Second Storm, and (Wild)Life After — pat morss

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The second SE storm of last week was a repeat of the first. Winter wildlife routines then quickly returned to normal.

Once again, flooding of the Audubon sanctuary.
The Eastern Point Lighthouse was nearly an island at high tide.
Gulls seemed to enjoy effortless gliding in the wind.
The two storms stripped the Niles Pond / Brace Cove causway of its cover.
Salt water ponds sprang up inconveniently behind Raymond Beach.
Mallards stuck together, selecting preferred patches of water or ice at Niles Pond.
Huddling for warmth in the dropping temperatures.
Sipping fresh water at the edge of the ice.
Ring-necked Gulls, and Greater and Lesser Scaups gathering like birds of a feather.
A Gadwall couple drops in, and turns up their noses at the neighborhood residents.
A coyote, hobbling with an injured rear left foot, walks its daily route by our house.
Followed by a second.
And a third, running to catch up.
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