January 2016

Coded locations in Louisiana for the following photos may be found on each photo under the date.
BC=Bonnet Carre Spillway
BTM=Bucktown Marina, Metairie, LA
CP=New Orleans City Park
MET=Metairie, LA
SSH=New Orleans South Shore Harbor
WE=New Orleans West End

1
Common Loon

2
Common Loon

3
Common Loon

4
Drake Common Goldeneye

5
Pine Warbler

6
Yellow-rumped "Mrytle" Warbler

7
Loggerhead Shrike

8
A string of pigeons

9
Juvenile Ring-billed Gull

10
Female Anhinga with fish

11
Brown Pelican

12
Gadwalls

13
Brown Pelican

14
Osprey

15
Osprey

16
White Pelican at the Bonnet Carre Spillway lunges for a carp. The fish got away.

17
Horned Grebe

18
Female Northern Harrier
(range ~150 yds)

19
Pied-billed Grebe

20
Common Loon

21
Horned Grebe

22
Same Horned Grebe as pic 21 close-up

23
Belted Kingfisher

24
Common Moorhen

25
White Pelican feeding frenzy

26
White Pelican feeding frenzy

27
White Pelicans (artsified)

28
White Pelicans
(taking an aerobics class?)

29
European Starling

30
European Starling

31
European Starlings bathing

32
European Starlings bathing
(Not the best shot but hilarious nonetheless.)

33
Ring-billed Gull

34
Ring-billed Gull

35
Ring-billed Gull

36
Osprey calling

                      37
                  Osprey
Pick the answer below that best describes this bird's posture:

A. Fluffing up its feathers
B. Getting ready to poop.
C. Getting ready to fly
D. Reacting to the camera

(the answer will be posted in next month's photo page or, if you can't wait, you can e-mail Dave for the answer--see home page for e-mail address)

38
Bonnet Carre water control structure on the east side

39
Sun rays over the Miss. River




To view a montage of most of these pics please click
HERE
and find Panel 1.