Loons, Owls and Bears, Oh My!

A very belated spring this year in the Northwoods. Ice out on Catfish Lake should be sometime today (May 1). That is about 3 weeks late due to global warming.

We'll soon forget this very long winter as I now have other elements of spring to enjoy. I saw my first loon of spring 2 weeks ago but my lake has not had any open water for the loons to come to. They finally have enough so I hear my favorite sound again. The loon yodel is something worth experiencing.

At dusk, the owls start there chorus of "who's". I suspect that it is some sort of mating thing but I must admit that I have never tried the line.

Finally, the bears have come out too. Our bear feeder, cleverly disguised as a bird feeder is being raided nightly as there isn't much for the very hungry bears in the woods. If we get some rain, the berries will start coming out but this time of year is tough for bears. They will go for rotting logs looking for bugs. Thank god for bird feeders and garbage!