One Suspicious Glance Last week I walked down to the pond with a lens and camera to see what might be happening. Along with Buffleheads, Canada Geese, American Wigeons, Mallards and Wood Ducks, a Muskrat was industriously harvesting plant material. It gave one suspicious glance when a sneeze escaped me, but then continued on with its crop-gathering and feeding. ~ Anecdote and Muskrat capture, One Suspicious Glance © Jerry L. Ferrara
Watery Whispers Shadows grow long at the day’s end. It is a time to wait and watch. While some forest entities seek nighttime shelter, others prepare for crepuscular and nocturnal activities. The latter’s machinations are at times hidden from view. Nonetheless, if one patiently looks close there are signs that are extant in revealing the secret actors. For instance, on the marge of a woodland pond near our home, there are times that tranquil tremors mysteriously radiate from one point near the water’s edge. The concentric ‘watery whispers’ indicate an unseen presence. Eventually the perturbations’ author reveals itself and a Muskrat emerges from its bank burrow on its way to an eventide foraging venture. ~ Anecdote and Muskrat capture, Watery Whispers © Jerry L. Ferrara