Kip’s Comments - June 8, 2026
The Things I Saw Today
Another day has come and again I was blessed with interesting wildlife observations.
As I was performing largemouth bass size assessments a ruddy duck flew past me and settled down near cattails not too far away. My fishing tackle was quietly set down on my canoe and replaced with my camera. I managed to capture a few shots before the ruddy duck flew away again. What are the chances? Why a ruddy duck today? How come here and gone? I have no answers.
Ruddy Duck - Image 1107224
Ruddy Duck - Image 1107229
Ruddy Duck - Image 1107235
Since I mentioned fish size assessing, following were a couple of many catches. I had been catching many smaller bass (quantity). As my friend Arley taught me, move locations for quality. I did move and it worked. Larger bass started coming to my canoe.
Largemouth Bass - Image 1107208
Largemouth Bass - Image 1107209
During my day I also found and photographed flowers in the rain and a blue dasher dragonfly that had just emerged - also in the rain.
Oxeye Daisies in Rain - Image 1108054
Spiderwort in Rain - Image 1108047
Blue Dasher Dragonfly - Image 1107203
