Sightings
- we had (at least!) three green herons today
- took a swim
- received this awesome tome
- daffodils in the snow
- wood ducks on the turtle log
- mallards in the creek
- elderly pup making snow angels
π American five-lined skinks are really cool creatures. This one was by far the smallest I’ve ever seen, less than two inches long.
It was so young/little that it didn’t have great grip on the wall and fell (but caught itself) a few times.
Check out the incredible colors in the tail!
At the rate the green herons are enjoying turtle willow, we might have to rename it!
One just landed at the top of the branch and did its slow little dinosaur walk down the branch, turtles sliding off as it got closer. As it neared the end, two turtles didnβt leave and it hopped over them. Then it was at the part closest to the water and it stopped creeping and started fishing.
(I had been wondering along the way if it was going after a turtle. As @kurite knows, herons hunt some interesting things!)
good things:
πΆ tomorrow we do our duty
The sycamores and cottonwoods are in overdrive.
We call it Heron Haven not just due to the Great Blues, but because of the occasional elusive Green.
Hereβs one who stopped by Turtle Willow this morning.
π Itβs a good day on Turtle Willow
ππ¦ saw a yellow-rumped warbler this morning
(which is like the birdiest of bird names)
The sky and water are so pink & blue that Tucker Carlson is going to have a guest on, complaining about them.
The White River Alliance is issuing an urgent action request to protect Indiana wetlands. This is important for flood & drought management, ecosystems, biodiversity, and much more.
Beautiful springwinter here this morning:
π watched six π¦ play at dusk near the creek, as fluffy βοΈ fell.
Good end to the weekend.
π I call this βcreepwalkinββ
Sorry for the bad angle, but I didnβt want to lose the shot. #GreatBlueHeron
π I like the interaction of the rain and ice and waves
π turtle log has temporarily become muskrat log
π before picture:
Right now itβs a little foggy and breezy and ice is melting.
Later, we expect more rain, then ice, then snow, then wind.
I couldnβt quite capture the fog rolling off the pond, but this was still a nice moment. π
π Hal (our local belted kingfisher) is really making his displeasure known about my spouseβs work cutting back invasive honeysuckle, my niblingβs work walking the dogs, and my grilling.
His rattling is very loud as he flits to spots around the pond to stop and declare concern.
First snowy day, but these little guys are still having a good time. ππ¦