Early this morning I launched my kayak into the Sudbury River and was in the process of deciding whether to head downstream or upstream when this beaver swam across my bow and seemed to say, "follow me", so upstream we went...
A little ways before Heath's Bridge I came across this recently arrived eastern kingbird...
The kingbird was hovering similar to a hummingbird while feeding on flies...
In addition to the kingbird, the usual species were present this morning in abundant numbers: red-winged blackbirds, great blue herons, tree swallows, Canada geese with goslings, and these two little ducklings?...
Most of my trash recovery took place at Heath's Bridge where the usual stuff had been left by shore fishermen: bait tubs, fishing line, beer/soda cans & bottles...
Encountered two shore fishermen there and they pitched in to help cleanup the area.
The sun began to lose ground to clouds and by the time I arrived at Lee's Bridge a steel-grey sky hung over the lush greenery framed in the bridge's archway...
Between Pantry Brook and Weir Hill I espied this deer in the distance...
After snapping the very distant photo, I paddled over to the deer's location but found no sign of the deer. So, I put away the camera and was taking a sip of water when out of the grass sprang the deer, bounding along the shore with white tail raised high. Oh well, maybe next time I'll be a little more patient!
Upon reaching Weir Hill, I turned around and began the always pleasant trip downriver noting that there seems to be even more blue herons than last year. Where previously they were spaced about a half-mile apart, this year the spacing seems to be more like a quarter-mile. Their probably going to need a 'Moe' heron to tell them all to "SPREAD OUT!" Until then, the red-winged blackbirds are doing a good job of reminding them when they're too close to blackbird nests.
Arriving at my takeout location my trash count for the day was 67 (58 from Heath's Bridge). Of these 29 were recyclable (20 redeemable) and 38 were miscellaneous rubbish such as styrofoam, plastic bags, cardboard etc. My YTD total stands at 1946.
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