Feathered Friday plus Bonus Beach Art

It was bright and sunny here today - perfect weather for a trip to the Esquimalt Lagoon Migratory Bird Sanctuary. All these photos were taken today.

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Ok, check out some of the birds I saw today!

I think I've identified these birds correctly, but let me know if you see an error. All photos were taken by me with a Nikon D750 camera and Tamron 150-600 mm lens. Click on any image to view full-screen.

Male Northern Pintail Duck

Male American Wigeon Duck

Western Sandpipers

another Western Sandpiper

Rock Pigeon, also known as a Rock Dove

Two more... not as sharp as I'd like.

A flight of ducks. Mallards and Pintails flying together.

Black Turnstone

Glaucous-winged Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull with a clamshell. I watched them drop the shells on the rocks to split them open. Often another gull would rush in and steal the prize.

On the opposite side of the road there is a lot of beach art which I really like.

King Fisher. You can see the artist's name on the sign - Brother Paul

Pileated Woodpecker

Anna's Hummingbird

Steller's Jay

Mute Swan

Blue Heron

Canada Goose

Fisgard Lighthouse.

That's it for my photos today... Now let's see your birds!