Very nice Martyn, the mass takeoff was amazing great vocalizations on
everything.
Jim
On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 7:48 PM, Martyn Stewart <> wrot=
e:
> http://soundofcritters.com/archives/1353
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> Let the player buffer before clicking on the play button.....
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> This morning I had the pleasure of meeting Bob Kothenbeutel as his home i=
n Woodinville, WA.
> Every September the wood ducks return to his back yard pond =96 probably =
because he provides feed for them twice a day (mixture of whole wheat and g=
ame-bird pellets). On Sept. first there were 6 but the number has grown to =
125 -150! They stream in in small groups just as it begins to get light in =
the in morning, eat their breakfast, lounge around all day and then leave i=
n the evening after their dinner. They never get very tame and always flush=
when I take out the feed. After circling a few times they come raining bac=
k to the pond in a fashion that makes it too hard to count them. It is quit=
e a spectacle. Even though they are devouring 150 lbs of feed each week he =
never get tired of watching them. They even invade his bird feeder which is=
near his deck, and some have taken a liking to suet. There is a large numb=
er of juveniles and the mature drakes are now in full breeding plumage.
>
> This is a recording from first light this morning starting from around 07=
:00am.
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