Good selection for the challenge, Aletta! It looks like it was crowded at their pool that day. 😀
I’m not sure that’s Cape Shoveler though. The eye and bill are different to my eye. I’ve never seen one and went looking for images of them. I’d love to see one! I think it’s a female Mallard too. I could be wrong though!
Me either! I am still learning and sometimes IDing them is hard. Do you have the app Merlin? It’s wonderful for help with identifying birds. I find it quite accurate too.
It’s a really cool app! Say you make a photo of a bird out in the field or out on a walk you get home upload your images to your computer and then summon the photo you took on your computer of the bird you didn’t know- open the Merlin app on your phone chose the photo option and take a picture of the photo you took on your computer screen with the Merlin app answer the questions about where and where et Voila! Merlin comes up with your bird or very close choices to narrow your field of possibilities! It’s amazing and a valuable tool in my toolbox today. You should get the app. Hopefully once you get the app what I just said makes sense. If not ask me! I’ll help you get it. 😀
Great quakers this week. I don’t know if that is a Cape Shoveler. That looks like a female Mallard. I’ve never seen a Cape since they are in South America and don’t migrate. 😊
It might be, but it looked like a female mallard next to the male. Unless I missed something in that photo. Regardless, I’d love to see one and add it to my list. You really are making me want to make a trip to South Africa. At least one of these days! 🙂
Good selection for the challenge, Aletta! It looks like it was crowded at their pool that day. 😀
I’m not sure that’s Cape Shoveler though. The eye and bill are different to my eye. I’ve never seen one and went looking for images of them. I’d love to see one! I think it’s a female Mallard too. I could be wrong though!
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Thank you. I do not know birds that well. I can well believe that it can be a female mallard
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Me either! I am still learning and sometimes IDing them is hard. Do you have the app Merlin? It’s wonderful for help with identifying birds. I find it quite accurate too.
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No, I will look into the app. Thanks for that
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It’s a really cool app! Say you make a photo of a bird out in the field or out on a walk you get home upload your images to your computer and then summon the photo you took on your computer of the bird you didn’t know- open the Merlin app on your phone chose the photo option and take a picture of the photo you took on your computer screen with the Merlin app answer the questions about where and where et Voila! Merlin comes up with your bird or very close choices to narrow your field of possibilities! It’s amazing and a valuable tool in my toolbox today. You should get the app. Hopefully once you get the app what I just said makes sense. If not ask me! I’ll help you get it. 😀
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Thank you for the information. Will it work for South African birds too?
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It may not have every bird there, but by you inputting your bird finds will help the app grow!
It’s world wide. Here’s the app’s description page.
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2020/04/whats-bird-merlin-app-has-answer
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beautiful captures! they are simply lovely 🙂 🙂
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Thanks so much Wilma
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Great shots. That white duck in the second photo is deep in thought about something.
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Thanks Joseph, I think he wants to know what he is doing to get for lunch😄
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That is a very duck thing to think about. Hmm…now that you mention it I wonder what I am having for lunch today.
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Ha ha, hope you had a good lunch!
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Leftovers……
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👍😄
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Great quakers this week. I don’t know if that is a Cape Shoveler. That looks like a female Mallard. I’ve never seen a Cape since they are in South America and don’t migrate. 😊
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Thanks Lisa, not sure… We do get them here in South Africa
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It might be, but it looked like a female mallard next to the male. Unless I missed something in that photo. Regardless, I’d love to see one and add it to my list. You really are making me want to make a trip to South Africa. At least one of these days! 🙂
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Thank you for the information. Will have to look for more of those to get a better photo. Would be nice if you can come to South Africa
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I need to win the lottery so I can buy my own plane and travel. 😂😂😂
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Now you are talking 😄
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Yeah baby! Woop Woop! 🙂
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