Today I went on the local Audubon chapter's Friday bird walk. It has been years since Lake Berryessa has gotten so low that you can walk out to Big Island on a land bridge. We saw bald eagle, golden eagle, a prarie falcon chasing down a meadowlark, a kestrel, says phoebes, gray sided gnat-catchers, American pippets, red-tailed hawk, northern harrier, waterfowl and more. After the morning walk, I went out with my camera for a couple hours. Unfortunately (that dreaded word) most of my pictures turned out pure white. Something happened, but I don't know what. I did get a few shots, but I'm sure the others were much better.
The new land bridge going out to Big Island.
An immature bald eagle.
The same eagle.
I know you have been wondering, "What happened to the scorpion?"
Well, now he has learned how to go from the drain, through the overflow passage, to perch at the overflow opening. I have a dilemma - do I sacrifice a living insect for him to stay alive? He is very fast to hide when the lights go on, and I haven't figured out a good way to catch him and take him outside. I can't use the sink either. Hmmm.
3 comments:
That's strange about your pictures turning out white. Ever figure out what happened?
I don't know what to say about your scorpion dilemma. He won't move on eventually if he doesn't have luck with food at that location? I guess you don't want him moving on to, say, a shoe in your closet. ;) I think it's okay to sacrifice a living insect, but then you'll be sort of artifically making this location a survivable one. Can you put an insect in a small tupperware, turn out the lights, hang out, then turn them back on via your headlamp and -- voila! -- slap the lid on, catching your scorpion? If you try this, I want VIDEO. Bob, the Scorpion Hunter.
p.s. Cool scorpion picture. Nora was very intrigued when I showed it to her the other day.
One of my students had an idea. Put some leaves and grass in the bottom of the sink for him to hide in, and then scoop it all out with him in it. I could close the drain so he wouldn't run back in.
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