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clarindagirl

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Re: 2025 Mississippi Flyway!
« Reply #15 on: June 04, 2025, 11:00:43 AM »
June 4, 2025, Wed., AM - Mallard Drake Deconstructed

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STLbf

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Re: 2025 Mississippi Flyway!
« Reply #16 on: June 04, 2025, 11:43:04 AM »
Good pics of the Mallard, Clarinda!  Apparently the adults molt while the chicks are still dependent on them for food and protection.  Love those bright orange legs and feet.

A sub-adult BE and a great egret used the same perch for preening this morning.  Not at the same time!
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Re: 2025 Mississippi Flyway!
« Reply #17 on: June 06, 2025, 09:17:46 AM »
June 6, 2025, Friday, AM --  Sandhill Cranes and Eagle -- Morning Preening

Overcast morning, 61 degrees
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Re: 2025 Mississippi Flyway!
« Reply #18 on: June 06, 2025, 04:02:00 PM »
June 6, 2025, Friday, PM --  White Pelicans

Preening, fishing in shallows.  Some have a horn on upper mandible near the tip of bill, which appears during breeding season.
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