Terry Wise
Not Bluey - Our Great Blue (Heron)!
The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is indeed a fascinating bird, often evoking thoughts of ancient creatures like the pterodactyl with...
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Terry Wise
- Jun 29
- 2 min
THE MAJESTIC AND REGAL GREAT EGRET OF CARILLON STONEGATE POND
The Great Egret is a tall, long-legged wading bird. This majestic white bird is commonly found along the shorelines of ponds and...
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Terry Wise
- Jun 26
- 2 min
Our “Submersibles” Return to Carillon Stonegate Pond
Ever walk along the Carillon Stonegate ponds and thought you saw a black “duck”, but it was no longer there. Perhaps it was just the sun...
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Terry Wise
- Jun 25
- 2 min
Introducing the Newest Family of Whitetail Deer – Class of 2024!
Late June or early July - it's always the same time each year here on Carillon Stonegate Pond! The seasonal rhythms of wildlife, like...
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Terry Wise
- Apr 17
- 2 min
Sandhill Cranes Visit Carillon Stonegate Pond During Spring Migration North!
What a delightful surprise! Two Sandhill Cranes make rare appearance on banks of Carillon Stonegate Pond as they journey north during...
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Terry Wise
- Oct 29, 2023
- 2 min
Great Egret Fishing on Carillon Stonegate Pond
We had this beautiful white Great Egret visit Carillon Stonegate Pond. It spent most of the day here. Occasionally basking in the sun on...
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Terry Wise
- Oct 14, 2023
- 1 min
Whitetail Deer on Carillon Stonegate Pond
On a rainy, windy and brisk day on Carillon Stonegate Pond, five Whitetail Deer ventured out to romp and graze along the shoreline. They...
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Terry Wise
- Sep 16, 2023
- 1 min
Whitetail Deer Class of 2023
Like clockwork, the newest family of Whitetail Deer began to appear starting in July and continuing over the next several months. It...
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Terry Wise
- Jul 30, 2023
- 2 min
Introducing the Newest Family of Whitetail Deer!
July - it's always the same time each year here on Carillon Stonegate Pond! With recent rains, the banks of Carillon Stonegate Pond are...
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Terry Wise
- Jun 22, 2023
- 1 min
Playful Young Buck on Carillon Stonegate Pond!
This very young buck - with antlers just starting to show - appeared on the banks of Carillon Stonegate Pond and did a playful dance...
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Terry Wise
- Jun 14, 2023
- 1 min
Great Blue Heron Dining on Carillon Stonegate Pond!
It looked like his eyes were bigger than its stomach, but this Great Blue Heron was not going to let this very large American Bullfrog...
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Terry Wise
- Apr 1, 2023
- 2 min
Our Tree Swallows Return to Carillon Stonegate Pond- not Capistrano!
These darling aerialists with deep-blue shimmering backs and white fronts are Tree Swallows. These small songbirds have long, pointed...
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Terry Wise
- Mar 28, 2023
- 2 min
Hooded Mergansers on Carillon Stonegate Pond!
A male and female Hooded Merganser ducks were seen on Carillon Stonegate Pond yesterday. Whether male or female, look for a duck with an...
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Terry Wise
- Mar 24, 2023
- 3 min
What's Black and White and Diving into Carillon Stonegate Pond?
Have you seen that small, chubby duck that is a striking – almost glowing - black-and-white on our western Carillon Stonegate Pond. This...
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Terry Wise
- Feb 27, 2023
- 1 min
That "Angry Beaver" - He's Back and Hungry!
Our North American Beaver has returned. He was here last summer for a week or two. Gnawed down several trees. And mysteriously vanished....
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Terry Wise
- Feb 21, 2023
- 2 min
007 Duck with the Golden Eye!
Over the past week, an avian visitor has frequented the west Carillon Stonegate Pond. Preferred solitude - moved away from Mallards and...
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Terry Wise
- Sep 5, 2022
- 2 min
Can Always Hear Him; Now Finally Saw Him!
Some birds are often heard before they are seen! The Belted Kingfisher is one of those birds. They give strident, penetrating, mechanical...
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Terry Wise
- Aug 25, 2022
- 2 min
It's a Family Affair - Whitetail Fawns Appearing!
Same time as one year ago! The banks of Carillon Stonegate Pond are lush with tall, green grasses, reeds and wildflowers after the rains...
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Terry Wise
- Jul 25, 2022
- 1 min
Next Generations Appearing on Carillon Stonegate Pond!
During late July, the new generation of birds and other wildlife start to show up around Carillon Stonegate Pond. There was a family of...
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Terry Wise
- Jun 2, 2022
- 1 min
FISHING IS EASY, SWALLOWING IS WORK!
This Great Blue Heron successfully caught a sunfish on Carillon Stonegate Pond. But once the fish was speared, what next? The Great Blue...
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