Whistle as You Fly

Whistle as You Fly, yes these ducks are called Whistling Ducks, I have never heard of them and this first picture, that is what they actually look like when they are all trying to land at the same time. They look like they are going to crash.

This place where I photographed these ducks and the huge flock of snow geese is located in southern Louisiana at a Wildlife Refuge called, Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge. We were here in January and I was shocked as to how many birds we were able to see and photograph this time of year. I uploaded a video yesterday showing the wet lands of this area and some of the backroads we traveled on to find this place. Video Link Here; Louisiana Wet Lands.

I will have one more video this week showing the thousands of Snow Geese we saw in this area and then we are moving on to Texas.

The Black-bellied Whistling-Duck is a boisterous duck with a brilliant pink bill and an unusual, long-legged silhouette. In places like Texas and Louisiana, watch for noisy flocks of these gaudy ducks dropping into fields to forage on seeds, or loafing on golf course ponds. Listen for them, too—these ducks really do have a whistle for their call.

Whistle as You Fly

by Sandra J