Eppley Wildlife Sanctuary
Posted By auntie on May 5, 2016
2 miles; Richmond, RI
Today was a special trip to an Audubon sanctuary that is not normally open to the public. It was a birding hike. I had never been on a birding hike before, so I dressed for regular hiking on this overcast 40-degree day. Bad idea… birders don’t hike, per se. They walk a bit, stop and listen for about 10 minutes, then walk a bit more. I froze. But the property was very pretty, and interesting in that it spanned both banks of the Queen’s River with a “rustic” bridge built by the Boy Scouts.
Birder on Bridge
The bridge was, as I said, “rustic,” i.e., old, with a bit of tilt and ropes for handholds.
Red Squirrel meal remains
Our guide on this hike was very knowledgeable about more than just birds. He told us this pile of scales from a pinecone was probably left by a red squirrel, who ripped the cone apart looking for the tasty nuts inside.
Orange Fungus
This tree branch was just covered with this orange fungus. Unfortunately, my research assistant, Dr. Google, let me down on this one. Or I just simply didn’t have the patience to comb through the results, so it will have to be a mystery fungus.
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