Fun While It Lasted

Today we went to a local nature center upstream from Offspring #1's house. A five minute drive and we were there. We walked along the river (which is to the left in this photo and out of sight) until we came to the blind that the scouts built so people could observe the eagle nest. I couldn't see the nest. Perhaps the young leaves on the trees obscured it. Spring is farther ahead here. Daffodils are drying up and  tulips are beautiful. We saw a couple eagles flying, a dozen vultures, a red tailed hawk, song sparrows, field sparrows, tree swallows, Carolina wrens, Carolina chickadees, blue jays, robins and northern cardinals. Grandgirl wants to know if the swallows would swallow a person and that is why they are called swallows. Good question and one that I have never thought of before.

We saw a large snapping turtle under the water and these smaller turtles on a log. We saw tadpoles and frogs too.

We also saw a groggy paper wasp hanging out on an informational placard. Spring break is over. Both the girls and myself are headed back to classes. I had fun while it lasted.