While in the woods at Marie Curtis Park, the afternoon group came across two slow-moving Garter Snakes. They have likely just emerged from winter hibernation:
A turtle was also seen enjoying full sun by a pond:
and a chipmunk was spotted:
Both morning and afternoon groups had a good look at a Horned Grebe:
Other birds:
10 am group:
1 pm group:
NATURE POETRY
Would you think it? Spring has come,
Winter’s paid his passage home;
Packed his ice-box—gone—half way
To the arctic, they say. – Christopher Cranch (1813–92)
Miles Hearn