Salamander

I’ve just returned from a walk through the fields and woods. There are heavy concentrations of springtails on the snow surface … each no more than 3 cm. apart over large areas of the snow. I found a small fly and a caterpillar on the snow. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the camera with me, so no photos to add to the “snow creatures” collection. I’ll try to make the rounds again this afternoon to see what’s out and about. I would expect to see at least a few spiders and a caterpillar or two — possibly much more as conditions may be ideal as the temperature is currently at 3C (37F).

I also saw several flocks of Canada Geese over the farm. There were 3 flocks of about 200+ each, then about a 2 minutes gap, and then 3 more flocks of about 200, all flying strongly, heading northeast at good altitude. Looked like they meant business.