Today I worked on campus, and at lunch I walked on the Lakeshore Path. I could hear loons calling on the lake, and then I could see two pairs doing mating dances. I tried to make a video, but it didn't really turn out. But we have lots of pictures of birds from the past week. Here are some from our dock. First, some coots.
And a couple of male buffleheads.
Here are some photos of ring-necked ducks. I love when the males stretch their necks way up.
And some more buffleheads - an action shot!
Here are photos of the loon and the pelicans.
Here are a couple shots of Lake Wisconsin.
These shots are from the causeway.
These are wigeons. I love their white bills.
And these are northern shovelers, busy dabbling. They are such handsome ducks.
These are red-breasted mergansers.
We went for a short walk in a prairie just north of Waunakee, and we saw this wooly bear.
How surprising! I thought they were only around in the autumn. We were trying to see Pasque flowers, but we didn't see any in bloom. We will try again in a week. Prairie Man once sent us a photo of them in bloom in that prairie, but he sent it April 12, so maybe we were just too early.
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