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NevadaWolf · @NevadaWolf

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At the north end of Upper Foxtail Lake, there is a pull off with a restroom and covered picnic area. The cliff swallows like using the canopy to build their mud nests in and by the time the season is over, it's covered in little mud caves. Once you walk past the picnic spot, there's a boardwalk leading out to two areas that extend out into the lake. One build onto a solid foundation while the other is left to float as the water raises and lowers. Several benches are along the water, allowing you to sit and see the smaller birds.

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NevadaWolf · @NevadaWolf

158 followers · 67 posts · Server birds.town

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Visited the Carson City WWTP Wetlands, between the freeway and the sewage plant (I know, lovely location) where a lot of different birds settle in to enjoy the many reeds and ponds in the area. Tried using eBird again and, while I like having the record, it's just a pain to try to keep count (and putting X on everything seems less than ideal). I like that iNaturalist pulls the metadata from the photo to tag the date/time/location vs having to select a vague location to submit a checklist.

Did meet with a few others out photographing the birds. One gentleman from Carson Valley had a super fast camera to snap multiple pictures, as I was busy trying to focus. We stood around for a bit identifying different birds. Which is when I learned my new 10x50 binoculars are better than my camera! I could see ducks on the far side of the pond clearly that my poor camera could only get a fuzzy shape for. Hurmmmm, have to ponder this.

Trying something new. I'll post the best four pictures here and then if you'd like to see the rest of the birds I saw, they'll be uploaded here: https://metapixl.com/p/NevadaWolf/550849699829402094 (It's just an experiment).

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