 | You’ll find me in year-round marshy areas. I have a fun whistling call that you won’t be able to miss. If you like to take pictures, try capturing the brilliance of my glossy feathers when I fly! Most Likely Found: In the marsh When: Year-Round Where I've photographed: Circle B Bar Reserve Read more: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Cornell Lab of Ornithology |
I have written 63 posts including a photo of a Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
October 16, 2010 - ...Dyeyo and I made an unusual late-afternoon trip to the Circle B Bar Reserve today, hoping to get some fun sunset shots. It was strange to be there in the afternoon instead of the early morning. The differences in lighting almost made it feel like a totally new place. When we first got out to […] Read more
October 10, 2010 - ...A month ago I was ecstatic to see a warbler at the Circle B Bar Reserve. Today I nonchalantly dismissed one as “just another Palm Warbler.” How quickly do the birding times change!! This morning’s hike took us up Heron Hideout and out Marsh Rabbit Run. We spent most the time chasing the little guys. […] Read more
September 27, 2010 - ...Sunrise at the Circle B Bar Reserve is magical. Maybe because two mornings are never alike. This morning, we were hiking on Heron Hideout when suddenly about twenty Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks took to the air around us. Calling back and forth to each other with their sweet distinctive whistle, the birds flew round and round […] Read more
September 18, 2010 - ...The sky was clear and the winds were northeast and there were not many migrants at the Circle B Bar Reserve this morning. It was a bit cooler, though, and a walk through the marsh at dawn is always pleasant. Thankfully I didn’t see any alligators, either! I started out on Heron Hideout and checked […] Read more
September 11, 2010 - ...The Circle B Bar Reserve is my favorite place to be at dawn. The landscape is so beautiful with the sun just peeking out over it, and the critters all waking up to a new day. We were treated to an early-morning view of the Black-Bellied Whistling Duck family. They are usually not out until […] Read more
September 5, 2010 - ...Dyeyo and I enjoyed a nice walk at the Circle B Bar Reserve this morning. It’s a time of year when finding birds is very hit-or-miss. We felt like we hit the bull’s eye with several sightings of migrating warblers. We got to Circle B at sunrise, and as we admired the freshly mowed (and […] Read more
August 29, 2010 - ...We were so excited by the migratory birds that we saw yesterday at the Circle B Bar Reserve that we just had to go back this morning. I was hoping to get better pictures of the migrating warblers, in non-foggy light. But the marshes were very quiet this morning. We saw two American Redstarts by […] Read more
August 15, 2010 - ...Dyeyo and I spent another great morning at the Circle B Bar Reserve today. We went with hopes of seeing some migratory warblers or wading birds. Dyeyo did see a Northern Parula, but our major excitements today were the Yellow-Crowned Night Warbler and the baby Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks! The sunrise was slow this morning. Dyeyo […] Read more
June 27, 2010 - ...Dyeyo and I enjoyed our hike around the Circle B Bar Reserve again this morning. We saw our usual assortment of birds and babies, plus a few surprises… The Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks continue to make Circle B their summer home. Their calls can be heard all over the marshes at all hours of the morning. […] Read more
June 6, 2010 - ...Dyeyo and I went to the Circle B Bar Reserve at 6:30 this morning to enjoy the early morning light with our birds. Unfortunately, the sun didn’t really come up because it was so cloudy. We still had a good time birding. The first bird we saw was this Little Blue Heron, who posed for […] Read more
May 31, 2010 - ...The peak bird migration is definitely past, and some would say that this is the “slow period” for birding at Circle B Bar Reserve. Dyeyo and I are finding that the babies popping up throughout the preserve still make our walks very rewarding! This morning we arrived at the Circle B Bar Reserve at dawn […] Read more
May 16, 2010 - ...It was very hot but very fun to be back at the Circle B Bar Reserve this morning. Dyeyo and I took a nice long hike and saw some neat birds. I saw my first Eastern Meadowlark! I’ll wait until I have a better picture to post one, though. When we first arrived, we saw […] Read more
December 23, 2009 - ...Now that Dyeyo, Rich, and I have discovered the Circle B Bar Reserve, we go there often. Each time we go we see new birds and learn more about them. It’s such fun. The first bird we saw this time was one that I usually don’t like to photograph, a black vulture. There are tons […] Read more