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Female cardinal
 I haven’t been out walking much as of late. The few I have completed were recent and not of long duration. A few have asked about the lack of entries. I have been busy on a remodeling project and we have had some very cold temperatures over the last month. The snow has been on ground a long time and I have concerns of aggravating my leg again. The pain has greatly subsided and fears of pushing myself in the deep snow has been on my mind.                                                        Â
Immature eagle
Today, however, I decided to do some walking the Allegheny River in search of eagles. I watched the trees as I drove along hoping to spot that dark body and white head. This failed. The walk along the shore where breaks in the ice did provide some shots of an immature eagle. The big bird was curious about my approach.
Male cardinal from an earlier walk.
Male merganser
I did see one deer and lots of mergansers this morning. I was blessed to see another waterfowl specie that is not common in this area. The duck was a male Bufflehead.
Bufflehead drake
Larry A. Smail's Blog 
Hi Larry, I just wanted to say what a pleasure it is to read your blog, look at your photography, and admire through you the greatness of Pennsylvania and the Kittanning area. It also makes me think of our friend Randy who had the same love of the outdoors. I miss Randy. Keep up the good work on the blog, etc. John Helinski
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Thank you John. I miss him too. He left us way too early!