Blue Winged Teal Duck

Admittedly, I've been absent all week from my blog. Sorry guys, deadlines, out of town meetings and conference calls, well what can I say.

Recently, I made a quick trek to Mustatatuck National Wildlife Refuge to check on the status of the 'flyables'. Yep, this is a Blue Winged Teal Duck. Yep, I'd never laid eyes on one before, that I could recall, so I add a new bird to my Life List. Yippee! I wished I could have gotten a better image, but the pair of Blue Winged Teals I discovered in the marshes along the Auto Tour, floated rapidly away from the parameter of the marsh as I got closer. At first I didn't see them because they were swimming in the midst of a pretty large flock of American Coots. But then I realized there were a few ducks who stood out from the stark black feathers, as is customary of Coots. It's going to be beautiful today, but rainy tomorrow so I don't know how much I'll get outdoors to partake in photographing Spring. I am, however, keeping a close eye on the Japanese Magnolias and Crab Apple trees at Bernheim anxiously awaiting full blooms so I can get a few pics. Any time spent outdoors this week was spent planting flowers or painting lawn furniture. UGH. Have a great weekend. ENJOY!