While out birding the other day we hit the marsh on Sara Lib Road. The road has had a lot of work done on it and is now covered with a thick layer of crushed stone. However, the surface still felt kind of questionable....we suggested to the boss that he stay well away from the edges where possible.
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| Standing right next to those three little maples. Keep a close eye on the middle one |
Anyhow, I got out of the car to get some photos of the austere beauty of a late-autumn swamp. I stood next to a few Red Maples in various states of decrepitude while I took those photos.
Then I turned to walk to the car......just as I reached the right rear fender CRACK a tree broke.
I didn't take time to look, just ducked up against the car, prepared to crawl under if need be.
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| The middle tree about three seconds after I moved away |
However, thankfully the wind had pushed the tree the other way and it fell into the water.
Whew!
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| Vesper Sparrow |
It wasn't terribly birdy on that road until we got almost to the end. There we found a Hermit Thrush, not the first of the year by any means, but the first I could photograph.
Other notables for the day were Black Vultures, a Bufflehead, and lifers for me, some Vesper Sparrows.
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| Hermit Thrush |
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| Bufflehead |
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