This is one bird I had not taken pictures of before. Quite unusual looking with those long, curved bills but also beautiful with their iridescent plumage. This pair was hanging out in a nearby pond yesterday during one of the many snow squalls we had yesterday.
These birds spend their winters in Mexico with some living year-round along the Gulf Coast. During summers they migrate through the western United States and breed in a few different locations across the region.
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