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I was in the Black River Lake area Friday & today. Today I was able to photograph male Hooded Mergansers for the first time. The photos don't have the detail to be cropped but the linked photo does speak to this duck's breeding season habitat. Two days ago I was able to photograph a male Pileated Woodpecker as he worked. The first photo is the best. http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-April-June-2012/22243788_LGxpGV#!i=1807060164&k=czWhSqJ I had an encounter with a beaver that was very curious but not too happy with me. He slapped his tail 3 times but came closer & closer. http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Mammals/17300243_qb7fkF#!i=1807095579&k=qdpsLtj I was trying to locate a Ruffed Grouse that was drumming so I was barely moving, making no noise on a damp day. All of a sudden I was hearing quiet "wuffing" between 2 animals moving thru the woods about 100 m away. The 2 animals would not have been within sight of each other. One was directly downhill from me while the other was to the right. After they were gone I moved about 100 m along the trail, around a significant curve. There was a big, fresh pile of coyote poop on the trail. It still radiated obvious heat to my hand held just above it. The animals were coyotes. Rick Whitman
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