Friday, May 10, 2013

I caught a couple of fish!

...on film.  :)

When Katie and I took our evening walk along the river last night, we went to where there was water and followed it a little way.  I started hearing all this splashing and saw a big fish jumping out of the water.  I saw a bunch of fish swimming along with their backs out of the water, too, because these are tall fish, backbone to stomach, and don't fit in the shallow water.  That's what the camp host at Riverside Campground told me and I saw it for myself.  The jumping was taking place in a deeper area, though, and I could see the fish through the clear water. Can you see them all?






First new bird for Thursday - I saw a Green Heron.  I sure wasn't expecting to see one of these!  I wish he wasn't in a tree with branches in front of him, it blurred the shots a little, but these aren't too bad.  It's so strange how they have such a long neck when they are alert, and then scrunch down into a short, fat bird when they are relaxed.  He flew down to the ground, ran around a little, then flew over the river to a tree.  He moved around a lot, stretching out his neck and looking to the left, then compacting back to a short thick neck and looking to the right.  Then turning around.  Then he flew away - I barely got him in flight, and he was gone. 




 

This is my second new bird for Thursday - a Vermilion Flycatcher.  Again, not so clear, but the only ones I could get before he flew away.



I wonder what I'll see today?  Well, not much. 

Around 1:30 this afternoon Katie and I took a walk back to the place I saw the Green Heron and suddenly she started yelling and screaming and falling down.  I checked her feet, and no stickers.  She seemed fine, stood up again and started walking and went through the whole thing again.  Geez!  I didn't know what to do.  She's never acted like this before.  I picked her up, and she clung to me, wagging her tail like mad.  I reached down and felt the sand that was on the path - hot Hot HOT!  Poor little Katie was getting four hot feet.  I felt so bad I almost cried. It was nice out, but not hot.  That sand must be a real heat conductor, because we've had no issues walking around the campground.  We were on that trail early evening yesterday, so I guess the sand had cooled down by that time.  Katie wagged her tail all the way back to The Palms.  :(   Now it's raining, YEAAAA!, and we are definitely in for the day. 

From me and Katie, have a great Friday, everyone!  :)

17 comments:

  1. You might have to get her some dog sandals!

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  2. Poor little bugger. Some doggie booties might be on your list.

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  3. Poor baby. That's a good thing to be aware of I guess.

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  4. Goodness, poor Katie.. I know to look out for hot pavement, now sand too!!! Poor little thing!

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  5. I use Musher's Secret for Jack. http://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Dog-Boots-Pavement-Wax-Based/dp/B0002IJQDC

    Amazing pictures of fish and birds.

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  6. Jim says it looks like you've got carp swimming around there. I worry about our girls going out here when it's in the triple digits. There is shade under both the boat and the rig which isn't quite so bad. Poor Katie.

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  7. Oh, I hate to hear your girl's feet got hot. I always worry about that when I see people walking dogs on hot asphalt. Enjoyed the post, as always. Travel safe.

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  8. I agree with Jim. Looks like carp to me too.

    Poor Katie!

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  9. I'll never forget the first time I saw my Shih Tzu walk on hot sand in August at the beach. She was in such distress and I knew immediately that it was the hot sand. I carry her to the wet sand if possible or use the beach cart. Poor little Katie.

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  10. I love it when a bird turns around so I can see it from all angles.

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  11. Fabulous photos, and poor Katie. I have a horse she could ride!

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  12. Poor baby! I've never seen that happen before.

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  13. Our pets sure can burn their paws on hot dirt, sand or pavement. We took our dog to Galveston and didn't realize how hot the sand was until we saw him jumping around.

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  14. Our pets sure can burn their paws on hot dirt, sand or pavement. We took our dog to Galveston and didn't realize how hot the sand was until we saw him jumping around.

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  15. Lucky Katie! Small enough to be carried. I remember having to carry my 55 pound Samoyed for over a mile after she burned her paws so badly they blistered! That was at red rocks park in Colorado - she was so stoic and having so much fun, I didn't notice until way late.
    Your pictures are great! We have a lot of great blue herons up here in the pacific NW - I love them.

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  16. WOW poor Katie! I'm glad she told you right away that something was wrong. Sometimes they don't let you know soon enough.

    We have green herons here too (Michigan) in the summer, haven't seen the yet...maybe they're still down there with you.

    LOVE the flycatcher, have never seen anything like that!

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  17. Sometimes I wish they could talk and be able to tell you the problems. I know how you felt but you didn't know. Have to soak them fog her. 😊

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