Our first Sights and Sounds of Spring was a chilly -5 degrees C with a good cold wind blowing. Three of us walked down the rail trail to the ponds from the 14th concession. A little sun peeked out and it was nice to be out and about.
We saw two pairs of Mallard ducks looking for a good piece of real estate and a pair of Canada Geese landed considering the neighbourhood.
Overhead we saw a Great Blue Heron and a Cardinal singing in the start of spring.
On our way to the meeting place we saw two Trumpeter Swans making themselves comfortable beside Carthew Bay and on my way home I saw 4 White Tailed Deer running through the field with their tails flashing!
Well worth braving the cold and the few snowflakes that were falling.
Photos by Bill Sherwood. Green Heron, ice on pond, Turtkeys in Tree.
