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| The Vermilon |
Sunday brought a touch of spring with bright sunshine and warm temperatures to the area. As well, I saw pass over head some Canada Geese in small flights of one or two birds. These are last year's one year olds who are now prepared to go on their own. They a tad early as open spots are still limited as the side photos show. Although the Vermilon flows all year, the little lakes and wetlands are still mostly frozen over.
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| See how cold that water looks |
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| The far bank showing the remaining snow pack. |
Open spots exist but the water here is too fast for the Geese. This particular small falls flows into a small lake area which is still frozen over. March 20Th may be your spring but it's just another day at the Vermilon. The rule of thumb here is you don't plant your garden until the 24th of May to avoid frost, and even then you may have to cover the plants against frost.
Last night we had about 2 inches of snow which has now turned to rain. The weatherman is calling for more snow tonight. Spring comes hard to The Vermilon River. As a sort of snow bonus my RedPolls have returned.
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| Canada Geese arriving. |
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| Beautiful Flyers. |
These are the small flights arriving. If you look closely in the photo, you'll see the flight leader giving commands.
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| Click to Enlarge. |
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| The true sign of spring. |
The Robin is of course the true harbinger of spring.This welcome guy was right by the river.
The other one is Boomer's fur coat which he is now starting to shed in what we Malamute owners call a blow. I brush him in the woods,creating quite a mass of undercoat which is surprisingly gone in one or two days.
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| The beginning of a spat. |
This is the weirdest sequence. He yells at her and she reluctantly moves.
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| Alright I'll move crabby!! |
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| That's the spot I want!! |
Ever seen such a bully? Remember these are non-habituated or non-urban Geese. And they're not too exited by Boomer and I even being here. So, there's lots of honking and hissing going on.
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