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Duck Hunt In Hell
Been a long winter here, record cold and snow, got 4 inches / 10 cm of snow on the "Blood Moon", this years first full moon of Spring, but let's go back to September of 2013.
Here's a duck hunt video filmed on the hottest September 10th in recorded history. 96 degrees is now the current record for this day. The temperature in the Bayous of Lasalle Fish and Wildlife Area had to be +100 with 100% humidity and no wind.
The ditch I had to canoe was a mile and a half mud hole, beaver dams and food stores blocked the ditch every 30 yards, forcing me to get out and drag the canoe across knee deep muck. When this ditch is at normal fall water levels I can canoe the mile+ to the Waterfowl Resting Area in 15 min, on this day it took every bit of 2 hours. One thing for sure, I love me some duck hunting.
This video is a little long, about 25 minutes, so grab a snack, your favorite beverage and a smoke( if its ok with mama), and get a laugh with this duck hunting fool on his "Duck Hunt In Hell".
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Found a trail along the Little Muddy River. It's a mile from start to finish, making it a two mile round trip. An easy walk when dry. Not so easy during high water. A good walk none the less.
Wild Chicory
Common chicory(Cichorium intybus)
Mid-July and the wild Chicory is in bloom. Chicory is used for salads, coffee and greens. It's a non- native species from Europa.
Double-crested Cormorants
The dead Cottonwood tree that is used by the cormorants as a preening tree is the half way point of the walk. Turn around here for a short one mile walk.
Cormorants drying feathers in dead Cottonwood tree.
I encountered a couple Painted Turtles taking a stroll in the meadow, a ways from the water. Why ? Maybe its turtle making turtle season.
Painted Turtle(Chrysemys picta)
Wood Ducks!
Common to the river and marsh are Wood Ducks(Aix sponsa) A perching duck that nests in tree hollows. A day after hatching the baby ducks climb to the opening and jump to the ground, sometimes from a height of more than 100 feet. Once the ducklings are on the ground, mama duck leads them to water.
Male and female Wood Ducks(Aix sponsa)
July is the time for Eclipse. The adult ducks shed and regrown their feathers and until the flight feathers grow back the ducks can not fly.
Drake Wood duck in eclipse.
Male and female ducks look similar because the brightly colored feathers of the males are dropped and the males are brown and gray like the females.
Wood Ducks
The white eye patch will help identify the female Wood Duck.
Female Wood Ducks
A cattail marsh surrounded by woods is the preferred habitat of the Wood Duck.
Cattail Marsh
Well, this is the 1 mile point. Now I turn around and finish the 2 mile walk. (If you would like to see enlargements, just click on photos.)
