A distant familiar sound drew my attention to a small group of Canada Geese over the lake, first for the season.
Working on a hole in a tree stump, a potential nesting site, (Update, this female was in fact preparing a nesting hole that produced two young ones later in the year. https://www.wildstalbert.com/A-year-in-the-wild/Latest-St-Albert-and-area/i-KChXZfX/A )
Reeds peek up through the snow on the shoreline of Big Lake.
