Rick wrote:Then there was this entirely accidental capture of a capture and release you'll not see every day:
If you blinked and missed the end, that's the bug learning about cormorants.
simplepeddler wrote:and ole friend of mine, Danny Womack, used to chase these down for photos every year.......seems early though to see them?? No??
simplepeddler wrote:yep...storks...
Rick wrote:That reminds me that I need to give Bieber (the duck) some bath water, so he'll start preening oil into his feathers. Was a sponge this last time out.
And I'm thinking your storks are likely wood storks, too, like those above. Bald black buzzard heads with pick ax beaks and very distinct black primary and secondary wing feathers.
Rick wrote:Saw four bluewings today, best clean your guns and start the roux.
Date: 1/12
Time: morning
Location: Mudhole
Cloud Cover: clear
Wind Direction and Velocity: NW strong
Temperature: getting colder
Moon phase: bright
Special Notes:
Waterfowl Activity: super blackbelly flight for my end of the marsh (westerly winds seem to do that), fewer teal moving than expected, the usual local ducks and, since we passed the whistlers, a thankfully strong big duck flight
Waterfowl Responsiveness: good if we got to them before they joined the locals using the north (lee) end of the marsh
Hunters: 2, the Pit Blind's own Darren and his FIL, Mike. (If Darren's wife is as nice as her dad, Darren hit a home run.)
Guns & Ammo:
Malfunctions:
Dog(s) and Dog Work: The coyote got a workout early on, but had it good after the guys got dialed in and started finishing the crips on their way out.
Special Equipment: spinner was more bane than boon as it wouldn't stay white down in the wind and would have been pulled if I'd had need to get in the boat to chase birds.
Curses: none
Kudos: great morning to be alive and in the marsh, and while I've seen reference to poor shooting in Darren's log, they did well enough that we passed shooting at lot of game without worry over making the strap heavy.
Birds By Species: 1 bw teal, 4 gadwall, 2 gw teal, 8 mallards, 2 mottleds and 1 pintail
Darren wrote: I can't remember where my car keys or shoes are half the time, but I can remember vivid details of hunts back to 2002-2003 season.
Rick wrote:Got to spend my morning on a new-to-me sweet, sweet farm on Lacassine NWR's north border, where the set-aside half was ate up with mottled and whistling ducks. Life is good.
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