The last day of January brought torrential rains that last for close to 24 hours, with the result that the estuary, that had been all grasslands and gravel bars, looked like this...
when we got up yesterday morning....2 1/2 to 3 feet of water over the entire area.
and it wasn't just the estuary....these are farm fields on the way to our usual afternoon walk at Harrison Bay.
Harrison Bay looked more like a muddy ocean! Wind was so strong there were huge waves out there.
Then this morning we got up to this....
yes, that is snow! Fortunately that is all we got although more is forecast for tonight. You'll note too that the water level has dropped a lot overnight as this was all under water the previous day.
Today actually turned into a lovely sunny day so another walk on the dike was in order...
much calmer out there today! Birding has been pretty quiet too, although out there you can just see...
this trio of female Common Merganser.
There are also lots of geese...most in the fields...
although a few were in the water today as well.
Oh, and look at this!
Pussy Willows!
One more sign of spring....we've had a shift in the hummingbirds in our yard....all winter we've had a male standing guard on the feeders, the last couple of days....
this female Anna's Hummingbird has taken possession of our yard. Hopefully she is thinking of nesting somewhere close by.
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