Dodie, Irene, and I are all birders (to a varying degree), so the guys had to put up with a few hours of walking around Sackville N.B.'s waterfowl park. It's a really nice place for a walk.
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| Deb with all her friends! |
The boardwalk runs right around and through the park, so you're able to get close to the birds. We saw a lot of birds, but I was most impressed with the Pied Grebe, which I had never seen before.
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| They are classified as a duck, I believe, but they are ... different looking. |
It was much easier to get a good look at it with binoculars!
The view was pretty, despite the cloudy day.
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| The view is lovely throughout. |
We also spotted a Gadwall, a number of Warblers, and a Redstart. Also a rather shy Muskrat. I think if I lived in Sackville, I would be here all the time.
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| This gives you an idea of the size of the place. When you leave the boardwalk, there is a trail on land that goes all the way back to the park entrance. |
Iain was pleased to see his favourite, the Red Winged Blackbird.
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| Red shoulders rule! |
We saw a lot of birds that I didn't catch on camera. I watched one Black Duck for about five minutes as it poked among the reeds like it was going to build a nest, and then changed its mind. I tried to photograph it, but all you can see is a lot of reeds - the duck is just too well camouflaged!
