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Down the hatch!

Based on the scales I'm pretty sure that's a carp that this American white pelican managed to snag near the along the in Coralville, Iowa.
(04/08/23)

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American white pelican wishes you "Good morning!" from just downstream of the along the in , Iowa.
03/27/23)

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Other than the usual focus & framing concerns (had to go w/ a landscape crop w/ this image) it's been my experience that it's difficult to find an angle on a gull that can't produce a beautiful image. This is a ring-billed gull flying over the near the along the in , Iowa.
(03/07/23)

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Ooh, those are some nice embers, doc! Beautiful!

Hi, all! The ring-billed gulls are back in large flocks up & down the Iowa River. Managed to make it to 3 different dams yesterday & they're at all 3 in large #'s. I think a yearly fish (shad) die off attracts them. Ain't much airspace left for any other birds. Took this yesterday w/ my iPhone at the .

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About this time every year the # of gulls around the in , Iowa, increases dramatically. I think they're feeding on gizzard shad which often inhabit the oxygenated waters downstream of dams. Young & yearling gizzard shad are susceptible to fluctuating water temperatures & the gulls may be timing their arrival to the spring shad die-off.
(02/28/23)

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This log has been in the same location near the shore of the & just upstream of the for the past 3 years. Presumably there's some underwater structures that keep it fixed in place & prevent it from drifting away & passing over the nearby dam. The local ducks & geese have found it a convenient location to rest, bask, preen, & perform their morning ablutions.
(02/08/23)

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Bald eagle scores a prize along the just south of the in , Iowa. Normally they pull shad out of the river but this one looks like a perch to me. Can any fishers out there ID the fish species from the pic?
(01/25/22)

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Assorted crows for .

These individuals are all from the same neighborhood murder and these photos were taken at the same time/location next to the on the near , Iowa.
(01/06/23)

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I live about a 15-minute walk from the in Coralville, . The water stays open just below the during winter months so all the local & migratory & congregate there. To reach the area below the dam they frequently fly right over the walking bridge that crosses the dam. That results in some close flybys which you can imagine is fun for a wildlife photographer👍 .

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