{"id":1639,"date":"2024-02-04T19:59:37","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T00:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildcorvid.org\/blog\/?p=1639"},"modified":"2024-02-04T19:59:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T00:59:37","slug":"croft-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildcorvid.org\/blog\/croft-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Croft in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

For various reasons it’s been difficult to get out much lately, so today was a trip to the forest of Croft State Park<\/a>, a favorite place for a walk in the woods. Both me and my avian side needed to get out.
\n[bird] That’s for sure.
\n[human] Ahem. Anyway, Morning in the forest is always a good time.
\n<\/a>
\nThere’s a lot more water in and flowing out of Lake Craig than last time I was here. Then the lake level was down for maintenance, but recent rains have filled it back up.
\n<\/a>
\nLots of water for the ducks to play in now.
\n<\/a>
\nThis looked a bit precarious, but it was to the side of the trail, so no concern.
\n[bird] Unless you land on the wrong part of it. Hey, you should let me write this, I know way more about forests than you ever will!
\n[human] All right, my assertive avian half. Start peckin’ the keyboard!
\n<\/a>
\n[bird] You don’t survive in the wild without being assertive, even aggressive at times. So here’s a tree that died some time ago but has turned into a veritable high-rise condo (as you might call it) for all sorts of forest residents:
\n<\/a>
\nHow here’s another example of human nonsense, running this “road” right through the middle of the forest.
\n[human] That road is the edge of the forest.
\n[bird] No it isn’t. Look! There’s forest on both sides of it! This .. thing .. is right in the middle of the forest.
\n<\/a>
\nNow there’s<\/i> a flight hazard, that TV tower.
\n<\/a>
\n[human] Guess we go on foot here, eh?
\n[bird] The sign doesn’t say anything about wings.
\n[human] Well, aircraft are vehicles.
\n[bird] A bird on the wing is no more a “vehicle” than you’re a bus when you walk.
\n<\/a>
\nThe human had trouble finding the trail in areas like this, but I knew where we were going.
\n<\/a>
\nNow you’d think with a name like “Rocky Ridge Trail”, the trail would be up there on the ridge. But, No. You’d also think there’d be more rocks around.
\n<\/a>
\nNow here’s a nice little spot, with the water keeping things just a bit warmer and greener. I’ll bet there’s some insects there that’ll make a good snack. Let me…
\n[human] uh, no…
\n[bird] Wuss. Alright, where’s those peanuts you said you brought?
\n<\/a>
\nDeer tracks mixed in with the horse tracks that the human found reassuring when the trail wasn’t so easy for him to follow.
\n<\/a>
\nDown to the Fairforest Creek and more greenery. Got any more of those peanuts?
\n<\/a>
\nClearly all that rain had the water up over this bridge. At least this one didn’t get washed away like that other one a while back.
\n<\/a>
\nI didn’t want to leave, but the human said I ate almost all the food we brought, and didn’t seem interested in the stuff to eat all around us.
\n[human] Are you done?
\n[bird] I guess so.<\/p>\n

Strava link: https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10697234481<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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