Went out to Moraine State Park today, and I got to try out my dad's fishing kayak. We spotted a great egret from the waterfowl observation deck, so I wanted to go in for a closer look.
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| Taken by my dad |
The lake by the deck was almost completely grown in by lily pads and other water plants, but I managed to slowly maneuver close to where the egret was. As I snuck up on the egret, I noticed some people at the observation deck, observing me! Now I know what it's like to be a waterfowl...kinda sorta?
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| A red-tailed hawk flies overhead |
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| Osprey fishing technique (I should try it out someday) |
So after an hour of creeping up on him and getting side tracked taking pictures of other birds, I finally get up pretty close to the egret and get some pictures in..
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| I think he noticed me.... |
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| "What's that?? It doesn't look like a waterfowl! I'd better fly away!" |
He didn't stick around very long, (I guess I didn't fool him with my waterfowl act) but I got these other pictures of a dragonfly, a great blue heron in a tree...
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| I'm not a bird, but here I am posing please take my picture! |
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| "What do you mean, great blue heron?? There's no herons here! Only us tree limbs! Nope, no great blue herons." |
All in all, it was a good day. Birding total of the day was: 3 great blue herons, one osprey, one red tailed hawk, one great egret, 4 turkey vultures, 2 belted kingfishers, a bunch of canada geese, and a bunch of mallard ducks.
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