Snap In The Air This Morning !

I passed the NE Quabbin Gate at dawn with the thermometer registering 12 degrees. No problem with picking up the  pace to get the blood going.
Anticipation was high on such a cold morning to see wildlife. Other than a nice Tom  Turkeynpassing in front of me it was a very quiet morning.

Common winter birds and several squirrels were  seen .

The shallow coves where all iced over. With the cold temperatures coming over the next few days, should pretty much start icing much of the reservoir.
Jim

Awesome Experience !

Hit the trail real early this morning. Available light walking into this situation was poor at best.

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That's the risk  I take with early starts. I would much rather have a " Noisy Picture "with a wildlife encounter than no picture at all. I was able to keep the " Curiosity " of one bobcat for a couple of minutes.

 The bobcat turned and looked  at me before disappearing

Jim

Plenty Of Water !

This mornings hike took me out to Grave's Landing. Other than  seeing three otters swimming in the distance, the only consistent thing was water  everywhere. All the small streams where flowing pretty good.  My anticipation for seeing a variety of critters was high. Unfortunately not  today.

The reservoir has no ice on it. That is Soapstone Hill in the background


Jim

Been Fairly Quite !

Not much wildlife moving in my view the last couple of days. The red squirrel on the title page felt bad for me and posed for a pic.
Coyote tracks clearly dominated the roads and trails I hiked. The view from Rattlesnake Hill was clear . The reservoir is still open.

Jim