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Letter: Ms Rieder's Ice By Billy Joe Fudge Like Ms. Rieder, I feel for animals who have to endure the frigid temperatures of winter. But in the case of this Great Blue Heron, it has wings and can fly south should push come to shove. However, the poor fish are trapped in the water beneath the frozen surface and they only survive because of the unequaled, unique quality of water. Water is the only known, naturally occurring substance, that is more dense at 39 degrees than at its freezing point of 32 degrees. Since it is more dense, it is heavier and it sinks. As each surface layer of water cools or warms to 39 degrees, it sinks to the bottom of the pool, pushing the cooler or warmer water on the bottom toward the surface. This is why we say that large bodies of water, such as lakes in temperate regions, "turn over" each fall or spring. If it were not for this anomaly of water, lakes could then freeze all the way to the bottom and the fish would most likely die. Comments re: Birds of Kentucky - Great Blue Heron on ice This story was posted on 2026-02-07 12:35:26
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