Cormorant, Grebe & Merganser

[JW Mills]

Red-necked Grebe at Sam Smith

 
 
Cormorant at Humber Bay East

 
 
Who's your buddy! at Humber Bay East

[ravynne40]

Beautiful and crisp shots as always
did you happen to see any young grebes around? I was there yesterday and "thought" i might have seen some but when I walked around to the boating area they had disappeared, I'm thinking the gloomy weather and the threat of rain made them hide for cover.

[Moira]

Nice shots John.  Really like the grebe.  I haven't been in that neck of the woods for months - long overdue for a visit.

[Reuven_M]

I love that cormorant, good job

[denis]

great set john

[JW Mills]

Thanks everyone!
 
Irene, I didn't check the inner waters at Sam Smith. I took a walk out to the point and back. I only saw 4 adult Grebes.

[ravynne40]

In the last picture..isn't that a merganser on the rock?

[Cody]

Great shots John! The sun on the Cormorant looks great!

[thouc]

Very nice shots.
And yes, it's a Hooded Merganser on the rock.

[ravynne40]

wow indeed a nice find, usually they are in the water not on the rocks

[JW Mills]

Thanks Cody and Thomas.
 
Sorry Irene, I put Merganser in the title but forgot to label the pic!
Her bud, I believe, is a Black Duck

[thouc]

I think the other duck is a Mallard, male eclipse, the body doesn't look dark enough for a Black Duck.

/Thomas

[JW Mills]

Thanks for the correction Thomas, I goofed up!

[ravynne40]

male eclipse? can  someone explain this term to me please?

[Leslie]

in eclipse 2 (of a bird) having lost its courting plumage.  --Cdn Oxford Dictionary, 2nd edition