Well, today I am up at the lake house with the family and my mom's extended family are almost all here. The lake house is on Lake Burton in NE Georgia and I have never actually birded here. Aside from the fact that it is slightly rainy/miserable outside and the lake has all the misgivings of chilled steel, I had a wonderful breakfast and birded the lake from the front bay windows. Not too much is out and about this morning, but I did see coots, Buffleheads' and two Pied-billed Grebes oh, and an American Tree Sparrow as I climbed the stairs to the boathouse earlier.
I've posted a picture (not mine) of the Bufflehead because it is such a curious little bird. It is a sea duck related to a Goldeneye and is indeed our smallest North American duck. Despite its small size, the males are relatively easy to spot. The harlequinesque black and white pattern is distinctive and highly visible at a distance. ie. Small duck diving around on a deep pond with a bunch of white on its head: male Bufflehead... probably. Appropriately named because of the buffalo shape of the head when the Y chromosome is agitated. (sigh) boys
Well, Happy Thanksgiving and I am now off to hike around and catch some more birds. Cheers.
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