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    #31
    Whipple heading out for another gadwall...



    With the bird...



    Whipple with another gaddie...



    Heading out for another gadwall...



    While bringing it back another gadwall came in behind her...



    Whipple with the bird...



    Whipple retrieving a spoonie...







    The birds...

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      #32
      1-13-16

      Clear, cool and calm this morning with a bit of frost on the ground. It would warm up with a light breeze later. Ground is beginning to dry out but is still pretty sloppy in a lot of spots. Had birds constantly coming in from about twenty minutes before legal all the way up until shooting time. Would spook some up and more would pile in. A minute after legal a single gadwall would come in to the left and get taken out. Another would come in behind the dog as she was bringing the bird back. Six minutes later another gaddie would come in out of range to the left only to jump and head over by the dam to the right. A couple of minutes later two birds would jump from the north shore and head out to the right. Four minutes later a gadwall would come in to the right of the decoys and get shot. Two minutes later a couple of spoonies would crash in front of the blind. The drake got swatted and the hen got dropped as she tried to fly away. Three minutes later heard a gadwall talking and notice one cupped to the right. It gets shot and another bird that came in unnoticed to the left jumps and circles a few times before heading out. Eight minutes later a lone bird would circle in high from the right, do a big loop and head back the direction it came from. Roughly twenty minutes later a single circles to the right. It gets joined by another before setting down on an adjacent property. A couple minutes later a lone gadwall appears above the blind out of nowhere. It would circle a few times before leaving. Four minutes later another single would circle to the right forever. About a half hour later five would join the birds on the adjacent property. A single joins them a a couple of minutes later. Twenty three minutes later a trio of gadwalls would come in from the right. It didn't look like they were going to stop in so one was shot over the blind. It would fly away hurt back the way it came. Seven minutes later a single note from a goose was heard. Three geese would come in from behind the blind and skirt to the right. A few quacks later and they circled back in and flew right over the decoys. Two were dropped in the water as the other flew away hurt behind the blind. Three minutes later another gadwall would come in and land out of range. It would jump to the left when the dog was picking up the geese. Twenty five minutes later another bird would go down to the right. A lone spoonie would come in and get shot twelve minutes later. When the dog was picking it up another gadwall would circle overhead. Three more could be seen circling the water when loading the truck.

      Whipple picking up a gadwall...



      Whipple the a spoonie...



      Whipple with another gaddie...



      A little bit of frost on the ground...

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        #33
        The geese turning around...



        A gadwall that came in when the dog was in the water picking up the geese...



        Whipple with the first goose...



        Whipple catching and bringing back the second goose...







        A one-winged gadwall that came over when the dog was in the water picking up the last bird...



        Whipple with the shoveler...



        The birds...



        Whipple with the birds...

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          #34
          1-14-16

          Warmer and cloudy this morning. Became partly cloudy later with some ominous clouds moving through. Heard some quacks eight minutes before legal but never saw anything moving around. Heard some widgeons whistle to the right six minutes after legal. Eight minutes later a single flies by high from the front to behind the blind to the left. Two minutes later heard some random loud music for awhile to the far left. About fifteen minutes later two gadwalls came coasting in from the front really high and circle for a bit and leave. They come back and circle some more then make a really big circle and land in the middle out of range. They would jump and head to the right. Probably should have taken a shot. Four minutes later a flock of nine flies over high from behind toward the front left. Three minutes later two circle high to the right. They would give a look but turn back and disappear. Ten minutes later a single would go down on an adjacent property. Three minutes later another single makes a big loop from the back left and joins the other bird. Four minutes later a couple more circled with one joining the others as the other continues to circle before disappearing. Eleven minutes later a teal or small diver buzzes in from the front over the decoys to the right and does a loop behind the blind before heading back the direction it came from. Could not react fast enough to get a shot. Five minutes later a gadwall would drop in from the right and get shot. While the dog was in the water picking up the bird two more gadwalls circled over head before bugging out. About thirteen minutes later two would circle to the right before heading out. Roughly thirty minutes later a couple of bulls had a beef with one another which was some entertainment on a slow morning. Seventeen minutes later a single would go down to the right with the others on the adjacent property.

          Some of the clouds that moved through...



          The sunrise...



          Bird down...



          Paxton heading out for a chase...



          Couple of gadwalls that came over with the dog in the water...

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            #35
            The bird trying to evade...



            In custody...



            Paxton bringing the bird back to the station...



            Some more clouds that moved through...



