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I guess this is more urban than nature, but it still sorta counts, right? Was just taking a walk, and there were flowers growing in the sidewalk.
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More pictures from Gemini Springs where I walk. I was trying to get a picture of the three ducks swimming by but ended up with just some interesting water photos. Too far away to see the ducks unless you look very carefully. And that other little bird was walking on top of the lily pads.

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Here is a squirrel who thought I had a treat for him; sorry buddy.

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Annia said:
I think they're Greylag Geese. Or more likely, a greylag hybrid.

I like identifying birds :hide:
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Oooh, thanks! I was wondering what they were. Here are some more for you:

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(I'm being stupid and can't figure out how to get the images to show in thread without resizing them, which I am too lazy to do)
 
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Fyvel said:
Oooh, thanks! I was wondering what they were. Here are some more for you:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/asturgeon/8182202210
http://www.flickr.com/photos/asturgeon/8190367689

(I'm being stupid and can't figure out how to get the images to show in thread without resizing them, which I am too lazy to do)
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OK, in the first picture the ones in the background with the all black neck and head apart from the white part under their chin to behind their eyes, are Canada Geese.

The ones in the foreground have the colourings and markings of greylags but the bill is nothing like a greylag! It was the same in the first image you posted, those there didn't have the bill of a greylag and there was a variation of the types of bills between them.
I've been reading about it on the internet, and most domesticated geese breeds are descended from the greylag, and there aren't really any wild populations of greylags in North America, but there are feral populations of domesticated geese so I think they might be greylag hybrid feral domesticated geese. Now that's a mouthful.

I think that second picture is of a Green Heron.

I might be completely wrong about all of this BTW, I'm pretty OK at identifying birds in Britain but I don't really know about the ones in North America. But I think Green Heron is correct. (At first I thought it was a type of bittern but I couldn't find any species of bittern that looked like it so I googled for bitterns in the USA, found an American bird identification site for the American Bittern and then on there there were links to similar birds and the Green Heron was there. )
 
Fyvel said:
Oooh, thanks! I was wondering what they were. Here are some more for you:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/asturgeon/8182202210
http://www.flickr.com/photos/asturgeon/8190367689

(I'm being stupid and can't figure out how to get the images to show in thread without resizing them, which I am too lazy to do)
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lol...I have re-size all my pictures before posting them here...it sure is a pain to do. :yes: I like posting from my iphone because I never have to re-size those pictures. :)
 
Annia said:
OK, in the first picture the ones in the background with the all black neck and head apart from the white part under their chin to behind their eyes, are Canada Geese.

The ones in the foreground have the colourings and markings of greylags but the bill is nothing like a greylag! It was the same in the first image you posted, those there didn't have the bill of a greylag and there was a variation of the types of bills between them.
I've been reading about it on the internet, and most domesticated geese breeds are descended from the greylag, and there aren't really any wild populations of greylags in North America, but there are feral populations of domesticated geese so I think they might be greylag hybrid feral domesticated geese. Now that's a mouthful.

I think that second picture is of a Green Heron.

I might be completely wrong about all of this BTW, I'm pretty OK at identifying birds in Britain but I don't really know about the ones in North America. But I think Green Heron is correct. (At first I thought it was a type of bittern but I couldn't find any species of bittern that looked like it so I googled for bitterns in the USA, found an American bird identification site for the American Bittern and then on there there were links to similar birds and the Green Heron was there. )
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Oh wow, thanks! I did know the Canadian Geese but that was it! I did find something about the domesticated geese earlier on Google. I was just trying to find the other bird on Google without any success and thought to check here for replies, and I think the green heron is right!

KLS52 said:
lol...I have re-size all my pictures before posting them here...it sure is a pain to do. :yes: I like posting from my iphone because I never have to re-size those pictures. :)
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Yeah I just got a new camera which takes huuuge pictures (compared to my old point and shoot that is ancient and camera phone)
 
Thanks! I will try that

ETA: Yay, it worked! And it was easy too. Went back and fixed them all.
 
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