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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1170 on: July 07, 2020, 02:37:31 PM »
Here's video of the landing of the redhorse sucker; it was spectacular: https://youtu.be/fCY_IXoP934
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1171 on: July 07, 2020, 05:12:42 PM »
That huge fish was such a challenge for the BEs! Coincidentally, the July issue of the Missouri Conservationist magazine has an article called "Chasing Missouri Monsters" and the featured giant is a river redhorse sucker. The largest catch recorded in MO weighed 17 pounds. 

You might be able to read/see the magazine online at mdc.mo.gov
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1172 on: July 07, 2020, 05:25:34 PM »
Photos from the Flyway today.

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1173 on: July 08, 2020, 03:29:56 PM »
Turtles basking this afternoon at the Flyway. Two softshell, and one northern map turtle.  Not sure which species of softshell these are. The picture shows one, and another climbed onto the log a bit later.

I missed the young pelicans the chatters were discussing.

Will the camera stay turned on at the Flyway all summer?  "Yes" is the right answer!

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1174 on: July 09, 2020, 12:29:19 PM »
Here's closeup of a juvenile pelican about noon today.

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1175 on: July 10, 2020, 10:45:13 AM »
Bald eagle activity about 7 this morning, and a great shot of R-WBB about 8 AM

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1176 on: July 12, 2020, 10:51:20 AM »
July 11 and 12, 2020, Saturday, Sunday -- Turtle and Heron


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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1177 on: July 12, 2020, 03:47:51 PM »
Clarinda, thanks for the weekend pics. The Flyway camera brings us a nature lesson every time we look. Kudos to the cam ops!

This afternoon about 2:00, it's frog-finding.  Southern leopard frog, I'm pretty sure. I recognized the leopard frog from childhood in northern Indiana.  The Missouri Field Guide describes several species of leopard frogs.

Now to ID that lovely bright pink wildflower.  Any takers?

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1178 on: July 12, 2020, 04:11:22 PM »
Swamp smartweed, or water smartweed, Polygonum amphibium

Forms dense colonies, any wet, open land, rich pink blooms June to October, stems about 40"
What do you think?

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1179 on: July 15, 2020, 10:59:22 AM »
Beautiful morning at the Flyway. BEs waiting for excitement and prey. Rewind to watch feeding behavior of many current species of water fowl, shore birds, RWBBs. They are hard to catch with a clear picture because always moving.

This site is so entertaining & educational. Hope science teachers include the Flyway in their classes (online or otherwise) come fall.

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1180 on: July 15, 2020, 03:38:08 PM »
I missed chat today, but here are several shots of the wildlife this afternoon on rewind.

American lotus makes huge colonies of plants. The large seed pods in fall are really interesting & good food source.

RWBBs are hard to catch sitting still enough for a photo. Learning to ID the females and juveniles was new for me this year. Thanks, camera operators.

Northern leopard frogs usually have a black spot at the tip of the nose, that distinguishes them from southern leop. frgs.

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1181 on: July 16, 2020, 12:26:42 PM »
Cool and misty early this morning. Many sandhill cranes on rewind. At noon, there's a good group of mostly mergansers, but too jumpy for a good photo capture.

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1182 on: July 18, 2020, 11:37:17 AM »
Saturday morning early rain. Good gathering of the ususal expects!

Have a great, safe, healthy weekend, everyone and everybirdie.

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1183 on: July 19, 2020, 10:37:13 AM »
Sunday morning, quiet, good time for Mama Mallard to bring the ducklings out to dabble in shallow water.

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1184 on: July 19, 2020, 04:22:16 PM »
Rewind to noon-ish for a Great Blue Heron on one of the Bald Eagle perches. Odd looking, long legs, etc.   ;)

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