Jordan Lake. The 28°F weather this morning caused the normally very sleek little brown-headed nuthatch to get all puffed up as his feathers trapped heat against his body. That did not slow down his hunting. He’s got an insect of some sort for his breakfast.
Out of the drizzly rain and gray mist this morning, appeared a common loon. They are back! If you are out at Jordan Lake at dawn or dusk stand very still and you might hear their haunting call.
As Captain Doug and I floated around one of the exposed sand banks at Jordan Lake, we found this trio of greater yellowlegs. I see an occasional greater yellowlegs in migration but this is the first time that there were 3 wandering the shoreline.
Jordan Lake. Jack-in-the-box … Just how tall can a great blue heron stretch its neck? This morning at the lake I had to laugh and laugh. I hope you too find some laughter in the great blue heron’s antics!
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.
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!
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