Friday, August 10, 2012

Sometimes you get lucky

The other day at Webster, I saw a duck flying in a group of ~20 other ducks.  This bird was noticeably larger than the others and had what I recall as having a large white stripe in the middle of the wings.  I immediately thought, "Black-bellied Whistling-Duck," but was not 100% about it, so I did not count it.
Today however, I got views of the bird that were indisputable.  I viewed the bird from ~200 yards away.  It was sweet to be able to confirm that my initial suspicions were correct.  And it's always nice to be absolutely 100% sure about a new life bird, which the Whistling-Duck is.

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