I left the house at 6:30 AM and headed for Concord to walk at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. The temperature reading in the car fluctuated on the trip over from between 11 degrees and 5 degrees. It was cold! There was only one other vehicle in the lot when I arrived about 7:20 and I passed one photographer on the trail and later 2 dog walkers. Not much in the way of birds: I saw a few sparrows, a woodpecker, Canada geese, and American coots. The lighting was the star of this walk, as the sun came up over the trees mid-way through the walk and all the grasses on the sides of the trail were sparkling in their winter glory.
It really didn't feel too cold until I started on the Edge Trail, in the woods and out of the sun. Then, it started to feel like single digit temps! A beautiful start to the day!
On the way home, I decided to stop at Wayside Inn in Sudbury, MA, where I happened upon a flock of Eastern Bluebirds feeding on Bittersweet. Lovely!
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