Along the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek, No. 2, Animal Views

This afternoon, I hiked along a portion of the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek paralleling Perkasie, Bucks County, Pennsylvania from Callowhill Road to Blooming Glen Road. It was a partially sunny afternoon with temperatures near eighty degrees Fahrenheit. It felt good to be out in shorts, T-shirt, and sandals in the woods most of the way. And along the way, I met a child who told me about seeing a racoon attacking and eating a squirrel. He said the the painful cry of the squirrel almost made him wince. And then there was a teenager who upon seeing my camera said he should have his Nikon with him. I came across him later and he proudly told me, "See I said I would get my Nikon."


The above picture shows the highlight of my afternoon. I was crossing a walking bridge when I noted this huge turtle swimming upcreek. The shell portion of the turtle was easily a foot or more long. And note how large its head is and how long a tail it has.


Two stately white geese and a third gray goose
with its head in the water


A robin with a questioning eye


Three mallards resting


Trout season is open and people are out fishing in full force. This particular picture is taken along Constitution Avenue, Sellersville, Pennsylvania though the road in the picture is North Main Street. But people were out fishing in crowds whenever there was a road near the trail.