Month: October 2007
Daily Observations
West fork, rain, mallards in muskeg, bog cranberries, river channel with water, lobaria, dipper, hairy woodpecker
Daily Observations: Sage Beach at High Tide
Connor and I went to pick up Rowan from preschool today and made a brief stop and Swan Lake after we got her. There was a pretty high tide today, so I took a walk down to Totem Park early this afternoon to check it out. Weather: It was raining and windy for much of … Read more
Daily Observations: Swan Lake
I spent a little time at Swan Lake this afternoon looking for and then watching the Pied-billed Grebe. As I was leaving, the rain started, so I took shelter under the trees at the lower end of the lake. Weather: It was overcast with periods of rain, but the sun did break out briefly a … Read more
Stealth and a dose of Ornery: The Visiting Pied-billed Grebe
Yesterday when I stopped by Swan Lake, I did not see the Pied-billed Grebe I had first observed two days ago. As my photos from the first time I saw it were not exceptional, I thought it might be nice to look for the grebe again today and possibly try for some better photos. When … Read more