Since the weather has been so warm, Luke had a hunch that fish would start their spawning earlier in the year as well. On Tuesday evening, we went up to Footbridge and got to see the start of the steelhead spawning. If you've never seen it, I highly recommend visiting the C.D. "Buzz" Besadny Anadromous Fisheries Facility in Footbridge. If you go within the next week or two, you'll get to see some of the biggest steelhead in Wisconsin. It's breathtaking to see these gigantic fish jumping inches away from your nose. They also have great hiking trails that take you alongside the Kewaunee River. Plus, it's free!
Last weekend, Luke, Kristen, and I went to the wildlife sanctuary, or, as we like to call it, "a city version of nature." We meandered through the buildings and came to the place where you can buy corn for the birds. Normally, Luke and I would just share 1 bag of corn (since they're $1 a bag, it makes for a cheap date). However, this time Luke only had a $5 bill, so we ended up schlepping 5 bags of corn out to where the geese lazily stared at us.
Now, starting off, we were very well behaved corn-throwers. A few sprinkles here, a light toss there, having a nice time. From a distance, I'm sure we looked like 80-year-olds. As such, I got quite a few pictures of geese lazily eating. Some of the geese were just pretending to be "too cool" for corn, but in the end they all wanted some.
Let me show you how little I care about this corn
by waving my bottom in the air.
However, Luke realized that if we kept throwing corn at a snail's pace, we would be there all day. He decided a better method would be to empty the bags in less than 20 seconds. Now, I don't think the ducks and geese were used to this approach. Chaos ensued.
Our version of an early bird special.
This did have the other undesired side effect of stealing all the ducks from the other people, as the birds came racing to see if they could cash in on the event. However, the weather was so nice that no one was too upset.
The turtles at the Wildlife Sanctuary were also surprisingly friendly. My sister snapped this picture of a painted turtle with her iPhone:
Well, hello there.
I also got a nice one of a turtle grabbing some air. I'm not sure what species this was, but his neck is super long!
I'm just a turtle, pretending to be a snake.
So, overall, it was a very nice trip. We're going to Oconto this weekend, so hopefully I'll have some nice walleye pics to share with you soon.
Enjoy the weather! And don't forget to thank the Creator who gave it to us!
Jen
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