Morning paddle

 

 

I helped out with the Western Sonoma County Christmas Bird Count today (27 December 2020).  Here's a quick shot from the morning — a nice group of Green-winged Teal (Anas carolinensis) and Northern Pintail (Anas acuta).  [Five teal and three pintails, the lower left bird is a female pintail.]

 

Elegant lines

 

 

After visiting the Bolinas Museum (exhibits on nudibranchs and plastic debris in the ocean) and Keith Hansen's Wildlife Gallery & Studio this weekend, we made a quick stop to admire these Northern Pintails (Anas acuta) along the shoreline of Bolinas Lagoon. 

The Birds of North America account says that pintails are ducks of "slender, elegant lines..." and it's easy to see why.