Heard Spring Was Approaching

 

On President's Day I joined with fellow year-round paddlers for some Sudbury River paddling in Wayland, MA.  In the photo above Oz and Roger are seen re-entering the river following a side trip into Heard Pond.  Back on the river...

Thursday provided an opportunity to venture out onto the Assabet River in Stow, MA where I found the eagle nest occupied by an adult eagle (hopefully sitting upon an egg or two)...

The eagle's mate was seen perched a few trees over...

A third adult eagle would later be seen about a mile downriver from the nest...

Also saw a blue heron, more red-winged blackbirds, hooded and common mergansers, wood ducks, mallards, kingfishers, and this red-tailed hawk...

Fort Meadow Brook sports a new bridge perhaps related to the Central Mass. power line/bike trail project...

It appears someone is staging some items removed from the river.  Not being sure of their future intentions, it was left alone...

Monday's trash from the Sudbury...

Thursday's from the Assabet...

The most wintry looking spot I saw all week...

Considering all the birdsong in the air on Thursday either spring has sprung or my hearing aids were affected by the day's solar flare-ups.