A nice Tom and can you name this duck?

[misfish]

This is one big Tom.

 

 

 

 

Can anyone name this duck?

 

[Terry]

well, could name him Bill

 

yup looks like a Bill

[Rodbender]

Nice Tom and that's a Horned Grebe

[misfish]

Nice Tom and that's a Horned Grebe

 

Are they local,or a northern breed? They sure can stay under water for a long time.

[Rodbender]

Tons of them around now some breed on Lake Ontario

[misfish]

Thanks,this one was on GB.

[Rodbender]

If theres a pair around there mating dance is cool to watch

 

Heres a vid

http://www.arkive.org/horned-grebe/podiceps-auritus/video-09b.html

[kickingfrog]

With a couple of drinks in him my cousin dances like that.

[misfish]

All of those were cool.There was two of them staying very close together. They were just diving all the time though. Makes me want to head up in a week or two and see if I can find them and their nests.

Edited April 20, 2014 by Misfish

[Rodbender]

All of those were cool.There was two of them staying very close together. They were just diving all the time though. Makes me want to head up in a week or two and see if I can find them and their nests.

Nest will be on the lake not far off shore here on Lake O they make them 3X3 or 2X2 not sure what the size is but they just anchor them down let me see if I can find a pic of one

[Rodbender]

I'll send you to this site these are in a park on Lake O

 

http://outdoorontario.net/birds/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=13966

[misfish]

OMG

 

The photos there are incredible. These are pros.

 

Did you see the turkey head shot? UNREAL.

 

Looks like a great place to get advise for a newbie.

 

 

Thanks RB