Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - Giant City State Park, Makanda IL
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Trying the broken wing trick, Killdeer, Site 4, Freeman Community Club RV Park, Freeman MO, May 11, 2010
What's a poor mother to do?
What's a poor mother to do? Freak OUT! .... and then get on with the ol' broken wing decoy trick. Works every time. Almost.
Night camp
Site 82 - Giant City State Park, Makanda IL
- Giant City State Park is a large older park located off US 51 mid way between Carbondale and Anna IL.
- This heavily wooded park has a large campground and many campsites with 30 AMP electric. Water and a dump station are available but not at the sites. Fee is $20.00 per night - no discounts.
- There is good Verizon cell phone and EVDO service
- Find Giant City State Park on my Night Camps map
- Check the weather here
Nights I've camped here
The SEEKING Circuit
This part of the brain starts firing when the animal sees a sign that food might be nearby but stops firing when the animal sees the actual food itself. The SEEKING circuit fires during the search for food, not during the final locating or eating of the food. It's the search that feels so good.