Common Nature

Oh yes, it's really impressive how well they construct those nests with no hands! And they keep it very clean too, unlike the mourning doves who are messy in all senses.

And glad you liked the fish. We get very few sightings of them given how many there clearly are. Usually they're not near the surface and the lake is too wavy or ripply to be able to see beneath it. For whatever reason this fish was spending a good deal of time swimming at the surface that day and it was back the following day as well. But we haven't seen it since early last week.