
February 19th. Snow plowed to the edges of the parking lot will be around for awhile. Thankfully, there are a couple of paths around or through it.
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I found myself amid a small flock of Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapilla). Their calls were the only bird song I've heard for awhile.
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Red Maple (Acer rubrum) buds are swelling. (Honest, spring is coming.)
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The last remaining stem from the grouping I've photographed several times in the past month or more.
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Same image, "abstracted" in software.
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Same image, "abstracted" in software.
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February 25th. Seven degrees; clear and calm.
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Titmouse singing, as were Chicadees, and crows. Woodpeckers drumming. The marsh is coming alive!
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In the video below, ignore the image; listen to the birds.
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Back on the trail, just east of Route 207 in late afternoon.
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March 1st. A red sunrise before I got to the trail, by which time the sun was up and the sky completely overcast.
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Everything lightly frosted.
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March 6th. Sunny, and mid-twenties at mid-day.
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Forecast is for milder temps and more sun over the next few days.
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Maybe the worst of winter is behind us, though slush season awaits us.
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A tail-dragging rodent of some sort must have hopped by.
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March 7th. Seven degrees. Snowmobiles out last night gave the trail a nice surface for walking.
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Trees sparkled with frost.
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I tried black and white conversions of several photos.
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Larger mammal tracks in the snow. Fox? Coyote?
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Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)...
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...calling.
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