#160 Long-tailed ducks

DSC_6302 - Version 2, a photo by Harold of the Rocks on Flickr.

Unity Lake #1, Unity Village MO
Dec 24, 2011

Snowy Owl

DSC_6791, a photo by Harold of the Rocks on Flickr.

Smithville Lake Dam

Jan 2, 2012

#159, Snowy Owl

DSC_6729, a photo by Harold of the Rocks on Flickr.

Near Little Platte Park, Smithville Lake, Smithville MO

Jan 2, 2012

#158 Mute Swan

Sailboat Cove, Smithville Lake, November 12, 2011

Cattle Egret, Squaw Creek NWR, October 2011

DSC_4255, a photo by Harold of the Rocks on Flickr.

There has been a group of cattle egrets hanging around at Squaw Creek NWR for the last month. They have been very cooperative about posing for pictures. I've never seen a wild bird that was as approachable as these egrets.

#157, Bonaparte's Gull

DSC_4637, a photo by Harold of the Rocks on Flickr.

The little guy in the middle. Smithville Lake, October 4, 2011.

#156 LeComte's Sparrow

DSC_3967, a photo by Harold of the Rocks on Flickr.

Squaw Creek NWR, October 23, 2011