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Saw my first Limpkin today
Posted on 9/28/26 at 11:29 am
Posted on 9/28/26 at 11:29 am
Doing what we need them to do...eating an Apple snail.
Posted on 9/29/26 at 9:54 am to DMAN1968
I have one hanging around my pond. I wasn't sure what kind of bird it was. They are bigger than I thought they were. Pretty tame too.
Posted on 9/29/26 at 10:09 am to Churchill
They make a lot of noise
Posted on 9/29/26 at 10:11 am to Capt ST
I have yet to hear this one. I know it is distinct.
Posted on 9/30/26 at 6:34 am to DMAN1968
I saw them several years ago while teal hunting. They're very noisy birds. BOLO for snail kites as well. I guess one good thing about the apple snail incursion is they brought their own predators with them.
Posted on 9/30/26 at 7:16 am to Capt ST
They make a ton of noise. Ive watched them crush the snail population in the marsh around Bayou Black for the last 6 years or so. A snail got 0 chance once a limpkin finds him. Awesome birds
Posted on 9/30/26 at 8:33 am to DMAN1968
hes a good boy
Posted on 9/30/26 at 11:19 am to Big Bill
We have a healthy population on our lease in Bayou Black as well. It’s impressive the amount of snail shells piled up around the islands they frequent.
Posted on 9/30/26 at 11:30 am to DMAN1968
where are you located? I saw a similar looking bird on my pond near Lafayette recently and I thought possibly an odd colored heron or something.
Posted on 9/30/26 at 2:43 pm to DMAN1968
I see a gazillion pink eggs cases but rarely see the snails, except when a limpkin is eating one. They must be underwater a lot.
Posted on 9/30/26 at 4:11 pm to specchaser
This was taken on the Tickfaw river.
Posted on 9/30/26 at 4:13 pm to Mung
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They must be underwater a lot.
I've only seen the snails twice around here. My BIL catches them with a net a few doors down from my place and "disposes" of them.
Posted on 9/30/26 at 5:23 pm to Mung
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I see a gazillion pink eggs cases but rarely see the snails
Take the time to knock them in the water if possible.
Posted on 10/1/26 at 7:27 am to Mung
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see a gazillion pink eggs cases but rarely see the snails,
We educated our neighbors kids about them, every so often the little ones will pick up sticks and go looking to whack those eggs.
Posted on 10/1/26 at 11:52 am to DMAN1968
My brother has 3 consistently hanging around his pond to eat clams & apple snails. There must be 1,000 empty shells lying around the perimeter of the pond.
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