These videos and some explanation also appear in the chronicles for the respective ponds. They do not have sound.
Clam Shrimp
Probing for the Palatable in the Pine Grove Hills
Out for a Spin on Kibby Flat Playa Lake
Ostracods
Autumn Arrival of Ostracods at Win Wan Flat
Probing for the Palatable in the Pine Grove Hills
Bald Mountain “Dry” VABM Saddle Pond Clam Shrimp Video 2023-07-13a-cr, Pine Grove Hills.
___Clam shrimp scraping and digging in the pond bottom of Bald Mountain “Dry” VABM Saddle Pond with some gusto.
Bald Mountain “Dry” VABM Saddle Pond Clam Shrimp Video 2023-07-13b-r, Pine Grove Hills.
___A clam shrimp swimming along the bottom of Bald Mountain “Dry” VABM Saddle Pond, possibly in search of something good to eat.
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Out for a Spin on Kibby Flat Playa Lake
Kibby Flat Clam Shrimp Video 2023-09-06a-mr, Monte Cristo Valley.
___Spin fast, spin slow; spin wide, spin tight; spin all day, and spin all night. And you don’t even need arms like figure skaters do.
Kibby Flat Clam Shrimp Video 2023-09-06b-cmr, Monte Cristo Valley.
___Mixing it up with spins and runs, just having fun under the summer sun.
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Autumn Arrival of Ostracods at Win Wan Flat
Win Wan Corral Pond Ostracod Video 2023-10-12r, Gabbs Valley Range.
___Whether the eggs had been waiting here for years to hatch or were recently blown in, ostracods have had a prolific hatch, possibly after thunderstorms on September 30 – October 2 or in early September.
Win Wan Corral Pond Ostracod Video 2023-10-24ab-cmr, Gabbs Valley Range.
___The ostracods are still here with the water boatmen while the pond continues to provide water to cows and horses.
Win Wan Corral Pond Ostracod Video 2023-12-05ab-cr, Gabbs Valley Range.
___The pond has iced over but there is a cluster of ostracods at the southern edge of the pond. At least some of those on the pond bottom are swimming about but those exposed on the mud or floating next to the ice may be dead.