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Eastern Kingbird

I was driving around Saylorville lake, which is close to my home. (See below dotted line for data regarding Saylorville Lake.) It is a huge lake which is surr...
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I was driving around Saylorville lake, which is close to my home. (See below dotted line for data regarding Saylorville Lake.) It is a huge lake which is surrounded by vast rolling prairie land. There in the middle of a prairie, situated on a tall seed case, was an Eastern Kingbird, waiting to spot an unsuspecting insect it could fly out and nab, it's preferred method of hunting insects. The treed area behind the bird blended into a lovely green hue. The morning sunlight brightens the eastern side of the seed pod. Mother Nature at Her Best!!
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(At its normal level of 836 feet (255 m) above sea level, Saylorville Lake covers an area of 5,950 acres (24 km2) or 9.3 square miles (24.1 km2) and reaches some 17 miles (27 km) upstream.
Water volume‎: ‎73,600 acre⋅ft (0.0908 km3); m... Max. width‎: ‎6,750 feet (2,060 m) (at dam)
Catchment area‎: ‎5,823 square miles Max. length‎: ‎24 miles (39 km) (normal); max.: 54 ...
Saylorville Reservoir - Iowa DNR

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