ML621149122

Age and sex

Immature Unknown sex - 1

Behaviors

Foraging or eating

Media notes

Stewart Fletcher, Photographer. HADU either immature or adult female. Field Note: legs & toes are yellowish like an immature. I call it an immature.

Observation details

HADU visual two separate groups (3 immatures & family unit of 6): *First group is narrowed down to either 3 immatures or adult females: bask on river rocks, and then proceed to dive, forage for, and eat caddisfly larvae within their cases. They are located at the cat-walk crossing over Hood River. FIELD NOTES: My final call is all 3 are immatures (Hatch Years). Their legs & toes are yellowish like an immature (adult females have grayish tone legs & toes). The two caddisfly larva HADU photos show two blue feathers on its back (possibly an immature ?male?). *Just downriver is a 2nd family unit of six basking altogether on a large river rock: 1 adult female with 5 juveniles. The adult female has more chiseled facial features than the softer head features of the juvenile in front of her, which is most obvious when she cranes her neck & head above the resting ducklings as the CAGO family begins to pass by the Harlies. This is the very same HADU family that the LARK Bird Group saw three days prior on June 29, 2024 - https://ebird.org/checklist/S184686308 when Gary Rains captured them in a beautiful photograph! Stewart Fletcher, Photographer

Technical information

Dimensions

1080 pixels x 720 pixels

Original file size

1.08 MB