April Fools 2009

As my good friend Mary says, "That Mother Nature is quite a trickster" and she proved it today.
After three days of snow..

We woke up to at least 12 inches of snow on the ground

However it was 40 degrees and the snow is beautiful. The dogs and I enjoyed trudging through the woods listening to...absolutely nothing. It was very quiet and peaceful.
Last week when the weather was nicer we took our walks at the Federal Dam Park. The geese were enjoying the warmer weather.

And we spotted this guy along with four of his friends. They had been feasting on a road kill in the ditch. We drove right up to the tree that he was in and he held his position for quite a while. We were so close that it is easy to see the feathers in his wing.
And then he flew away. This is a favorite shot of mine. I love to get them in flight, there is just something majestic about it.
I think that this is a pretty cool shot. If you look closely you can see two eagles in the tree while the third eagle flies by.
We have spotted more eagles this spring in a group than ever before. It has not been unusual to see two to four of them together.

Soon we will be able to plant right Mary?