My path involved the nature trail near headquarters, then a couple of miles down the West Dike Trail, where I left the trail and entered a wooded area for a short walk to the bay. It was in this area that I found the young copperhead almost exactly a year ago. As I walked along the nature trail, I missed a raccoon my mere minutes, as shown by his still-wet footprints on the boards of the raised path:
Red-winged blackbirds are a common sight and sound here:
I took many photos of the egret as it fished and looked for breakfast. Here are a couple of them:
A few feet in elevation makes a huge difference in habitat here, as shown by this woodland just a hundred meters from expansive marshland:
You were lucky to be able to get some good shots of the egret.
ReplyDeleteI've been seeing LOTS of red winged black birds around here.
I love red-winged blackbirds, believe it or not. And it was very nice to get close to an egret without it flying away in panic.
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