There are a number of decaying snags along the Amisk Wuche Trail but one of them held more than bugs.  I caught a glimpse of something shiny which made me wander over to investigate.  An empty beer bottle was tucked in the cavity hollowed out by the woodpeckers.  Those pileateds sure know how to party.

The Canada Geese were active when I staked out the beaver pond yesterday.  They didn't mind sharing the pond with the ducks but they sure did mind my presence there.  One of them kept a close eye on me the entire time that I watched the beavers collect material for their dam. 

Tonight there was action in the pond at the SWC.  The beavers were busy clogging up that culvert.  They dived under water for mud and climbed amidst the reeds for stalks to build their dam.  I could hear them chewing branches that they gathered.

The red-winged blackbirds were calling.  The tree swallows swooped in and out of the birdhouses that are mounted on the fence posts. 

It was a great evening for a walk on the wildside.