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A daybreak walk.

Posted by Troy Parla,
North Country explorer from
April 9, 2025

I woke up to see mist rising from the Oswegatchie, so I went out to sit on a milkcrate for an hour or so and see what came by to visit.



Among the ones that came by were Mallards, Wood Ducks, Common and Hooded Merganser and a Pied Billed Grebe.



They are usually all very skittish and leave anytime we exit the house or are within around 100 yards from them, so I got a slightly better chance to get phots by being there first and waiting for them to arrive.