Ken that is very cool. I too grew up in Wisconsin and my grand parents had a cabin in Rhinelander. We always had a whip-or-will come see us every night and sit on the top of the 10 foot tall cabin roof and just go to town. He would even let us shine a light on it and would not move. They are a very interesting bird for sure. I too had a moment like that the other day at my pond. I was getting my things together to finish up my Blue Heron fence and while walking down to the pond for the first time ever I actually saw a King Fisher dive right into my pond and try to get a fish out of it. He went all the way under for a second!! That was so cool I had never seen anything like that in real life not even in Wisonsin growing up as a kid had I ever seen a bird do what this bird did. I wasn't even concerned about the small fish it may get it was just to cool to see him move into that dive position and hammer that water! Gods creatures are something else that's for sure!!

The only difference between a rut and a Grave is the depth. So get up get out of that rut and get moving!! Time to work!!