On a recent bike ride along the Norwattuck Rail Trail, I rode all the way to the swampy portion in the East part of Amherst. And what did I see there?

Frogs!

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Further on, toward the eastern end of the rail, I stopped at a bird blind. I didn’t really see any birds near it, but I did spot a dragonfly on a rock, and got at least one good picture:

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And then on the way back, I saw this family in the marsh:

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Coming soon: hiking pictures, with hawks!