Another beautiful day that called for us to enjoy the outdoors. After lots of discussion of where we might go for a hike (we really do have lots of fabulous options-how lucky are we!) we agreed on a shorter trail that leads to a park. It is a green space in the middle of the city that has an incredible amount of wildlife considering. We watched some chickadees in a small cedar grove, we followed racoon tracks through some dense bush, listened to the ducks and geese have a large 'meeting'. Two of the best surprises was a large white swan in the water. They really are majestic birds, the size of their feet are huge! The other was watching the dance of two red tailed hawks catching the air currents, soaring and dipping. After ten minutes about four sea gulls and crows decided the two birds of prey were too close for comfort and chased the predators away. We chatted on the way back to the car about how excited we are for the return of the birds and afternoons spent watching them.
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