February 28, 2016

This weekend we visited Brecksville Reservation for a change of pace. The warm weather brought out all kind of wildlife!

A pair of mallards

A tufted titmouse

We saw several birds of prey soaring above the reservation. We didn't get great looks, but here's a good shot.

A northern cardinal

A bluejay

A downy woodpecker

We saw so many painted turtles sunning themselves on the logs.

Here's something we don't see very often--a common water snake.

Here he is making his way up onto a log.

Here you can see a pair of mallards with the water snake behind them. They actually swam very close to each other, but seemed to completely ignore one another.

Another great bird of prey shot. We're pretty sure this is a red-tailed hawk.

The pair of mallards resting in the sun.

Until next time!