We set aside one day each spring to visit the shoreline of the western basin of Lake Erie looking for spring birds. Before leaving the house we spotted a large milk snake. Three feet is long for these. This one was at least four. I wanted to place something for scale, but it was moving as soon as we were spotted.
This year was a little later than usual for us, but turned out to be a perfect adventure. We started our day at Old Woman Creek. The sights were good. The boxes near parking are bluebird boxes, but today there were no bluebirds visible. This was one of many swallows standing guard over a nesting box.
It's not a bird, but most wildlife interests us.
When the early day gives a green heron about twenty feet away, it is time for a happy dance. This one seemed oblivious to us and gave plenty of opportunities for a great image.
Usually great blue herons are fairly easy to spot on this annual journey. That was not the case today as this long distance shot was the day's ony sighting. Interestingly, this was at the same distant shoreline spot were we saw herons the year prior in the snow.
There were still plenty of spring wildflowers to enjoy.
Sheldon Marsh was busy today with egrets visiting including a couple with breeding plumage.
We were near the end of the trail when we spotted multiple palm warblers.
We decided to keep the day alive with a stop in Rocky River Park on the way home. Even baby raccoons can look cute when they are tired and resting in a tree.
Someone spent a lot of time creating fairy homes.
Buckeyes aren't very common in northeast Ohio. This one was blooming as we were ending our walk.
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