Nesting Time?

I hearing from birders that they are seeing Red-winged Blackbirds showing up in Ohio already. We have not seen any yet, but the migration has begun.

This photo is interesting. Stay warm and out of the snow.

~ Rick

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The Warm Before The Cold

It is about to get very cold here in Ohio. The temperature late this week will be in the single digits. Brrrr.

These geese do not seem to mind. They were just taking in the mild weather and enjoying some time in this pond.

Teresa captured this photo this week. Great shot.

~ Rick

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One Fish To-Go

There was a storm this past weekend and we drove out to Big Woods to see if there was any damage. We did see a lot of down trees along the road at the East entrance.

As we drive back into the reserve, I saw this King Fisher with his lunch. I guess he survived the storm .. can’t say that for this fish.

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Too Cold For A Swim?

We saw these three mallards landing on the Miami River as we were hiking on the bike trail. If you ask me, it is far too cold for a swim, but it didn’t seem to matter to them. They were not very close, but I captured this photo.

~ Rick

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Birds, Pigs And Carbs

What a wonderful day. It started with a great workout. Yes, I even go to the gym on holidays. I earned this cool activity badge pin my Watch, and finished a great leg workout.

Next was all the food prep. We did a hybrid bird this year. Part bird, part pig. Yes, bacon-wrapped turkey. That was not a lot of work, but the bacon taste was not as strong as I expected. It was very moist, and really good.

You can read the details here: How To Make a Bacon-Wrapped Turkey.

Apple’s Thanksgiving Day Activity Badge 2019

After a great feast with family, we took a long walk along the Miami River. The temperature was in the 30’s, but a nice walk. I think we did near 3.5 miles.

I took this photo of this great blue heron with my phone. It’s not as good as a photo as I could have taken with my DSLR due to the distance, but not bad.

I wanted to comment about the food. In previous years, I would have fallen asleep after lunch. A low carb lifestyle resolves that issue. I had a lot of good fat, and some protein, but very low carbs. It was all tasty. In the past, I blamed the post meal sleep on the tryptophan in the turkey. Well, guess what ... that was a lie. It was the carbs.

Have a great weekend.

~ Rick

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