            This guy was looking for a meal...



            Paxton with the bird...



            The bird...

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              #36
              1-19-16

              Supposed to have some clouds this morning but it was clear for a while before any clouds would move in. Saw several shooting stars while setting up. Decent wind. Birds started pouring in about twelve minutes before legal. Intentionally spooked birds up several times up until a couple of minutes before legal. They just kept coming in. Shooting time comes around and quite a few birds that were out of range jump and head out like they had a watch. A gadwall to the left gets taken out and several more birds jump off the water out of range. A minute later as the dog is bringing the first bird back in front of the blind a bird lands to the left and gets swatted. Three minutes later another gadwall comes in and gets shot twice but manages to fly away. Notice some birds moving around to the right. Two minutes later another comes in and gets taken out. About ten minutes pass before a high flying single comes over from the right and continues on to the left. About five minutes later the blackbirds move through. Another fifteen minutes would go by before seeing two high flyers come over from the left and head out behind the blind to the right. Three minutes later a flock moves to the far right with four dropping into one body of water and one going down in another. Three minutes later four more move to the far right. Seven minutes later five come over high and circle before heading out. Three minutes after that a lone redhead sails in low from the right and gets shot. It swims toward the opposite bank hurt as six other birds fly over from behind. Three minutes later three fly over from the front right and keep going behind the blind. Then another two do the same but turn and fly off out in front of the blind. Decide to go chase down the hurt redhead a few minutes later. While out of the blind to the left and the dog halfway across the water four gadwalls would come in over the decoys from the right and eventually flare off. The dog would nab the bird and while on the way back three birds would fly by as a single gadwall lands in the decoys. Too far away to shoot. It would jump and head to the right. Three minutes later a pair would circle and head to the right. About ten minutes later seven gadwalls circle overhead. One breaks off to the decoys and gets shot. Two would circle back high with the dog in the water before heading out. Five minutes later three circle to the right. Three minutes later got surprised by four gadwalls that came in from the front right with one nearly taking my head off. They would circle with one inverting and eventually bug out. Three minutes later two came in undetected. One would get swatted to finish up at 8:26. Had birds on the water when packing the truck.

              Whipple bringing in a gadwall...



              The sunrise...



              The decoys...



              Whipple with a redhead...



              Some ducks flying over...



              Whipple heading out after another gadwall...



              Her with the bird...



              Gadwall coming in...



              Whipple with another gadwall...



              The dog and the birds...

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                #37
                1-20-16

                Clear and chilly this morning with a decent wind. Was supposed to be cloudy but the weatherman did the dirty again. Saw another shooting star and checked out the alignment of five planets. Birds started moving around about seventeen minutes before legal. Spooked up birds on several occasions only for more to come in. Shooting time comes around and three swoop over the water out of range. A minute later a bird that came in undetected jumps up to the right and bugs out. Sixty seconds later four land in the middle as another flies by. Six minutes later a pair would circle high before exiting. Eleven minutes later a single would do the same. Another one does the same thing six minutes later. Four minutes later another single would do the same thing but made the mistake of coming over too low and gets shot. It splashed at the edge of the water ten yards in front of the blind. Six birds jumped up from the opposite side of the water and headed out when they saw their buddy lose altitude. About fifteen minutes later a single would fly through the area. Two minutes later a pair would come in and try to sit down out of range before leaving. Two divers would buzz through three minutes later. Eight minutes later another pair would fly through high. About 45 minutes go by before a single would come in from behind and land in the middle of the water out of range. Five minutes later another pair would burn through. Another pair would do the same nine minutes later. Six minutes later a flock of fifteen would fly over high to the left. They gave a look when called but essentially kept going the way they were heading. Dang near an hour goes by before another pair would appear out of nowhere and circle before heading out. Seven minutes later with some cranes out front another pair would come in and pull up before getting into range. Ten minutes later a single would come in low to the right and get taken out. Eleven minutes later three would come over and circle then go back the way they came. Eight minutes later a pair would fly over high and continue on behind the blind. About half an hour goes by before hearing some more cranes and picking up. Checked the back pond before leaving and picked up two more. Plenty of birds in the area but they would not decoy. Odd day.

                Some ducks flying over...



                Gaddie that crashed at my feet...



                Whipple picking up the bird...







                Some cranes circling...



                Whipple picking up another gadwall...







                Whipple with the birds...

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                  #38
                  Always enjoy your pictures....

                  You've got a nice little honey hole there too.

