We had a few days of good weather and before the rain storms come once more, I decided to head to Slocum’s River Reserve to continue taking monthly photos of the art sculptures. Plus, since the previous rain storms washed most of the snow away, the trails at Slocum’s River Reserve were most likely clear of snow but muddy. Unlike the last winter visit with snow covered trails which made for strenuous walking. (Note: click on thumbnail for larger image and photo caption)

Walking on wet trails of snow and mud, I made my way first to the fish sculpture titled, “Migration”. The Migration sculpture suffered a fatal causality with one broken fish.  I suppose the recent bad weather was the culprit. I surmise the wind knocked it off its stand which caused the damage.   Another was also knocked off its stand but appeared undamaged while the others were fine.

The Green Man sculpture stood out in the sunlight surrounded by the bare winter trees. One person on the trail told me a story of when, one day, they were walking their dog it stopped dead in its tracks when they reached the Green Man sculpture. The dog gave a deep huff – that in between bark and growl – not sure what these were. I laughed with them as they told the story picturing the dogs behavior in my mind.

The highlight for birding was a Northern Harrier that flew by and another unidentified raptor in the distance. I was unable to get a decent photo of either.

Lots of Mute Swans and Canada Geese in the distance open water.  As I observed them, I heard some commotion by the waters edge like the sound of  beating wings. I approached the waters edge to find a small opening of water providing a place for one pair of Mute Swans and a lone Canada Goose.

When I approached closer to the shoreline, the swans swam away while the goose stood its ground with a vigilant eye.

I suspect the swans chased the goose away from the open water. The poor goose waited on the ice looking like it lost its best friend.

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Here are a few more photos of the other sculptures on the reserve.

In addition to these, there are a few more not on this page but within the archives. If you choose to visit, there are two pages within each section. Look for page links on the bottom right corner. Fish sculpture here and  all other sculptures here.

   

2 Responses to “Slocum’s River Reserve – January”

1. Robin says:

   Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 2:02 pm

   Very interesting. I really like the swans.
2. ERWIN says:

   Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 5:39 am

   Interesting post Andy