Jordan Lake. A pair of American crows showed up foraging on the shoreline. One of them found a freshwater mussel. Watch how it uses it’s beak to wedge open the shell and enjoy the snack.
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2 Crow Species
Jordan Lake. The first crow we see is an American crow. Listen to his call as crow voices can help you id the species. He finds a very small freshwater mussel and tries to wedge his beak into it to open it up but then gets distracted. The second crow we see is a fish crow. Once again listen to the voice. It seems the tidbit that the fish crow ate made him very thirsty!
Clean Feathers are Best
Jordan Lake. The great blue heron has special feathers on its chest. These feathers grow continuously and they fray and almost make a powder as they grow out. The heron grabs a bit of these white powder feathers and uses them as a washcloth to remove dirt and oil from its feathers.
Warming Process
Blustery and cold … that was Jordan Lake this morning. I got home, brewed some hot tea. Curled up on the couch under a blanket to get warm. After a while I realized that a very warm spot had settled in next to me. Grayced was contented to share the warming process with me.
Floating Past…
Jordan Lake. On yesterday’s cruise Captain Doug and I came upon this fledgling bald eagle, one of this year’s babies. We ever so gently floated past it. For its part of the interaction, the youngster seemed to decide that we just weren’t a probable food source and so we got ignored. Which was just fine with us.
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