Josey Ranch Lake – November 2023
/Josey Ranch Lake in Carrollton (Texas) was not as full of birds as usual although some of the winter migrants were there in small numbers: American Coots
Ruddy Ducks (with a Scaup in the same picture…size comparison)
Scaups
There was a Great Blue Heron, probably a resident, that seemed very interested in something high in the cattails. When I looked at my picture on my larger monitor, I noticed a place high on the wing that seemed devoid of feathers (i.e. pink ‘skin’ showing). I wondered what could have caused that.
Both resident mute swans were sleeping on the bank…surrounded by a few fluffs of feathers dislodged by their preening.
I didn’t stay long…too breezy and cold. I’ll spend more time at Josey Ranch next time I am in Carrollton.
