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[LisaG1967]

A few morning pics from the Flyway...lots of eagles this morning!

[STLbf]

Lisa, love that shade of pink in the sunrise.  And the eagles are spectacular in silhouette.

[LisaG1967]

Lisa, love that shade of pink in the sunrise.  And the eagles are spectacular in silhouette.

Thanks, STL, the morning colors were beautiful. 

The cam ops have been giving us some great views. 

[STLbf]

Note in my email today from Amazon Smile's donation to RRP:

"Your selected charity received a $964.05 donation from AmazonSmile"

This is the amount for just this past QUARTER !  Keep shopping, you-all.

[T40cfr403]

An adaptation could let birds visualize true north.

https://www.birdnote.org/listen/shows/migrations-can-birds-see-magnetic-fields

Predicting bird migration with radar.

https://www.birdnote.org/listen/shows/migrations-birdcast



BirdCast - https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/

[LisaG1967]

Beautiful GBH on the Flyway today

[STLbf]

Lisa, great pics of the GBH!  Perfect time of day for the light.

Good views of sandhill crane parents feeding their juvie on the rewind at about 4:00 PM.

Flock of coot feeding at 5:00 PM.

[LisaG1967]

Great pics of the sandhills, STL!

Those coots are busy ducks! 

[STLbf]

Thanks, Lisa.

Technically, coot are not ducks. Their bills are more like chickens'. They do not have webbed feet, and are related to rails and other shore birds. But they swim and they flock similar to ducks.   My info is from the book, Ducks of the Mississippi Flyway, 1969, by Ken Haag.  Anyhow, you're right that they sure are busy feeders!

[LisaG1967]

Thanks, Lisa.

Technically, coot are not ducks. Their bills are more like chickens'. They do not have webbed feet, and are related to rails and other shore birds. But they swim and they flock similar to ducks.   My info is from the book, Ducks of the Mississippi Flyway, 1969, by Ken Haag.  Anyhow, you're right that they sure are busy feeders!

Thanks, STL. 

I did not know that a coot was not a duck.  I guess I should not assume that everything that looks like a duck, is a duck. 

Lots to learn about on the Flyway.   

[Ginger52]

Coots have very distinctive looking lobed feet.  They are a favorite food of eagles because they're easy to catch and not too big to carry.  We've seen them at least a couple of times at the North Nest and were able to ID them by the feet (and also the distinctive white beak).

https://www.audubon.org/news/better-know-bird-american-coot-and-its-wonderfully-weird-feet

[LisaG1967]

Coots have very distinctive looking lobed feet.  They are a favorite food of eagles because they're easy to catch and not too big to carry.  We've seen them at least a couple of times at the North Nest and were able to ID them by the feet (and also the distinctive white beak).

https://www.audubon.org/news/better-know-bird-american-coot-and-its-wonderfully-weird-feet

Thanks, Ginger!

I know another nest where Coot is usually on their menu. 

[STLbf]

Ginger, great link for info about the Coot feet!  My father hunted ducks and now and then brought home a coot, too.  I used to watch the cleaning process and learn anatomy, but have to admit I do not remember those very distinctive feet!

[LisaG1967]

Some morning pics from the Flyway, the cam ops got a great closeup on the Harvest moon!

[LisaG1967]

Some random pics from the Flyway today - Great Spirit Bluff, a Pelican fly-by, and Coots