Walking at the wetlands in winter....

We took a walk at the wetlands the other day and it is interesting to see the difference between this time of  year and summer or spring.  Few birds were around, no green plants or flowers, no butterflies and bugs.  But the Canada Geese were there and a few ducks and the stark trees and things that I don't always see when everything is lush and green.

 It was warm enough that a few turtles were out with the geese on the logs of the creek area.

Not a great shot, but this little wren was sitting in the reeds.

The reeds reflected in the water.  It was a great day for reflections of all kinds!

Two turtles sharing a log

Up front on the slough waters there were a mismatched pair of ducks.......a young Mallard male?....

.....and the last of the resident "manky" Mallards.

Fungi covering a stump near the creek

"Alone"

 Bark

 I like this steel/wood bridge, although it is hot to lean your arms on in the summer.

 One of the wooden bridges

Fungi high up on a tree in the woods

 The sunlit grasses....couldn't seem to catch just how pretty they looked.

 A nice little flock of Canada Geese were in the creek.  I took lots of photos of them :-)

 Dipping and dripping

A family portrait?

More in my next post.