Month: April 2020

Buffleheads and Goldeneyes

We have both buffleheads and goldeneyes (ducks) come to our lake during migration times in the spring and in the fall. They seem to travel together. Both are fishing ducks, and we often see them diving and bobbing up again. They are skittish and it is hard to get close enough to take a good […]

River Otters

This is a great time of year to see the river otters. They come up through holes in the ice, and spend time fishing and playing. River otters usually live alone, except for the females when they are raising their young. Otters usually just come together during the mating season around this time. River otters […]