Great image Jim. Same posture the duck had in butterfly stalking.
Craig
Yep, I saw one go for a butterfly too. Here's as close as I got to aJim Poor <jtpoor@xxxxxxx> 8/17/2006 8:16 AM >>>
Jim Poor's note about observing wood ducks at Burke Lake brought tomind
an observation I made at Burke Lake of wood ducks about 2 weeks ago.margins,
While taking a number of our staff on a walk along the lake's
we observed a number of Canada geese and mallards feeding in theirthe
expected manners in shallow water and also hanging around people in
hope of handouts.paddling
There were two to three wood ducks patrolling the lake's edge,
among the other water fowl but with very different food in mind. Attheir
least 8 times, we watched 2 or more of the wood ducks veer from
relatively leisurely paddling to make very quick dashes through 5-10ft
of shallow water and then rush out of the water in an attempt tograb
"mud-puddling" tiger swallowtail butterflies attracted to the dampshore
margins of the lake. The similar behaviors that came to mind wereof
orcas swimming out of the water to grab southern elephant seals inantelopes
Argentina or Nile crocodiles attacking impala and other small
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Africa. Pretty incredible to watch!
Craig Tufts
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