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~~~Birding With My Daughter~~~

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My daughter got back from her trip,and my stay with the "Handsome Soccer Player" came to an end.

Before heading back to my home, my daughter and I spent a day birding some of her favorite spots. 

One of which was a small park next to the Saco River, and what a great spot it was. 
We both got a "lifer" with the " Northern Rough Winged Swallow".  At first we wasn't sure when they made a couple of passes by us, and disappeared.
Then I spotted them again, and my daughter who has a longer lens on her camera got some shot's that made the ID a sure thing.  Whoa-woo!!!

A few other quick stops then it was a 2 mile hike at Saco Heath Preserve.





Very interesting read !



 The trail starts out like this with some early spring wild flowers along the way.


"Sessile Bellwort"



"White Trailing Arbutus"


As you beginning to get into the wet boggy area it becomes a boardwalk done with 
composite decking boards.


The "Hobblebush" (Viburnum lantanoides)  was in bloom .



Believe me I don't think I would step of the boardwalk. 
Probably would sink into the deep wet peat to your knees "quickly"!!


This goes on and on, makes a loop, then walking back the same way.


Swamp Blueberry blossoms where in bloom all over.
 Bumble Bees where real busy!! 


It was a unusually hot day for the beginning of May, and the haze on the heath is 
visible here in this shot of my daughter. 
We both got sunburns. "Yikes"


We could hear birds all over, and managed to get a count of 16 species.
Photo's of them..well that was just about impossible!   


On our way back into the shaded area ..whew! 


We stopped to listen and look into the tree tops for the bird that was singing, and I think the 
Tufted Tit Mouse was wondering too as he sat on the branch above me. :}


"Teaberry Plant"
Commonly know as Winterberry ,and Checkerberry.

I would like to come back here at another time to see what is going on.

 Especially would love to see the Pitcher plants, and of course Birds!



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