[wisb] Re: Are there fish that might pull a Horned Grebe under?
- From: Claudia <cgiamati@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bgsloan2@xxxxxxxxx" <bgsloan2@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 21:06:05 -0500
Up here, I have heard Muskies called fresh water sharks, they have been known
to take swimming rodents, so certainly ducks or grebes. Northern or gar pike
would be predatory enough. Not sure what's in your lake, but there are many
fish that will eat a duck!!
Good luck,
Cg
Knowledge of the path is no substitute for putting one foot in front of the
other ~ MC Richards
Claudia Giamati
Chippewa County
On Mar 31, 2011, at 6:54 PM, "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Just wondering if there might be fish in Milwaukee Harbor that could pull a
> Horned Grebe underwater?
>
> I was watching a Horned Grebe diving today behind the Milwaukee Art Museum.
> It would do its graceful dive, stay under for awhile, pop back up for a
> minute or so, and then dive gracefully again. This sequence was repeated
> several times.
>
> But the last time I saw this grebe was rather mysterious. It barely cleared
> the surface of the water before going down again in an awkward and ungraceful
> way. Hardly even enough time to get a breath of fresh air. I stood and
> watched for at least five minutes and didn't see the grebe come back up.
>
> When the water is clear in this spot I've seen salmon/trout approaching three
> feet in length. But I'm not sure what they eat. Are there fish in Milwaukee
> Harbor that are capable of eating smallish diving ducks??
>
> Bernie Sloan
> Milwaukee
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