This is not a question, just a couple of neat things that I observed this weekend.
I was sitting up under the shade trees, looking down at our lake because several ducks had landed on it. Suddenly all the ducks and a couple of geese took off from the lake and flew away. We were wondering what had scared them off when a hugh eagle flew down over the lake, circled a couple of times and then dipped his claws into the water for a fish. (too far away to see if he got one but he landed in a tree behind the lake so I think it was to feed.) AND THE POINT IS...
Did you know that ducks would flee from eagles? I didnt. If you have eagles nesting around your place, that might account for an inabiliy to attract ducks. Or maybe ducks do hang around eagles but in this case they could tell that the eagle was hunting some vittles.
Story number two.
A neighbor was telling (bragging) about his grandson catching an 8+ pound bass out of his pond. The kid had went to Big Lots discount store and bought a lure for 99 cents. He tied it onto a zebco reel and caught an 8 pounder. What made this interesting is 1) the pond is probably 20 yards by 40 yards square, and 2) has never been stocked or 3) managed for bass. Just by sheer happenstance, it got some bass into it and evidently some brim of some kind to sustain the bass. And the kid ruined a zebco rod, stripping the gears on an 8 pound bass, then went back with another reel and caught a 5 pounder. Interesting that some lakes just happen to get the right proportions of fish and some have to be managed.
