Walk - Five Rivers Environmental Education Center

Holly had an errand to run in Delmar today, so we decided to combine it with a trip to the nearby Five Rivers Environmental Education Center and a walk in the winter woods. It was a brisk and breezy afternoon, but in the shelter of the forest, it was quite comfortable. The trails had all been skied and trampled while the snow was soft and before it froze, so it was now icy and crunchy underfoot, but we took our time and enjoyed the nice weather. I almost never visit this place without seeing at least one deer, and today was no exception. They seemed to be everywhere, including these two in an old orchard as we were just leaving the parking area.



We walked for about 45 minutes and saw at least a half-dozen more deer before heading back to the visitor center. Outside on the front sidewalk of the center was a large female turkey peering in the window at the goings on inside. She had apparently been doing this for some period of days or weeks, and was living on bird seed from the nearby feeder area. It was a strange sight.