March Break - Day 1

Officially today is the kids first day of March Break. It was a good day. Eden & I went to the Conservation Area. Lots of ducks flying around. Eden had her camera and ventured off to get some pictures of some Rainbow Trout. I just hung around the main pond area, trying to get that one "amazing" shot. it didn't happen, but it was a beautiful morning. One other little creature we saw was a muskrat...there are 5 in the family, but only one was out this morning.

This afternoon, my son & I headed out. Isaac wanted to see some turkeys. Well he was not disappointed. in one field alone we saw over 30 turkeys. Below are 26 of them.

 

The next item was deer....14 in one field, 10 in another and 3 in one more....all within a mile and 1/4 of each other. They were scraping the fields looking for some food. 

Yes, it was a fun day with my kids :)

3 deer on the top of a hill

Birds, birds everywhere, on the ground and in the air...

A few wild Turkeys outside of Drayton

If you know me, you know that I enjoy taking a drive with the family in the country. Looking for wildlife and maybe even getting a photo. Sometimes I have the privilege of stopping the truck, getting the camera out and getting that one shot. This weekend we saw lots of wildlife, but it's hard to get the “perfect” shot. We did see a Snowy Owl outside of Clifford, a Rough Legged Hawk near Ayton, a few Red Tailed Hawks and lot of Wild turkeys. We saw the turkeys outside of Hanover, Harriston, Listowel, Drayton and most were very close to the roads.

One creature still is alluding me though...the European Hare...aka the Jack Rabbit. When I was young, dad and I used to go Jack hunting. Driving down the back roads, looking for where the tracks end in a field...then looking for some ears sticking up. Or you look for the lone tree in the field, there will always be a drift of snow around it...look there.

Ah, but it is fun looking, and maybe soon I'll be able to show you the elusive Jack Rabbit :)

Have a great day !