Ducks And Moustaches

I shaved a moustache into my face.  Again.  I've had lots of staches over the years.  Mostly they were STMs (Short Term Moustaches).  They typically lasted a day or so.  Except for that one in Tahoe.  I held on to that little beauty for a few weeks.  I'm thinking about doing the same with this one.  We'll see what happens.

This is what my Wednesday mornings have become.  I frantically pedal my bike around the island trying to read as many of these Laysan Duck bands as possible.  Today I got 65.  A new record. 

It dawned on me that I haven't posted any Wigeon photos yet.  I dunno why.  Probably because they are the hardest of all ducks out here to get close to.  So this is about the best I've been able to do so far.  Pretty poor if you ask me.

Cowardly Tired

I PTFO after work today.  Almost missed dinner.  Not really sure why I'm so cowardly and tired.  In any case, I have in my possession Season 4.5 of Battlestar Galactica.  They have reached Earth, which is a barren wasteland.  What will happen next, who knows?  I intend to find out.  Tonight.  Here are some most excellent photographs of birds:

To study the differece in nasal grooves, compare this photo of a Wandering Tattler with the Gray-tailed photo I posted on November 26th:  http://toophotosaday.blogspot.com/search?q=gray-tailed+tattler

This is a female Laysan Duck.  I had to take a photo of her because her head is much whiter than the rest of the ducks.  So she looks cooler.

If Only Albatrosses Could Smoke

We banded a few birds yesterday.  I am beginning to get into the swing of things.  I now seen firsthand the devastation that a fully grown bull Black-footed Albatross can inflict on human skin.  It ain't pretty.  No lifers yesterday, but I currently have my sights set on a few target lifers.  Namely the boobies.  Possibly some Wedge-tailed Shearwaters.  I've been told that this is entirely possible, but I've yet to see the goods.  It's time for work again today, so I've gotta run.

Good old-fashioned Laysan Albatross fight.

A Laysan Duck out on the lawn.  This Life bird is probably the rarest animal that I have ever seen.  I think there are only a few hundred left.