Some Wildlife Enjoy's Winter !

Catching up from Sunday March 9th. It was bitterly cold and I thought I would give Gate 41 in Petersham a try . Glad I did. Following a snowshoe trail I came to a small beaver dam that had moving water.I took a few minutes and checked out the small frozen pond before heading back to the beaver dam, When I reached the dam I looked left then right. Oh No ! Here comes an otter running and sliding on the ice . Just by luck I was in the right place at the right time. The otter stopped once to give me a quick glance before moving on. This past Saturday I hiked Quabbin park. The morning started out with a few showers clearning before noon. I did see three deer and five bluebirds. Several coyotes were vocal but I did not see them. Yesterday, I stayed closer to home and did some bushwhacking. I did see a mink scurrying across a frozen swamp and where a bear had walked through leaving tracks in the snow. Jim