The dog jerked the leash just as I snapped this photo of cows on the horizon.
From our back yard we can see all the way across the Emiquon valley to Havana.
Monday, November 09, 2009
Scenes from Little America
Prichard Road, not far from our house, leads down to Little Sister Creek.
The dog jerked the leash just as I snapped this photo of cows on the horizon.
From our back yard we can see all the way across the Emiquon valley to Havana.
The dog jerked the leash just as I snapped this photo of cows on the horizon.
From our back yard we can see all the way across the Emiquon valley to Havana.
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Emiquon in November
November 8, 2009
November had some good days in the beginning of the month. Sunday, November 8, was an exceptionally warm and sunny day this year. I drove to the south end of the levee and walked to the first bend, about a mile, before turning back to the car. It gave me a great opportunity to observe the wetland forming around the channel that would lead to the Spoon River system if it weren't for the levee upon which I stood.
On the other side of the levee lies the bottom forest that surrounds the Spoon River on the Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge, providing a great contrast.
The day was so clear that I could see the two towers on the bluff at Little America from the levee.
A small group of American White Pelicans sat on a finger of higher ground like whipped cream on a sliver of pumpkin pie.
I found Horned Grebes, the first time I've identified this species. They were swimming with American Coots and Pied-billed Grebes in the channel of water threading its way through the wet prairie.
A Monarch butterfly landed briefly before flying off over the trees at the refuge.
A female Northern Harrier hunted the wet prairie as I walked back to the car.
November had some good days in the beginning of the month. Sunday, November 8, was an exceptionally warm and sunny day this year. I drove to the south end of the levee and walked to the first bend, about a mile, before turning back to the car. It gave me a great opportunity to observe the wetland forming around the channel that would lead to the Spoon River system if it weren't for the levee upon which I stood.
On the other side of the levee lies the bottom forest that surrounds the Spoon River on the Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge, providing a great contrast.
The day was so clear that I could see the two towers on the bluff at Little America from the levee.
A small group of American White Pelicans sat on a finger of higher ground like whipped cream on a sliver of pumpkin pie.
I found Horned Grebes, the first time I've identified this species. They were swimming with American Coots and Pied-billed Grebes in the channel of water threading its way through the wet prairie.
A Monarch butterfly landed briefly before flying off over the trees at the refuge.
A female Northern Harrier hunted the wet prairie as I walked back to the car.
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