Great Blue Heron at Sandy Point

It was cold but clear  without much wind this morning, so I went back to Sandy Point.   The ice has increased, and  the ducks were there in larger numbers.

A few eagles were looking for a meal, and I saw  my first heron in a week.

Herring Gull 12

This Herring Gull has found a fish abandoned by another bird, probably an eagle.

Lesser Scaup 180 Lesser Scaup 179

Lesser Scaup 178

Lesser Scaup are still the dominant duck.

 

Canvasback 108

Canvasback 107

Canvasbacks are present in large flocks.

Great Blue Heron 258

Great Blue Heron 257

When I first spotted this Great Blue Heron, he was being pursued by several gulls trying to steal his breakfast.