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                    #39
                    1-23-16

                    Clear and cool this morning. Very bright out with a full moon. Had some frost on the ground and some thin ice in the shallows. Wind would fluctuate from light to calm to decent throughout the morning. Birds started moving about twenty minutes before legal. Had some early shooters start in not too long after that. They would later be "educated" by the wardens. Had a single bird land in the middle four minutes before legal. It would jump and head out three minutes later. Two minutes after legal shooting time a single bird would land out of range to the right. Two minutes later a pair would circle in from the left and get taken out. Couple of minutes later four more would circle and land out of range. They would jump and head out when the dog went to pick up the previous birds. A minute later a single would come in and land out of range. A single would fly over ten minutes later. Seven minutes later a pair would do the same. Three minutes later a pair would come in from the left and get shot. They both managed to fly away a bit and crash into the little pond. While retrieving those birds a group of five and a single would fly over. Two minutes later a lone scaup would buzz by low from the front. Could not react fast enough to get a shot. Eight minutes later another single flies through. A flock of eight passes through three minutes later. About ten minutes pass and two fly over high from the right. Roughly forty minutes later another two would fly through high. Another half hour passes before another single flies by high from the front. Two minutes later a pair comes in from the right and circle back to where they came from. Should have shot those. They would come back a couple minutes later and land out of range and head out seven minutes later. Four minutes later noticed a bird sitting on the water while watching a harrier causing chaos to the left. Seconds before pulling the trigger on that bird a flock of at least twenty five divers fly over just out of range from the right and continue to the left. The bird on the water gets swatted and a bird on the little pond jumps and heads out. Two minutes later seven of those divers would come back over and head to the right. About thirty minutes later two came over high from the front left and head to the right as two high from the right and go behind the blind. A single would soar in from the left and swoop down before heading to the right about twenty minutes later. Ten minutes later a single would land to the right out of range as a crop duster buzzes by to the left. Two minutes later another single would come in from the right and sit down in front of the blind as five others follow behind high. The bird in front of the blind gets swatted. The other bird that was out of range on the water jumps and heads to the right as the five that flew over follows.

                    It was a little bright out...



                    Had some ice in the shallows...



                    Chaos causing harrier...



                    Whipple showing off her war paint...



                    Whipple heading out for a bird...



                    Her with the bird...



                    Whipple retrieving another...







                    Whipple with the birds...

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                      #40
                      1-25-16

                      Cloudy and warm this morning with a decent wind. The moon would try to peak out a little but the clouds stood their ground pretty good. Had some birds fly over seventeen minutes before legal. Heard some chatter seven minutes later and again five minutes after that. A minute later a single would land in the decoys right in front of the blind. Another single lands to the right sixty seconds later. Had to spook them up twice. A minute later another bird lands in the middle. Another minute passes and there are two in the decoys with another one joining the party a few seconds later. Shooting time is reached and the three birds in the decoys get taken out. As the dog was out picking up two of the birds that were visible another single tried to come in. The third bird disappeared and would be dealt with later. Two more birds would come in a minute later when the dog was getting out of the water and one was taken out. Two more came in while that bird was getting picked up a couple of minutes later. Two minutes later a single would come in to the left and get shot. Another couple of minutes pass and a single circles and heads to the right. A minute later noticed two birds on the water in front of the blind. Shot one to finish up at 7:03. Now to hunt down the bird from earlier that vanished. The dog would find it on the opposite side of the water a few minutes later. Had several more birds that came in while packing up.

                      Whipple bringing back a bird...



                      The decoys...



                      Whipple with the cripple she had to find...



                      Couple of birds coming in while packing up...



                      Whipple with the birds...

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                        #41
                        1-28-16

