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SilentBirdHunter replied to the thread Canvasbacks.The first banded Canvasback I shot was banded in Ruby Lake Nevada. I shot that Can at Bear River National Wildlife Refuge in Utah in... -
Can thunder! They were all over this year with the high water we had.
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What a cool looking bird. Just a black and white silhouette of a canvasback is badass, such a cool profile. Then the color contrast on...
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SilentBirdHunter replied to the thread Canvasbacks.From this morning's Montana refuge hike. Early morning drake: Alert drake: Pair of Cans:
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They are, even the hens are cool looking- like a blue wing on ‘roids. I have always enjoyed the way a flock of shovelers comes in to...
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They are beautiful in full plumage, but they usually plume out late so it's fairly uncommon to see them during duck season. Along with...
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They get a lot of disrespect from waterfowl hunters, but drakes in full plumage are really beautiful birds.
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When I hunted Utah, Shovelers tasted terrible as they feasted on brine shrimp. Up in interior Alaska, they feed right next to the teal...
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Guess I need to go explore some new places for birds!
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SilentBirdHunter replied to the thread Canvasbacks.Still some cans every morning. Low light so my cheap camera could not capture good photos.
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I pass on a lot of birds, good birds, but it’s hard to pass on Cans.
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Ive got a decent duck collection. I hope one day to get a can, a bufflehead and full plume blue teal. Ive missed a few cans sadly. I...
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Seems launching a 6 gauge at a pod of coots would be the most profitable option.
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Sorry, those are not your coots, they are scoters, called "coots" by the northeasterners. But I thought about you when I saw that 😁
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