FEBRUARY 23, 2013 (CLICK PHOTOS TO ENLARGE)

Sadie and I had two good walks on and near the Riverwalk trail today. This morning we went to Angler's Park and walked in the mist. We saw a couple of mallards on the marsh there but little else. This afternoon we walked on the Riverwalk trail near Dan Daniel Park. We saw a couple of hooded mergansers flying low over the river. When we were home this afternoon, I saw the woodpecker, pictured above, resting on the porch railing near the bird feeders. It was another good day on the Riverwalk trail.

January 26, 2013

(CLICK image to make it larger) This afternoon on the Riverwalk, the weather was mild (low-40s) and the ice on the trail had mostly vanished. Sadie and I were alone for the most part with only a lone jogger passing us 10-minutes into our walk. I thought I had arrived to late in the afternoon to take any pictures, but got a few shots of some ducks (canvas back and mallards) under a bridge) and then noticed an unusual large bird on a limb of a fallen tree that was jutting out over the river. As I looked closer, I noticed a very cold heron on that limb and took some pictures. As I moved around, I got a stately profile of the beautiful bird. I regretted that we had disturbed its peaceful rest on the limb and it flew off shortly after we had passed by. It was another beautiful day on the river.

January 14, 2013

It was a rainy morning on the Riverwalk. At the bridge near the Public Works Department I saw a mallard couple in the tall grass. There were few birds or other wildlife on the trail. Sadie, my English setter, and I were the only fools out there. It was a good, but rainy, day on the Riverwalk.

January 10, 2013

This young wood duck was hanging out with mallards and geese near the bridge at the Public Works department.