Bloomington NWR

I spent a couple hours walking around at the wildlife refuge in Bloomington today. Mostly I just wanted to get out of the house, get some exercise and test out my brand new fleece pants to see if they'll be warm enough for snowshoeing and winter camping. I'm happy to report they are quite warm, maybe too warm if I'm going to be exerting myself very much.

I saw some woodpeckers, hawks and bald eagles. The eagles hang out near the river because it's reliably open water in winter. I didn't get any decent shots of the bigger birds but I got a relatively good shot of a woodpecker.


I only saw one other person out there, and that was as I was leaving. Sunset was not really this dramatic but it makes for a good picture.