Four Dead Swans

Four Dead Swans

Swans have taken up residence at Clark Lake, and project a majestic image.  So when one dies, it is noticed.  Recently, as many as four dead swans have been reported floating or washed to shore.  Unless obvious physical harm is apparent, the cause is difficult to...
Three Amigos

Three Amigos

Anyone who attempts to photograph wildlife understands this basic truth – they don’t pose.  In fact, they don’t cooperate with photographers at all.  So, how did Diane Deming get these three to stand still, look in her direction, and appear as if...
Voice of the Turtle

Voice of the Turtle

“The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;”  Song of Solomon 2:12 KJV The conditions described in the Bible verse parallel the present.  Timing is perfect for a Clark Lake...
Not Just Any Dead Fish

Not Just Any Dead Fish

The photo shows a dead fish washed ashore.  Not unusual at a lake.  But what caught the eye of Ron and Beth June was the size.  This Northern Pike was 27-inches long. It looks like this one met its end from an injury.  If it had lived to its full lifespan, it does...
Baby Snapper

Baby Snapper

John Deming found this snapping turtle in the yard. Snapping turtles enjoy a long life.  A web search suggests a lifespan of 30 years or more.  One story tells of a 150 year old snapper.  John Deming points out the tiny creature in the photo “could weigh 25...
Eagle v Turtle

Eagle v Turtle

An immature eagle was having brunch on Saturday morning, but what was on the menu?  Diane Deming zeroed in with her camera and solved the mystery.  The eagle was enjoying turtle.  Diane says the eagle and turtle were in a neighbor’s tree and...
Natural Encounters Update – Spring 2022

Natural Encounters Update – Spring 2022

Clark Lake has its own Nat Geo moments no matter what the season.  Here are some captured this spring. Two great blue herons rendezvoused for Steve and Margie Harris at 11 am, Wednesday, May 4.  Look carefully–one in the air, the other, on the dock....
Beaver Makes the Rounds

Beaver Makes the Rounds

Over the last few weeks, several people around the lake have spotted a beaver—east end on the south side, at Kentucky Point, around Eagle Point, and in the Eagle Point Cove.  Carolyn Nichols took this photo as it swam by her...
Solve the Mystery

Solve the Mystery

Two recent Clark Lake natural encounters beg the question – what are they?   Exhibit A was recorded reaching for willow tree leaves off Kentucky Point.  Some suspect it is either a beaver or a muskrat.  A beaver has a flat tail, a muskrat, a...
A Night Time Natural Encounter

A Night Time Natural Encounter

It was a hot Friday afternoon at Clark Lake–lots of boats, swimmers, and fun.  Then the sky clouded over, not with fluffy white Cottonelle, but ominous dark purplish mixtures coming from the north.  Lake activity scattered as the wind picked up. ...
Feathered Update

Feathered Update

No matter when they arrive, Clark Lake welcomes a variety of species.  Here is the first of two recent natural encounters.  On Wednesday, May 26, 18 mergansers took their first plunge into the lake.  The young were incubated in John and Diane...
Eagle in the Kentucky Point Cove

Eagle in the Kentucky Point Cove

It might have been a leisurely raft ride for humans this afternoon, but it was all business for an eagle in the Kentucky Point cove. It swooped down and picked up a late lunch…or did it?  You be the judge.  Then a flashback to December 10, 2019. ...