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STLbf

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1470 on: March 11, 2021, 02:11:07 PM »
Raleigh, That was quite the gathering. I got a similar pic.
And a beach-pic at noon of two younger BEs waiting for lunch delivery.   ;D
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1471 on: March 14, 2021, 12:08:08 PM »
Colorful daybreak in the whole area of Decorah and the Flyway today. Maybe nature's celebration of almost-Spring.

More BEs gather as the smaller birds return on their migration north. Yesterday a flock of ring-billed gulls, I think, but no pics.
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1472 on: March 14, 2021, 02:19:06 PM »
Great afternoon for an eagle bath and preening.

In case you are wondering what those small, triangular items are, scattered across the sand, I'm sure they are lotus pods. A sizeable patch of lotus (in Flyway cam range) blooms during the summer, same time as water lilies. The flowers have a pod with marble-sized seeds, and that's what dries out and floats around during the winter. Google American Lotus for a bunch of photos.
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1473 on: March 18, 2021, 06:59:33 AM »
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« Reply #1474 on: March 18, 2021, 11:56:29 AM »
Raleigh, lovely sunrise today!

More birds returning every day. Thanks for closeups, cam ops.
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1475 on: March 19, 2021, 07:24:51 AM »
Sunrise keeps getting better :)
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1476 on: March 19, 2021, 02:06:25 PM »
Spring brings the color. Great pic, Raleigh.
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1477 on: March 22, 2021, 11:52:05 AM »
BEs are all over the Flyway now that migratory birds are returning and the ice is gone. One was using the heraldic pose, probably to dry its wings or to cool off. Or maybe waiting for a gust of wind to get airborne!
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1478 on: March 22, 2021, 01:51:12 PM »
Great pics, STL and Raliegh!
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1479 on: March 22, 2021, 01:53:15 PM »
March 22, 2021, Monday, 1:30pm --  American White Pelicans

Pile-o-Pelicans
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1480 on: March 23, 2021, 05:18:04 PM »
Clarinda, love your pile-o-pelicans!
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1481 on: March 24, 2021, 06:37:34 PM »
Thank you.  Nice when they pose.  lol
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1482 on: March 24, 2021, 06:44:32 PM »
March 24, 2021, Wednesday, 6:20pm --  Gadwall Pair
  --  Flyway
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1483 on: March 27, 2021, 11:38:19 AM »
Clarinda, that Gadwall closeup is wonderful! What an educational time at the Flyway in the spring.
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1484 on: March 29, 2021, 05:02:58 PM »
Very windy and warm at the Flyway today. Hard to get clear closeups because of the wind, so I didn't try.

All afternoon, rewind shows masses of birds in rows, layers, tiers.  BEs, then gulls, then American white pelicans.
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