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Just for fun and interest - the local TV critters. Those in the Creek.

Beaver - busy at night with damming.
River Otter - cute and playful.
Nutria - non-native, destructive and shot on sight.
Blue Heron
White Egrit
Merganser
Mallard
Wood Duck
Canadian Goose - Nesting pair visits every spring for a month or so.
Wigeon
Fly Catcher - interesting aerial acrobats over the water in the evening.
Bull Frogs - non-native, invasive.
Sadly, no trout or other fish. Never make it up the creek from TV river, Beaver dams block the creek.

We're too far north for the Nutria and even the bullfrogs (an invasive species, here), but have all the others and more. We even have otters, which we often see in the winter fishing though holes in the ice. We live right on a lake, so seeing all these animals is wonderful. Big part of why we live, here.

North Country Gal wrote: Big part of why we live, here.

Us too. Abundant diverse wildlife. Bull frogs here are also non-native. I've so updated my original post.

The seasonal fleet is in.
Canadian Geese, Wood Duck, Malard and Merganser, so far....

Love the pic! Warms me up just looking at it. We're still iced up on our lake and buried in snow, to boot.

Mags wrote:The seasonal fleet is in.
Canadian Geese, Wood Duck, Malard and Merganser, so far....

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Looks beautiful up there in TV Mags!

I have not seen open water in months. Enjoy it. I am dreaming of getting my little boat out soon. I think I will trade my kayak for a pontoon. We will see.

Eastern Nebraska just had a major rain event. 4" on top of frozen ground. Flooding all over.

Spring is coming...to misquote a good line.

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Thanks. Maybe gives you something to look forward to ...and I think I saw in the news you're getting another blizzard on top of what you already have.

North Country Gal wrote:Love the pic! Warms me up just looking at it. We're still iced up on our lake and buried in snow, to boot.

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Starting to get that way with Winter brown giving in to Spring green.

markiver54 wrote:

Mags wrote:The seasonal fleet is in.
Canadian Geese, Wood Duck, Malard and Merganser, so far....

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Looks beautiful up there in TV Mags!

Yeah, weather. I know it will pass. Excited about spring turkey and fishing.

Checked my creek cam and found this Blue Heron out and about!
https://youtu.be/Dl1b_d5_Okw

No creek critters here but we are getting a view of a butterfly migration.
Due to rain and other weather a billion Paintedlady Butterflys are traveling from Mexico trough the greater Los Angeles area on their way to Oregon.
Quite a sight to see hundreds of Butterflys an hour traveling in the same Northern direction.

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Years ago I was at Crater Lake when the swarms were there. They are awesome in great numbers!

Ojaileveraction wrote:No creek critters here but we are getting a view of a butterfly migration.
Due to rain and other weather a billion Paintedlady Butterflys are traveling from Mexico trough the greater Los Angeles area on their way to Oregon.
Quite a sight to see hundreds of Butterflys an hour traveling in the same Northern direction.

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Our Blue Heron and White Egret declined to show up for the photo op

fortyshooter wrote:Checked my creek cam and found this Blue Heron out and about!
https://youtu.be/Dl1b_d5_Okw

Well, I am familiar with the critters in the creeks around here, as I used to dive in them nearly every chance I got.

Gators, and moccasins come to mind first, although the most dangerous creature in the river is............

the guys driving the boats.

How about in the pool?

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that works too...

Redthies wrote:How about in the pool?

Ojaileveraction wrote:No creek critters here but we are getting a view of a butterfly migration.
Due to rain and other weather a billion Paintedlady Butterflys are traveling from Mexico trough the greater Los Angeles area on their way to Oregon.
Quite a sight to see hundreds of Butterflys an hour traveling in the same Northern direction.

Sounds cool! Post a pic!

on their way to Oregon.

And I think I saw the first one yesterday in Bend!

Redthies wrote:How about in the pool?

Better set up your "blind"...