The lake is frozen, so everyone is hanging out below the dam. Zoom in on the trees and count the bald eagles. I saw at least twenty in the short time I was out there this morning. Very cool. Click on pictures to enlarge.
The amount and diversity of gulls coming in right now is staggering. They are amazing to watch. We humans are delightfully outnumbered. Click on pictures to enlarge.
I love seeing the coots, pelican, and gull all swimming around together. In the same area, but too far apart to be in the picture, we saw several great blue herons, egrets, Canada goose, and a double-crested cormorant.
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I moved to Lawrence in 2003 and quickly fell in love with the peaceful beauty of the area, especially the rich diversity of wildlife. This blog is my ongoing effort to celebrate that beauty and diversity.
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