In these Corona times it is difficult to avoid
people when in the Dale. Everyone seems to be fleeing the city to walk in the
countryside and there are traffic jams on the dead-end road into the Dale. I
luckily know of some “off the beaten track” areas and myself, Mrs OB and the
Beast had a very enjoyable walk today. We failed to bump into any GGs as I had
hoped but did hear and see a drumming Three-toed Woodpecker which turned out to
be the famous One-toe Three-toe female who has been here the last two years.
Will she attract and hold on to a mate this year and raise young as she did in
2018?
A single Crane (I assume yesterday’s bird) flew over
calling. Being so early back I would assume that this is one of the pair that
has been in the Dale for the last few summers (but which is yet to breed successfully).
That it has arrived on its own is not a good sign as I believe the pair sticks
together through the winter. Time will tell.
A flock of 90 Pink-footed Geese heading north was a
surprise as they have a head wind now and it looked like they also had second
thoughts as they turned round and I lost them heading south again.
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| One-toed Three-toed Woodpecker |
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| Crane |
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| Pink-footed Geese (kortnebbgås) |
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