pavcek preserve is a small hardwood forest in the kettle moraine near holy hill. a small esker in the upland area, kettles and manmade ponds in the lowlands. we were expecting a springish walk w/ just-emerging spring ephemerals to check out, but then snow happened over the weekend, so back to the snowcovered woods and ice. beautiful and bracing.

a tufted titmouse gave us quite a concert near the largest pond, flitting in and out of trees and a large hollow branch of an oak.

a.

the winter kettle

under pines

hummingbird away

b.

tufted titmouse hoots

in and out

of oaken branchhome

c.

sunlight on pond ice

cardinals, crows,

snow below cherries