In March 2020, I drove north of Uxbridge to the Beaver River Wetland Trail which is on a former railway route:





Today I revisited the area:










MYSTERY BIRD
I will identify it at the end of the post.

Some botany:





















MYSTERY BIRD
This chicken-like red-brown bird is a Ruffed Grouse.

NATURE POETRY
Raised are the dripping oars,
Silent the boat! the lake,
Lovely and soft as a dream,
Swims in the sheen of the moon. – Matthew Arnold (1822–88)
Miles Hearn
What a beautiful place–in both seasons! Gorgeous botanicals, marvelous Ruffed Grouse. Thanks, Miles!