Spring is here! The red-winged blackbird has been announcing if for the last few weeks. Still, you couldn't prove it by today's temperature which hovered around 42 degrees when we set out for our morning walk. Nevertheless, cold or not, Mabel was ready for her walk, so there we were, Bob, Mabel, and I trotting …
Another morning trail walk
Today's first discovery showed up before we reached the park when I spotted this bluebird in the backyard. He appears pretty regularly in the morning, right about breakfast time. Often I don't see him again until the next morning, but it is still a treat to get a daily visit. In the park, I was …
Wet and windy!
The windy, wet, 38 degree day is definitely not what drew me outside for a trail walk in Chagrin River Park this morning. No Way! What got me out was what I have written about in previous blog posts: my intention to be more active and my determination to increase my stamina and energy. So …
An early Spring morning
Join me for a little early morning birding on the first truly beautiful spring day. The morning dawned cool and hazy and got better as the day went on. By evening, under sunny skies, the park was filled with people...and birds... enjoying our first real taste of spring. I don't have anything else to say. …
Not much to see…
As I walked the trails in Chagrin River Park this week, I didn't see too many signs of spring; however, I am remaining true to the intentions I wrote about several weeks ago in this blog post. The most interesting thing I spotted today was this bird ... The towhee is not a rare bird, …
Heads down, tails up!
Walking in the park today, I saw a lot of mallard ducks, both male and female. The males, like the handsome fellow pictured above, were at times swimming sedately in the river and, at other times, diving down for a treat. Comically waving their orange-colored feet in the air, they scrambled around underwater, searching for …
Birding in Chagrin River Park
Packing my camera and a pocket full of peanuts, I left for a trail walk on this sunny, but cold, morning. I had forgotten to bring my hat, but I decided to take a short walk anyway...just to stretch my legs and capture a few bird pictures. Setting the timer on my watch for 35 …
Silent Sunday
It's maple syrup season. Yum!
Living up to my intentions
In my last post, I wrote about my intention to create posts for my blog at least twice each week. I admitted that I have failed to post on a regular basis. For years, starting when I retired in 2000, I took trail walks, camera in hand, nearly every day. Whatever the season, I hit …
New year’s resolution???
My intention for 2019 is to create a blog post at least twice each week. As you can see from my record so far this year, I haven't been very successful despite my good intentions. As I post this, on March 14th, we are much closer to April Fool's Day than to New Year's Eve. …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 