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| On my way to the vernal pool at sunrise today, I saw this herd of seven deer trying to figure me out. (Photo by Don Comis) on |
With light snow overnight, conditions aren't exactly right for the vernal pool show. But it's always fun going there. I made the trip again early this morning. Again I was greeted by wild turkeys gobbling. And I had a staring contest with a herd of 7 deers that were grazing in a cornfield on leftovers from last year's harvest.
And a mockingbird showed me the way out of there. This time he had a buddy, a female I'll bet. What I like about mockingbirds is that rather than hide from you, they show themselves to let you know you're not welcome in their territory. So you can't miss them.
It was very cold at first, but by the time I got to the vernal pool the sun had risen over the horizon and lit up the Kokosing River and the vernal pool, just 5 to 20 feet from the river.
I was back at my car at 8:50 a.m. Daylight Savings Time and had plenty of time to shop for groceries. By around 11 a.m., I was back on Apple Valley Drive when I saw another herd of 7 deer grazing in the spillway area of the Apple Valley Lake dam. At the same moment, two bluebirds flew, reminding me of the wildlife closer to home.
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