Hurricane Fay Brings Surprises

Well, the storm has been sitting basically on top of us for days. Not much birding to be done. However, the lakes are finally getting recharged and that is a very good thing. Some parts of the state are being flooded to the south. I like our higher ground.

Once I picked the boys up from school I made a detour through the neighborhood to see if Lake Lancaster, one of the hardest hit lakes during the drought, was filling enough to even be considered a lake again. Indeed it was!

The rain was still falling and the oldest son said he thought he saw something in the lake. Possibly an Otter. We got out to investigate in the drizzle.

Sure enough, there was an entire family of otters having lunch!



It appeared that they had caught some kind of carp (Grass Carp, I am pretty sure).



They kept a watchful eye on us humans but were chirping away as they swam and decided how to share their catch.



This is the kind of surprise that I like.