COOL MORNINGS BRING SMOKE ON THE WATER
When the pond is naturally at 70 degrees F (from day time heating by the sun) but the night air cools down into the low 40's we get this smoke-like magical water vapor forming plumes reaching into the sky.
On Duck Island, that's Anna our resident Anhinga, also enjoying the beautiful water vapor display. By 8AM she is full of fish and drying her wings for some "Fly-About" (like "walk about" but bird like).
When I see the mist my mind always clicks to the amazing power chords from the classic Deep Purple song, "SMOKE ON THE WATER". I know the lyrics have nothing to do with what I'm seeing but I loved the chord progression of the song.
HUEY, GOING BY
The other day my friend Bob was asking about Huey during one of our rare phone conversations. This morning, during the misty clouds, this gentle "Great Heron" came walking by our kitchen window. He is so tall and big, he always makes me feel like "someone" is walking around in our yard.
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| With his long legs Huey walks by quickly, he's watching "fish porn" in the pond |
Fortunately Huey is only a threat to his lunch, little fish, which he swallows whole.
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| HUEY SAYS "THAT LOOKS DELICIOUS ;-)" |
For such a beautiful bird he has a very odd and non musical sounding song which sounds like he's gagging on something harsh. It's a sound which is very difficult to describe with words, a bit like a broken car horn, gagging and buzzing. We are very blessed to have him visiting us every day. Most nights he sleeps on Duck Island in the middle of the pond.