                        Clear, bright and cool this morning with a light frost on the ground. Got greeted at the fence by some coyotes upon arrival. Calm with the wing picking up a bit later. Roughly seventeen minutes before legal birds started to pour in. Kept bumping them off the water just to have more come in. Had a few come in out of range right after legal shooting time. Four minutes in and a bird gets dropped to the left. A couple of minutes later three circle and go off to the right. Nine minutes later a single flies by to the right. Six minutes later a group of five does the same. A pair follows. Two minutes later a pair of gadwalls comes in and lands out of range. Thirteen minutes pass and a single does the same. Five minutes later and a pair flies to the right. Four minutes later a gadwall comes in from the right and lands out of range then another gaddie lands to the right. The bird to the right gets swatted and the bird that was in the middle escapes unharmed. Those shots stirred up a beehive of birds to the right. A lone spoonie drops in two minutes later and gets shot. While getting out of the blind to chase down the birds, the gadwall somehow manages to fly off to the right. About ten minutes later a single gadwall comes over from the right and gets dropped. Two minutes later another comes in and gets dropped in the field to the right of the blind. A pair would come in and get shot five minutes later. Eighteen minutes later a single comes in from behind the blind to the right and circles. It gets dropped in the field as well. A decent sized flock flies to the right. Eight minutes later a couple that came in unnoticed jump from the middle of the water and head to the left and circle back to the right. Another ten minutes go by and another pair fly by from the left to the right rather high. Got buzzed by a lone teal eight minutes later. Ten minutes later a single gad comes over high and circles back the way it came. Another pair circles six minutes later. Thought a bird was going to collide with a plane a minute later. Seven minutes later two move to the right. A single would do the same four minutes later. Six minutes pass and another single moves to the right as a single comes into the decoys and gets taken out. Four minutes later while out of the blind two spoonies come crashing in to the left and start feeding down the shoreline. Twelve minutes later two more birds move to the right. A lone teal drops in to the left four minutes later. Swatted the teal and took some shots at the spoonies that were still on the water when they jumped. They seemed to fly away unscathed. Another four minutes pass with two more birds moving to the right. A minute later a pair of teal come hauling in from the left and land far out to the right. They jump back to the left and look toward the little pond but turn back towards the decoys and head off to the left. Should have shot. About ten minutes later a single moves to the right. Fifteen minutes later a single sails in from the front right and lands far out then jumps and goes back the way it came. Another single flies over from behind then circles to the left before flying off to the right. Eight minutes later another single comes in and lands in the middle before jumping and flying away to the right. About half an hour goes by before seeing two more move to the right and deciding to pick up.

                        A couple of birds flying over...



                        A little frost on the ground...



                        Paxton heading out to chase a cripple spoonie...



                        The chase is on...







                        Her with the bird...



                        Paxton with a gadwall...

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                          #42
                          The girls double-teaming a cripple gadwall...



                          Pretty sure the bird went under them...



                          Whipple diverting to another bird after Paxton put jaws on the bird they were chasing...





                          Whipple with her bird...



                          Paxton with her bird...

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                            #43
                            Whipple with another...



                            Paxton picking up another...



                            These guys flew over the blind...



                            Paxton bringing in another gadwall...



                            Paxton with a teal...



                            Couple of these dudes were looking for a meal...



                            The girls with the birds...

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                              #44
                              1-29-16

                              Clear and calm this morning. A light wind would start up later in the morning. Would hear some quacking ten minutes before legal. A few minutes later would hear some more quacking and have a bird land far out. Spooked it up. Four minutes later another circles and vanishes. Another bird comes in and lands far out a minutes later. Spooked it up. A single comes in to the decoys from the right at shooting time and gets shot. Four minutes later a single teal comes in from the right and goes over the decoys and lands to the right. It gets swatted and then somehow vanishes never to be seen again. About fifteen minutes later a single would fly over high from the left and head to the right. Roughly half an hour later two birds would fly over high from the left and go to right. They would turn back to give a look only to head back to the right. Three minutes later a pair can be seen moving to the right. They would be joined by two others before circling and going down on an adjacent property. Twelve minutes later a pair of gadwalls come in to the decoys cupped up from the right and get taken out. A couple of minutes later a flock of ten can be seen in the distance to the right. About fifty minutes later two move to the right. A single gadwall comes in from the right and lands far out five minutes later. It jumps within a few minutes and heads out. Another half hour goes by and six move to the right. Three minutes later four pass through high to the right. Fifteen minutes later more move to the right. Twelve minutes later a single comes over from the right and circles back and forth a few times before going off to the right. Seven minutes later two would circle high above the blind before moving out to the right. Three minutes later a pair of gadwalls come in from the right and get shot. The hen would somehow jump up and fly off a few minutes later. Whiffed on a mallard pair about forty five minutes later.

                              Whipple with a gadwall she had to run down...



                              The seemingly ever-present moon...



                              This dude was checking things out...



                              The dog with another bird...



                              Whipple retrieving another...





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                                #45
                                The dog chasing down a bird...



                                Don't underestimate the sneakiness...



                                Waiting for directions...



                                Heading out to pick up the bird...



                                Whipple with the bird...



                                Surface cracks...



                                The birds...

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