Monday, Dec. 1 was a warm, blue-sky day . With Thanksgiving already in rearview, the holiday season is in full overdrive. To escape the Monday shopping frenzy I visited Pungo Lake located in the Pocosin Lakes National Wldlife Refuge . Pungo Lake is the largest of the three lakes in the Refuge and is a winter home for many waterfowl including the Tundra Swan. For me, there is nothing that better defines fall and winter than the constant honking babble of these beautiful birds. Charles Kuralt on his now only a memory Sunday Morning TV show, would set up his traveling recording set at one of the impoundments near the lake and record their sound as they flew all around his vehicle. He would play this sound with video for 3-5 minutes at the end of his show---it is one of my favorite memories of this great naturalist's many nature recordings. There is a memorial sign at the spot where he did these recordings. It was there that I stood on Monday watching and listening , and getting a few photos to share on this Journal. For a complete description of the life cycle of the Tundra Swan, visit this site. You can go to this spot at Lake Pungo by driving the North Canal Rd. I highly recommend it to get into the true spirit of the Holidays---
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