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Birdsong:
Louisiana
Waterthrush |
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Spring
Arrival |
| April 20, 2010 and
the hills ring with the song of the Louisiana
Waterthrush. Spring has arrived and with it the
Louie has once again returned to breed. This time
we find him way up in the tree tops advertizing his
arrival! |
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June 7, 2010 This
Louisiana Waterthrush catches a Wood Frog tadpole on its first
try. It
then takes three minutes of thrashing the tadpole against the
ground before it takes a nibble or two. |
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In this slow
motion video the
Waterthrush flies off carrying the tadpole. We assume it
is bringing the tasty prize back to the nest.
Slow motion at 10% of normal. |
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Easy prey for
anything near this vernal pond, the Wood Frog tadpoles are
densely packed. They have large numbers of offspring, so
enough survive for the future. |
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Video by
SEA:
Trudy Battaly, Drew Panko
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