Archive for March 2022
The Snow Geese Are Back ! Another Magical Morning At Middle Creek.
It was that time of year again. For those of you who have followed my blog these past few years, you would know it was time for my annual visit to the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area. Located just south of Kleinfeltersville in Lebanon County this 6000 acre tract with a 400 acre lake is a…
Read MoreFlorida Day Eight: Key Largo. An Opossum, A Spider And A Lot Of Birds On My Last Hike In South Florida.
I awoke early on my last day in Key Largo and South Florida this year. I wanted to get in one last hike at the Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park before I headed north to Fort Lauderdale. I was staying near the airport my last night in Florida. I had seen many…
Read MoreMy Second Hike On The Elders Run Trail At The Middle Creek Management Area
After watching the magic of the snow geese flying off the lake at the Middle Creek Management Area, and looking for water fowl on the ponds, I decided to hike on the Elders Run Trail again. I hiked this 3 1/2 mile loop trail once before, two years ago. The trail begins on the right…
Read MoreDuck, Duck, Goose, Eagle: A Cold March Afternoon At The Susquehanna Wetlands.
It was a sunny and cold March Friday afternoon here at my home in Hazle Township, Luzerne County. I decided to drive to the Susquehanna Wetlands again for a late afternoon hike. It was 34 degrees when I arrived at the wetlands. This small private nature preserve is located in Salem Township about 20 miles…
Read MoreSnow Geese, Tundra Swans , Hooded Mergansers And More At Middle Creek
Last Saturday I returned to the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Lancaster County with my brother Mike and nephew Mikey. We hoped there would still be some snow geese on the lake at Willow Point. It was late in the season and we were worried they may have already migrated north. They didn’t. There…
Read MoreFlorida Day Eight: Farewell To South Florida And A Visit To The Secret Woods Nature Center Near The Fort Lauderdale Airport
After checking out of the Bar Harbor/ Coconut Bay Resort on Saturday morning I decided to leave Key Largo via the Card Sound Road. This more isolated route avoids the traffic on Highway One. It is a nice scenic road that a lot of folks don’t know about. After crossing the toll bridge over Card…
Read MoreTurtles, Wood Ducks, Skunk Cabbage And Blackbirds. More Signs Of Spring At The Susquehanna Wetlands
Last Friday, when I hiked in the Susquehanna Wetlands in Luzerne County, I was pleasantly surprised to see wood ducks had returned to the ice free waters of the wetlands. The previous week the waters were frozen solid. I returned to the wetlands on Friday . I was again pleasantly surprised . This time it…
Read MoreLess Snow And More Ducks: A Hike Along The Walnutport Canal
A late Winter storm dumped over eight inches of snow around my home in Luzerne County in Northeastern Pennsylvania on Saturday. Rather then trudge through the snow on my Sunday hike I decide to drive 30 miles south and hike on the Walnutport Canal Spur Trail in Lehigh County. A brilliant sun was shining in…
Read MoreIt’s Been Three Long, Cold Months Since I Hiked Around Lake Irena At Community Park.
Spring weather has returned here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Temperatures rose into the 60’s this past week. The warmth quickly melted the 8 inches of snow that fell last weekend. I took advantage of the warm temperatures, sunshine and additional daylight and took a couple of hikes around Lake Irena at our local Community Park near…
Read MoreSummer Weather, Birds And Snapping Turtles: March Was A Lamb At The Susquehanna Wetlands.
The old folk saying goes ” If March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb”. Well this year we have seen both the lion and lamb side of March here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Last weekend we had over 8 inches of snow followed by high winds with frigid temperatures in…
Read MoreMy First Visit To Scenic And Historic Leaser Lake Park In Lehigh County
Before Saturday morning I never heard of Leaser Lake Park. I had visited my favorite hiking area, the Susquehanna Wetlands in Luzerne County on Friday. I pretty much hike there every week. I have come to love this little nature preserve in Salem Township. When I’m not in the Wetlands I try and explore and …
Read MoreA Tundra Swan At The Susquehanna River Lands! You Never Know What You Will Find Down Here
I returned to the Susquehanna Wetlands in Salem Township, Luzerne County on Sunday. It’s Spring and I hoped to see some wildlife activity. As usual I was hoping to see, and photograph, the bald eagles, wood ducks, river otters and many other critters that live here. On Friday I was surprised to see the snapping…
Read MoreA Dreary March Afternoon At The Susquehanna Wetlands.
Our warm Spring weather left us last week here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It got cooler during the week, but not frigid, yet, that’s coming soon so the forecasters tell us. It was a dreary March afternoon when I returned to the Susquehanna Wetlands for a hike on Friday. Temperatures were seasonably cool in the low…
Read MoreMy First Hike At The Austin T Blakeslee Natural Area in Monroe County.
I am having some remodeling work done on my home, My contractors arrived early Saturday morning. One of the contractors asked me where I was going to hike that morning. ( They knew I hiked somewhere every weekend) I said I hadn’t decided yet. He suggested I should try the Austin T Blakeslee Natural Area…
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