Mammal morning
A couple of nice looks at mammals this morning. A beaver seems to have taken up residence in the small end of the lake, beneath the Green Heron tree and was watched going about the business of building a new lodge. Of course how long it will be allowed to stay is another thing but they certainly seem to be persistently returning to the site despite efforts to move them away 
As I was pondering the beaver, near the building on the far side of the lake, a Raccoon came bundling out towards the road. It was scared by a passing car , changed direction and headed straight towards me, passing within 10 feet of me before seeking the shelter of the water and the Lake edge. It then swam back to roughly where it started from!
Dull and showery morning (55* though, crazy warm but will cool as the front passes). Avian activity was pretty slow. Few crows today and they seemed to be largely local birds, wandering.
On Pooh bridge, I pished up several sparrows, mainly white-throated. A winter wren joined then and was watched investigating an old new, presumably for hiding insects.
As I was pondering the beaver, near the building on the far side of the lake, a Raccoon came bundling out towards the road. It was scared by a passing car , changed direction and headed straight towards me, passing within 10 feet of me before seeking the shelter of the water and the Lake edge. It then swam back to roughly where it started from!
Dull and showery morning (55* though, crazy warm but will cool as the front passes). Avian activity was pretty slow. Few crows today and they seemed to be largely local birds, wandering.
On Pooh bridge, I pished up several sparrows, mainly white-throated. A winter wren joined then and was watched investigating an old new, presumably for hiding insects.
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