Minus 18 Degrees and a Red-bellied: Feb. 3, 2023

I’m never sure, when an extreme cold morning occurs, whether or not I will have a group.

See for yourself:

We went looking for the duck pond, where constant motion keeps the water from freezing over.

Mallards
Mallards
American Black Duck (male)
Wood Duck (male)
Wood Duck (male)
Wood Duck (male)

Other birds:

Downy Woodpecker (male)
House Sparrow (male)

I heard a gasp of pleasure from the group as a Red-bellied Woodpecker came quite close and stayed near for about 5 minutes.

Red-bellied Woodpecker (male)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (male)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (male)

Park scenes:

Howard grave monument

Some botany:

Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
Willow Crown Gall
American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
Willow

NATURE POETRY

The world is so full of a number of things,
I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings. – Robert Louis Stevenson

Miles Hearn


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