Snow has been predicted for the valley but it held off long enough for a great visit to the refuge today. Diana joined us so we took the Subaru, which meant that Mom sat in the backseat with Murphy, which she loved! Murph most often lays with his head on her lap and gives her lots of kisses. We did our bagel and coffee stop first, then meandered up the road.
An eagle was sitting in the normal tree, with a harrier sitting in the limbs down below. No pheasants showed, and we had to go to the edge of the refuge to find a couple of rough-legged hawks. Several kestrels and lots of harriers, along with quite a few ducks.
It seems that the number of ducks has decreased since last week - a very subjective measurement. Mostly I'm estimating the area that they cover, and that seemed less.
On the way out we caught this beautiful mare in the sunshine. Her colt is big now and looks to be pretty independent.
As Mom would say, every day at the refuge is a good day!
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