographed at Westmoreland Park ... CLICK HERE.
15 species photographed (in alphabetical order):
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 American Wigeon ...
- Bufflehead ...
- Canada Goose ...
- Chinese Swan Goose ...
- Eurasian Wigeon ...
- Glaucous Gull ...
- Glaucous-winged Gull ...
- Lesser Scaup ...
- Mallards ...
- Mallard hybrids ...
- Ring-billed Gull ...
- Rock Pigeon ...
- Thayer's Gull ...
- Western Gull ...
- Wood Duck ...
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American Wigeons, female (left) and male (right), Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Eurasian Wigeons, female (left) and male (right), Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Eurasian Wigeons, male, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Eurasian Wigeons, male, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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The duck dived 4 times in front of me, and, while I managed three shots of the "tail high" I could only manage the swim by and the re-surfacing once.
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Bufflehead, male, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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"Diving" ... Bufflehead, male, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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"Diving" ... Bufflehead, male, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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"Diving" ... Bufflehead, male, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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"Underwater" ... Bufflehead, male, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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"Underwater" ... Bufflehead, male, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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"Surfacing" ... Bufflehead, male, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Canada_goose, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Chinese_swan_goose, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Lesser Scaup, female, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Mallard, male, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Mallard hybrid, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Mallard hybrid, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Rock Pigeon, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Wood Ducks, male (left) and female (right), Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Wood Ducks, male, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Wood Ducks, male, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Glaucous Gull, 1st year, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Glaucous Gull, 1st year, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Glaucous-winged Gull, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Ring-billed Gull, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Ring-billed Gull, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Thayer's Gull, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Western Gull, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Western Gull, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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Fox Squirrel, Westmoreland Park, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast, gray, but no rain.
Image taken December 25, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 200z.
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