Friday, November 27, 2009

Preparing for winter

Gettin' a little colder lately -in the mornings anyway- and just not much to see for wildlife. The sun is still shining though creating some interesting scenery as the park prepares for winter. The same pond with all the ducks last Sunday was just barely frozen over today. Cattails are exploding everywhere now and it's tough to find one that's not seeding out. Their cotton-like seeds are clinging to everything and near the south side of the park the underbrush looks like it's been coated in freshly fallen white snow. The only critter I saw this day was a muskrat. He was sitting on a floating log where the creek drains back out of the main bodies of water. I'll have to check back to see if he is building his winter home in the same area.

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