Nine Swans A Swimming

[BilletHead]

Yesterday Pat and I went for a ride. Hit a lake in Nevada that always has waterfowl stay most of the Winter. Hoping the swans had arrived. We were not dissapointed. Actually suprised there was some white fronted geese there also. this was the first time I have got a good look at them as I have never taken one, hope to someday. Did not have the camera along. Then we drove up to four rivers to take a gander at seeing what we could see. Reservior was at least half drawn down anf half frozen. Geese and ducks in the middle. Looking to the South East could see some vehicles near the parking lots for pool 3 and 4. Headed to Rich Hill and then East on B to check out Schell Osage. Got to Schell on the main road between The North and South Lakes. Lots of Snows on the North Lake about half frozen. Stopped to see them and low and behold there is a place you can see the levee on the North side of the North lake. The place we were looking was about the East disabled blind. We could see four mojo type decoys a spinning away. This from over a half mile away. Amazed how visable they were. The South lake is thawed and it is packed, I mean packed with ducks and geese with most being mallards. Checked out the ponds I hunt closer to home with most being ice covered. Inch thick in places. Another pond I have not hunted because it is a roost pond was very much thawed with a coupple hundred Canadas and thirty or more ducks. I hate to go there and mess the area up. Hopefully after tonight's cold the warm up and rain they are calling for will open things back up. Got out the camera this morning and went to town to photograph the swans. They were there with just a hand full of canadas. Farther away from shore as ice had formed over alot of the lake. Just one so far has shown up with a neck band,

Marty

[Feathers and Fins]

4th from the right needs culling its neck is deformed or its wounded see the red blood around it.. SORRY couldnt pass it up... Yes lots of shite fronts still around this year and I know what lake that is lol... Is the Ross goose that stayed all summer still there?

[BilletHead]

No Ross goose there but one goofy looking domestic goose. Very vew mallards but a couple dozen gadwall. The bulk of the canadas fly back and forth to another pond just East of town. I need a thaw around here or some to start landing in fields,

Marty

[Feathers and Fins]

Ya they can be a pain up there. A good thaw and you should start slaughtering them