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Originally Posted by Jim 9922
If you fish the ponds, they are not a welcome sight. The flock synchronizes a sweep across a large area of a pond to herd fish into a shallow end up near shore and then feast. When one pond is cleaned out to their satisfaction they move on to the next. A great example of teamwork in nature. It seems that the "loaners" on a pond are the scouts and are usually joined by the flock a day or two after the scouts arrive.
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So true. I call them the pelican army. Many other birds tag along for the feeding frenzy. Quite the sight.