Two days in a row, Marcia and I enjoyed great views of a male Belted Kingfisher. What a beautiful bird! He flitted from tree to tree along the creek. We were disappointed not to see him actually fishing, but did see him once with a small fish in his beak. Cool! We'll be watching and listening for him. The pic below is from Google - wish I could take credit for it...
Amy and I enjoyed a wonderful walk on this beautiful Sunday. About 28 degrees, bright sunshine, and no wind. Perfect! Amy made a great discovery - beavers are back! A few years ago, we would regularly see signs of them, and even saw the critters on a moonlit night hike. They "disappeared" some time back and we were sad to no longer see them.
Today, Amy spotted some lodges in a marshy area south of the trail. And then, just below us off-trail, 3 trees that had been chewed! We made our way down the slope - a true nature nerd does not mind getting caught on thorns, slapped by brarnches, slipping and sliding down a brush-covered slope. Well, maybe we mind a little...
Using my phone, I got these 2 pics of the "evidence."
There were many tracks around the trees, and on the snow leading to the lodges. However, I think the slightly warmer temps melted some of the snow, distorting the tracks. I think this might be a hind foot, but it was hard to tell. Will be watching for fresh tracks next time we get snow!
We also saw some pheasant tracks, 2 deer, and lots of deer, bunny and squirrel tracks. A great thing about a dusting of snow - everyone leaves evidence!
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