29-JUN-2009
White Pelican and Double-crested Cormorant
...both carefully ignoring each other...my bet is on the pelican when the next fish comes along.
29-JUN-2009
Common Merganser duckling
29-JUN-2009
American Avocet
Final approach...flaps up, landing gear down....
29-JUN-2009
Franklin's Gull and Common Merganser duckling
The duckling hasn't been abandoned. The mother is fishing just out of frame.