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Karen, I count on you to be another pair of eyes for me to see a part of the world I wouldn’t see otherwise and am grateful. That’s the thing about all of us describing the facet we see of this beautiful, multi-faceted diamond we call life. We are all richer for it. Thank you.

So, about those feathers. What surface were they on and how did they indent it? Isn’t denting a surface contrary to the nature of feathers?

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Thank you! The feathers were sitting on ice, so I'd speculate they fell into the indentation rather than made it. Perhaps the ducks (or geese) were sitting on the ice and left the feathers behind?

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That makes sense. Maybe they absorb enough extra warmth to melt the surface a little.

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Oh, I’ve seen a flock of geese melt open water pool in the middle of a frozen lake before. They definitely have enough body heat to melt ice.

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Or the way penguins incubate their eggs in the Antarctic.

But alas, my poor little quail friends don’t have goose super powers, so frozen ponds and lakes cause them to slip, slide and tip over when they land on ice. Even so, they immediately jump up, look around, straighten their backs, and try to walk away from the crash site with their little quail dignity mostly intact.

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wow those are some beautiful birds. I really like the taking off photos!

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Thank you!

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So nice. I have missed many of your recent posts, and will go back now to get caught up. Amazing how you can catch them in mid-taking off! But I have to admit: My favorites are the feather photos. Gorgeous!

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Thank you Jeanne! Feathers are always my favorites.

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Really nice images Karen. I love the last photo especially. That final photo tells a story.

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Thank you Neil! I was pretty excited about the magic pen!

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Thanks Sharon for your Scaup exposé, punctuated with a Merganser here, a Mallard there. Great light. Great composition.

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Thank you Gary!

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Wonderful photos but I think I like your commentary better!

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Thank you sue!

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❤️👍

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Thank you Aunt Sharon!

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You have started my morning softly.

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Thank you, I'm so glad.

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Learning my shore birds, did not grab the opportunity when I lived near the shore

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Shore birds are awesome! I've missed many opportunities to learn about nature in much of my life too, so I understand!

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Beautiful, as always!

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Thank you Jack!

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