Yesterday afternoon we loaded the kayaks on the truck and headed to Eva’s Marsh WMA in Hancock. We spend a few hours there and only explored the “front” (i.e. before the first beaver dam) of this ninety eight acre plot. I guess that we’ll have to go back again sometime.
There were not many odes about on this cool afternoon with a high overcast… good light for photography! However, the water lilies and the eastern purple (or spotted) bladderwort were both in bloom and kept me entertained!
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We also saw a numbers of animals… birds, frogs and painted turtles. (No turtle photos worth showing from this trip though.)
I also spent quality time with a solitary sandpiper twice… going and coming. He/she was much more concerned about the hunting than about the nearby human in the bright orange kayak. I was able to approach quite closely… good thing since all I had was my 300 mm lens!
We also had fun watching a group of barn swallows… at one point there were five individuals in the tree in the photos below. We also saw a kingfisher and a raptor (probably a hawk) both at a distance so no photos this time… oh well!
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Frank,
That first floral is fantastic – great reflection! Looks like a keeper.
Comment by Just Joe — 26 August 2011 @ 7:56 AM