Monday, December 2, 2013

December's Upon Us


If I lived in another time and had a line of traps to check, today would have been an ideal day to do it.  The Assabet River provided a great work environment despite the calendar showing that December is upon us....no wind and above freezing temps.
I launched in Stow at Magazu's Landing and worked my way upriver to Gleasondale.  On the way I encountered this pair of hawks enjoying each other's company...

Further along were mallards, wood ducks, Canada geese, and a kingfisher. 

One unfortunate discovery was this deceased woodpecker...

At Gleasondale I poked out from under Route 62 and looked towards the dam which I could hear but not see...

On the return trip downriver I entered Fort Meadow Brook and soon came upon this cozy spot where the stage was set, so to speak...
If the stage director was present I didn't see him, but decided this would be a good spot to turnabout and return to the Assabet (glad to have worn my blaze orange gear).

The same pair of hawks, seen earlier, were now to be found in a different tree, carrying on their conversation...

My trap-line yielded this modest (except for the glamorous MM) haul...
There were 20 recyclable containers (10 redeemable) and 17 pieces of miscellaneous rubbish. 
YTD = 6067   It was good to get MM out of the river as she wasn't at all dressed for immersion.

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