Changing Weather, Changing Critters

We have experienced some extreme weather changes lately which might account for the variety of wildlife sightings.  The first two photos are of a Green-winged Teal.  A species of waterfowl I rarely see.  It was on a small pond just as snow was beginning to fall...

The next morning we awoke to a winter wonderland.  The snow only lasted one day before it melted, but it was beautiful for a while...

With the snow so quickly gone I found this Mallard drake searching beneath the surface for food...

 

This Mourning Dove was drinking from the same stream in the early morning...

 

 

A pair of colorful Wood Ducks were cruising about searching for a likely nesting site...

 

 

 

I included this photo of a mink just so my regular readers would know I have not ended my pursuit of them...

 

On another day, I came across this pair of Hooded Mergansers.  They only posed for a second before taking off...

The warmer temperatures of the last two days seems to have the Wild Turkeys on the move looking for mates...

I will leave you with this photo of a large muskrat as it scurried across a log and back into the water...

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