A Runner

 The weather is nice for a week at the wetlands. I saw a male Hooded Merganser.

"I got bored floating in the water."

"I am running."

"Ready to take off."

More Waterfowl

 On a sunny day at the wetlands.  (In winter, it is rainy most of the time in western Oregon.)

"Are we Cackling geese or Canada Geese?"😉

"We are Northern Pintails."🦆

"I have been staying here for a while.   I am a male Hooded Merganser."😍

One Fall Day at the Wetlands

 One day at the wetlands.  More waterfowl are here.

"We are Bufleheads.  Just came  down here."😄

"We are Hooded Merganser."🤩

"I am American Bittern.  My neck can stretch long.  I like

 to  hang around the reeds."😍👍

New Birds

Ten years ago when I started watching birds, I did not come to the wetland often.  Now I come here whenever the weather is nice.  I see many waterfowl during the cold months. 

On a sunny day in December, I saw a male Bufflehead👀😀 at the wetland.

"I come here once in a while."

"I do not come here often.  But I am a male Canvasback👀😄."

This winter, I have already seen the Hooded Merganser a few times here. 

(My blog friend in Japan said he has not seen it  there, though his bird book lists it.)

"I am a rare bird in Japan.  I make sure I am away from the shore and the people for safety👀😁😁."