I went straight to the lower end of the pond, the dam end, this morning trying not to bother the muskrats or otters. That part of the pond is still looking really good after the harvesting this summer! Wouldn't it be wonderful if we can get the harvester further west, into the inlet area. I heard talk of eventually dredging the pond, too. Wouldn't that be nice, to get rid of all of the toxic sludge deposits from the sewage plant up stream!
Saw the two cormorants, a great blue, a very busy and chattery kingfisher and flushed about 25 wood ducks. One day last week I counted 57 some wood ducks! They must be congregating, getting ready to migrate. The numbers are down, though, so perhaps some just came in to rest and then left again? Or do they migrate adults first, then the new ones later like some birds? Anyone know? Guess it's time to dig out my Kenn Kaufman, Lives of North American Birds.
I came at the lodge (muskrat? otter?) from a different angle today and couldn't find it until I was very close, so perhaps that's why I hadn't seen it before. Better look up lodges, too! Hmmm... guess I'll be busy researching today. :-)
Speaking of photogenic branches, this is a shot from several years ago where I was in the right place at the right time - I love the way the line of the bird is so similar to the line of the tree.
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| Great Blue Heron over Hop Brook, just west of Stearns Mill Pond |
Email me your favorite Stearns Mill Pond or Hop Brook shots and I'll post them (with credit to you, of course!)
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