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Happy Friday.  I thought I would show you a few more of my images from last Sunday’s trip to Green Island.  This little guy is the male version of the Yellow-rumped warbler.  I do not believe they are indigenous to this area and are migrating North but there were a lot of them at Green Island on Sunday.

These were the only goslings we saw.  Lots of adult geese but none of them had little ones following them.  This brood seems a bit early to me as I have not seen any young ones at the duck pond either and I was there yesterday.

Speaking of young.  I am very proud of our Son Mark.  He graduates from the University of Norther Iowa tomorrow.  A very proud moment for us and any parent for that matter.  He has faced some difficult challenges and handled them like a man and fought through some adversity never losing sight of his goals or values.  Great job Mark.

Another image of a Great Egret.  This one was deep in the tall weeds when we first saw him.  We set very still for a long time as he was walking through the brush and into open water.  I showed an image of him earlier in the week walking stealthily.  This is a few moments after that shot and he has just nailed a small fish or minnow.  You can click on the image to make it larger.

I guess I never thought about how they get their catch down their throat.  He contorted his head a few times (I guess to stun the minnow or crush it) and then threw it up in the air and caught it so that it was in-line with his throat.  Pretty neat the way they do that.  I had never seen that before.

Well that’s it for today.  Can’t wait for tomorrow and Mark’s big day.  Enjoy your Friday (there are only 52 of them a year you know) and as always thank you for stopping by.  Be careful.