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Stumpage Reports
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Tuesday, March 02, 2004 :::
Waiting For the Swans
I always forget how unpopulated parts of eastern North Carolina are. Last Saturday we drove out to the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in Hyde County. We drove through miles of scrubby pine trees and dormant cotton fields. The main object of the trip was to view some 30,000 Tundra Swans. Supposedly these swans spend the day in fields around the lake, then at sunset all come flying into the lake. After driving around the lake for awhile, we found a field with acres and acres of the white swans sitting on it. We hustled over to the closest place we could get to the lake just as the sun began to set. (Sure babe, come out here in the dark with me, I promise we'll see the swans). Said swans never made the flyover, but we were treated to a cacophony of bird sounds and a beautiful sunset. It was cold, but not miserably so. I would like to go back when it is a little warmer, but not too warm. I could have sat in that place for hours.
::: posted by tom at 10:18 AM
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