The tales of two forever friends as they share a mutual passion for birds while spending time together.
Birds of a Feather is back with our new blog, Birding and Bonding! Our previous objective remains the same. Our goal is to find all birds that live on Long Island year round. The only rule is that in order to add a bird to our list, we must see it when we are together. That's where the bonding comes in. Life can get so hectic that we sometimes fail to enjoy the more important things. This gives us a wonderful outlet to make sure we take the time.
Of course, Long Island has many migratory birds, as well. We certainly don't want to ignore them. We will blog about them as well. Armed with new cameras and renewed incentive, we look forward to getting back on the birding trail!
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Mystery Solved!
It looks like our expert birder, Louie, whom I have never met, has identified the mystery ducks. Sandy was right! They are some offshoot of the Mallard. He said the tell tale sign was the curled tail feathers. I looked this up in the field guide and, sure enough, Mallards are the only ducks with curled tail feathers! Thanks, Louie for solving the mystery and for the suggestions on some birding hotspots. We'll try them out.
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