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...
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....
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
The Eagle Point neighborhood received an unusual visitor today. Depending upon whom you talk to, it was either a ferret or a mink. But to be sure, it was a topic around the neighborhood. This morning Armida Pearse saw what she thought was a black squirrel...
Growing up at Clark Lake, some knew Pierces Bay as the “turtle patch.” There was good reason for that moniker. Kids would hunt the turtles, capture them, and return home with them by canoe or paddleboard. Next step was to ID them with nail polish. Then...
Of the wildlife that appear at Clark Lake in the spring, Steve Harris has welcomed some recent arrivals. On Wednesday he placed three duck nesting boxes in front of his place, just east of the Eagle Point Cove. Steve says “almost instantly...
An observant eagle spotted a morsel on the ice, and came in for a second look. But nearby crows also had an interest and had been picking at it. They backed away as the eagle approached, but not without some pushback. The eagle checked out the...
Along with a host of fishermen, skaters, and others exploring the lake, this fox walked across the ice at 5 pm today (Sunday). It’s not often you see a fox out in the open. What drove it to take this trek? A a Google check suggests that foxes...
