I saw three birds fly over the wetlands toward the river, with three more following behind. I heard their distinctive voices and I thought that they were the Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks.
The American Coots were playful this morning. When a group of three came near the feeding place, two started flapping their wings and made quite a bit of noise as they splashed the water. The third, however, remained calm as it continued to follow the other two.
There were more Green Herons than usual at the feeding place. A Gadwall was hunting among them, too.
A large Nutria was eating grass in front of the Landing near the area where the Chinese Domestic Geese family was resting. It started walking towards the geese, but once it came too close the father goose scared it away. A while later, all three geese drank some water near the kayak dock and the younger goose started swimming away. The mother, however, turned around and walked back up onto the land. Since she has an injured leg, walking and swimming must be somewhat difficult for her. When the younger goose noticed, it turned around and swam back towards the land. It then stood with the father in the shallow water of the bank and ate some grass that was growing nearby.
Although the Century Plant is almost completely dead, the flower clusters on the upper layers are still attracting bees. I was glad to see a Blue-Throated Hummingbird this morning! It was busily collecting honey from the top of the plant.
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