Han River Near Seoul Forest

Friday I took the subway to Eungbong Station on the light blue line. Once I got off, I made my way to the river and walked toward where this particular riuver meets the Han River. (I never did figure out the name of this tributary--I walked west toward Oksu Station.) Along this walk I saw several species of ducks and grebes.

Species I saw included Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula), Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhncha), Mallard (Anas platyrynchos), and Northern Pintail (Anas acuta).



I also saw Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata), CommonPochard (Aythya ferina) and Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca).



I tried to get pictures of everything, but my 10x zoom on my camera just isn't enough to reach out and get good waterfowl shots. Some of the other ones that escaped good photographs included Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), Common Merganser (Mergus merganser), Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) and Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus).

As I worked my way back to the subway, I stumbled across "Seoul Forest," which looks like a small wildlife park with a few different species of native deer. From the over-head walkway I caught this picture of a Grey Heron.



Thanks to some of my new-found friends on the Birds Korea forum for the tip on this spot.