Weekend Visit

Black Crappie

another type of sunfish

this regular, young fisherman has caught a number of the fish pictured in this blog

Whirligig beetle

Took these pictures almost a year ago. There were many dozens of them stirring the water together.

crayfish

I started to try to identify what type of crayfish I have pictured, but when I realized there are 150 species of crayfish in North America, I gave up rather quickly. Maybe when I get some more detailed pictures, I'll attempt the identification process again.

taking cover among rock and snails

 

Green Sunfish

this one appears to be a cross between a Bluegill and a Green Sunfish. It looked stuck in some shallow, receding water on the lake edge so I stepped in and picked it up with my hands, took some pictures, and put it back in deeper water. 

 

channel cat

also known as a catfish

scent mound

one of our regular fishermen pointed these out to me and explained their purpose.

Beaver create a pile of mud and grass/sticks/leaves and deposit a castor smelling secretion on the pile to mark their territory. The smell is rather distinctive.