tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post6328636949326836804..comments2023-09-23T07:30:55.854-05:00Comments on Rurality: Bad picture of a good fishRuralityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-54453740533050764572009-12-29T09:40:14.018-06:002009-12-29T09:40:14.018-06:00I'm guessing the long, skinny striped fish was...I'm guessing the long, skinny striped fish was a gar, we see them all the time in the Cahaba.<br /><br />Hello from Birmingham!elizabethhttp://www.trailingyarn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-42906346452788124632009-07-07T10:59:59.039-05:002009-07-07T10:59:59.039-05:00And then this morning (Tuesday) a completely unexp...And then this morning (Tuesday) a completely unexpected quarter of an inch more.Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-68342251147737976512009-07-06T11:44:24.202-05:002009-07-06T11:44:24.202-05:00We did finally get rain Sunday, about a half inch....We did finally get rain Sunday, about a half inch. I was hoping for more, but at this point I'm happy for anything!Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-19630481032161167532009-07-06T09:59:56.429-05:002009-07-06T09:59:56.429-05:00What, no rain over there? I usually watch the weat...What, no rain over there? I usually watch the weather radar as all the heavy downpours cross Alabama and then fizzle as they cross into NW Georgia. We got 0.5 inches Sunday. Not as much as I wanted, but it helped.Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-46537830680264277662009-07-05T22:08:23.371-05:002009-07-05T22:08:23.371-05:00Ouch, your water bill. And then it finally rains ...Ouch, your water bill. And then it finally rains this morning! I like the idea of a traditional holiday creekwalk -- very nice.countrypeapiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10276399830149241673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-69073291648968546102009-07-05T13:43:02.436-05:002009-07-05T13:43:02.436-05:00Fish are notoriously hard to photograph!Fish are notoriously hard to photograph!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597630887713954960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-86856883306012089442009-07-05T13:41:36.059-05:002009-07-05T13:41:36.059-05:00Thanks y'all. I had looked at all those (plus ...Thanks y'all. I had looked at all those (plus bluegill sunfish), but these didn't seem to exactly match any of them... these guys seemed to be blue in from and orange in back, as opposed to both of those others being orange on the bottom... but maybe they are just variable?<br /><br />By the way El, except for Trilliums, I don't know ANY species anywhere... I just look them all up! :)Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-39127453489203755432009-07-05T09:19:58.122-05:002009-07-05T09:19:58.122-05:00Definitely a sunfish clan member and I would go s...Definitely a sunfish clan member and I would go so far as to say a male pumpkinseed all dressed up for sex.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-32520022778828357832009-07-05T08:00:39.617-05:002009-07-05T08:00:39.617-05:00Looks like a pumpkinseed to me. Pumpkinseeds, sun...Looks like a pumpkinseed to me. Pumpkinseeds, sunfish, bluegills, crappies: all great freshwater panfish up here, I am kinda surprised you don't have them down there too, as I figured you knew EVERY species everywhere!<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkinseedelhttp://fastgrowtheweeds.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-82246003210897083152009-07-05T00:43:09.581-05:002009-07-05T00:43:09.581-05:00How fun to see some sunfish. I remember catching ...How fun to see some sunfish. I remember catching sunfish as a kid. They were the easiest thing to catch.<br /><br />Your overwatering sounds a lot like our experience watering horses. Oops.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208325382692333701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-31206746781500855942009-07-04T22:37:56.598-05:002009-07-04T22:37:56.598-05:00I think your husband is right, it is probably Lepo...I think your husband is right, it is probably <i>Lepomis</i> (i.e. a sunfish) judging from the overall shape and that dark spot just behind the gills. Specifically, I'm thinking <i>Lepomis humilis</i> based on the coloration: <a href="http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=383" rel="nofollow">compare with this one</a>. Just a guess though.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293693723899837239noreply@blogger.com