Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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I spotted one duck last year and posted the photo, which several TOTVers were kind enough to identify. This year, there is a huge flock of Magansers, males and females. They are fascinating to watch; you can see them at Lake Sanibel.
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Very nice photo! Those are Hooded Mergansers. The males have that remarkable coloring on their head.
We sure get a lot of variety of water birds here in The Villages. |
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Do they stay all winter, or are they just passing through?
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They are beautiful and this is a species of bird that I have not seen yet. When I get to Florida I can mark the Hooded Merganser off the list. There is also a Common and Red breasted Merganser.
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![]() They spend the winter in Florida and head north when spring arrives.
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There are also Blue winged teal, Gadwalls, Mallards, Ringnecks, Grebes, Black Ducks,
to help id any you see this is a good source for me: Waterfowl ID, Duck ID, Duck Sounds, Duck Photos, Goose ID: Ducks Unlimited There is also a flock of black-bellied whistlers - Black-bellied Whistling Duck Facts, Figures, Description and Photo which according to Ducks Unlimited, live on the gulf coast in Texas south - - not a clue how they got here!
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This wood stork will always be the most fascinating in Lake Sanibel so far. About a dozen of them hung out for a week, and then they were gone. |
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