Female mallard duck, Anas platyrhynchos, in the grasses alongside the Ottawa River in Ottawa, Ontario. © Rob Huntley
Pigeons are notorious for gathering on telephone wires. This telephone pole was conveniently beside a parking garage and I was on the top floor. They would periodically fly off in a group, do a wide circle and return to their observation post.
Grackles on sand dune fence. Pawleys Island, South Carolina © Rob Huntley