Our ponds at Beaver Bottoms Wetlands are drying up, and one in particular has attracted large numbers GB Herons, as the last of the food source crowded into the vanishing waters. Last w/e I slipped into a photo-blind 1 1/2hrs before sunrise and was surprised to see birds in the water, and fishing under a moon that was about 80% full. I wondered if this was rare, but my research showed this to be not all that uncommon, where lighting is sufficient.
When I walked back to my truck (mid-morning) I found a hen turkey and 5 youngsters standing in front of the front bumper. They saw me before I saw them, so I didn't get a chance to see what they were doing, but I wondered if they were picking road-killed bugs off the front bumper?! Nature never ceases to surprise me! Ty Smedes Ty Smedes Nature Photography 4732 72nd Street Urbandale Iowa 50322-1148 www.smedesphoto.com phone # 515-270-9086 "I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it" ? Thomas Jefferson --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/PayDues.aspx. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
