Random sightings

None of these incidents are big enough to warrant their own post, but they're all things I wanted to share, so they get lumped together here under the generic heading "Things I Saw In May."  Soon there will be a GOBA post, and that will probably run counter to this one, with lots of text, and fewer pictures.

Some industrious neighbor(s) tied this string of sweet clover blooms. It was over 190 feet long. At 2-3 inches between blooms, that's almost 1,000 knots.

The pot  of gold is not quite at the end of the rainbow, but no parking was available over there.

This bald eagle built its nest close to where my dad lives.  It has become a local media sensation.

If you look very closely at the nest, you can see the brown head of one of the eaglets.  (click picture to enlarge)

An older couple was escorting this box turtle off the bike trail when I saw what was happening.  The week before, my aunt had successfully shepherded another box turtle to a nature preserve.

During the same ride that I saw the turtle, I found this black rat snake taking his sweet time crossing the trail's warm surface.  I waited with him to make sure he'd get across safely.

Admittedly, I also hung around to get some good close-ups of him.  Quite the looker, don't you think?  I decided that if he wasn't off the trail by the time I put my camera away, I'd move him along myself, but by the time I was ready, he was nearly clear and moving faster.