Very cool. I think the killifish were spawning. The bright blue finned males drive the females into the clumps of weed where they lay the eggs. Was there some kind of minnow-like fish swimming around the crayfish at the end?
That fly might be some type of "water strider." They use the surface tension of the water and their long, hydrophobic, hairy legs to skate across the water. They eat bugs that are on the waters surface.
Hi! @NChromatophone Nature :) I am currently working on a video science project on social wasps and wanted to ask your permission to highlight a clip of this video? ❓I( would fully credit you of course! 🙏)
I used a canon hf g70 and a tripod for this but you just need something that shoots video with a telephoto lens really. Don’t be overwhelmed! It’s so fun 🙂
Excellent footage! I really enjoyed this one with the audio, it played well together. Also was interesting to see their own curiosity and behaviors. The sunfish appeared to be protecting their nests, and I saw some yellow perch _Perca flavescens_ at the end!
Orb weavers are very mesmerizing. I’ve had a few over the years show up and I would check on them everyday. A very large yellow garden specimen one year had a couple tiny males that would hang on the fringes of the gorgeous web. I enjoy the brown garden spiders too that take down their web every morning as well. Down south we typically see the orb weavers more in late summer, early autumn.
Thanks much Mike. Most of the audio I’m getting from my GoPro is unusable so I’m trying to find music to put over the footage, but not always sure if it’s the best option. Hey, if you know of any good spots around here to go snorkeling, could you let me know? I can’t think of too many.
@ChromatophoneNature if you're willing to brave the water quality, the river you often feature in your videos would be cool. The famous kettle ponds just east of you are perfect. Small stream stuff can be cool...it's almost limitless.
