On my walk today, I noticed something high in a tree. Can you spot it? At the end of this post, I will zoom in and you can try to identify it.
It's a beautiful and cool spring day.
I love photos with curved paths. You never know what you're going to see around that next bend.
That was fast. I spotted this little chipmunk.
What a cutie.
Some of the first spring flowers in the bush are the dog-toothed violets. These are their mottled leaves but it will be awhile before we see the flowers.
I don't usually take this path. We're just starting to see a little green on the ground and in the trees.
The buds are swelling everywhere. Aren't these unusual?
That's good old Canadian Shield.
I don't know how long ago the beaver chewed through this birch tree but see how it's wet -- that's from its sap. Most people don't know that you can make syrup from trees other than sugar maple trees, and birch are one of them. I was tempted to taste it but didn't because, well, animals do other things to stumps! I can tell you that sap tastes like slightly sweet water.
All is well at the beaver pond.
I zoomed in on the cell tower in case you missed it in the last photo. You know you're not far from civilization when there is a traffic light at the entrance to the parking lot. This is another sign.
A little patch of lush green moss.
This is the usual spring flooding around the small lake.
Luckily I wore my hikers or I would have wet feet, what we used to call "a soaker" when we were kids, and spring water is cold!
I took a different path to avoid the mud and water.
A little squirrel picking at birdseed on the path.
Now are you ready to see the zoomed in photos?
It's the rump of a porcupine taking a nap in the tree! It might even be the same one I bumped into on a cold winter walk last month here.
Thank you @tattoodjay for the wonderful #WednesdayWalk that gets us all outdoors and then gives us glimpses into everyone else's walks worldwide.
Images
Photos from my Canon SX620 HS on the Old Quarry trail in the Ottawa greenbelt.
Enjoy!
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In Cyprus, I saw squirrels only in the zoo, unfortunately.
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A porcupine! One doesn't see those often. Very cool!
It's only the third I have seen in my life. Last time was a month ago.
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Oh I see, yes your spring is not showing by now! But therefore you met these cute little animals. We only have squirrls here, but outside from parks not often see them.
Our climate is very mild, although last night it went down to zero degrees again :-(
I know, out of birches can be made xylit sugar, not sure if its made out of this sirup, but probably it is.
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Thank you for dropping by! It is so nice to meet people from other countries here and see their nature and gardens.
Nice pics !
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What a beautiful walk nice to see signs of springs and a few of the animals
I didn’t know porcupine climbed trees
Thanks for joining Wednesday Walk :), I truly enjoy exploring the world virtually each Wednesday seeing walks from all around the globe and feeling I am there and experiencing it all myself, such as I did in your post just now :)