Midst a major snowstorm, hopefully the last of the season, we’ve had a lot of activity in the backyard including the resident Carolina Wren, dozens of goldfinches, and even a mink and a beaver. Today, a pair of Hooded Mergansers showed up on the open river, so I donned boots and went out to see them. Unfazed by the snow, they foraged away, and cruised like it was July.
Perhaps we’ll see them with chicks in a few months. They’re a nice sight on a snowy afternoon.
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They are beautiful birds, and what a nice treat to have them on the river behind your house!
Hey, Dick Mansfield!
I bumped into your name here on vtbirder, but also on a post about Salineno, where I was last Sunday. Merle asked me to sign the guest book, and there, in the Vermont tab, was your visit of waht, a decade or more ago? Nice tradition. I’m pretty sure I sold you some book copyrights a long time ago. And Mary was a daughter or Hermon and Bertha Robb, as I remember.