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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

A pretty walk at Riverbend Ponds on 4/17/21

Today is a Tuesday in late April, and I started my day with a walk with my dear friend Stephanie. When yesterday was a gorgeous 70 degree day, it seemed like the forecast for today was disappointing, but actually the cooler weather made for an interesting walk. 

Steph and I enjoyed wandering around Riverbend Ponds and we saw endless red-winged blackbirds, and even a heron. I had such a great time that Scout and I went back in the afternoon. At that point, the rain was just starting and we got a nice 35 minute walk in the quiet of the ponds ALL BY OURSELVES. What a gift!





Find the heron!



We didn't know what this bird was at the time but it's an egret




We loved the catwalks that led through the wetlands
Here's a little video of our walk to see if we could find the egret again (no dice that time)


From far away, we could see a huge group of pelicans

And at a certain point, a bunch of them flew off and we caught them in this video.






Look at the path

Funny story: There is a Canada Goose in this picture. It turned out to be a pretty nasty goose that fully hissed at us as we walked past. I think that it may have been protecting a nest or something, but one thing was for sure: Scout was NOT A FAN. 



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