Delano flood threat has passed and favorite pics from the weekend

Well, the meat of the flood threat has come and gone. What is turning out to be a very dry March is allowing the rivers to crest and begin to fall without a whole lot of drama. Spent Saturday out looking at the Crow River from Watertown, MN up to Delano, MN and finally up to Rockford, MN. A lot of township and county roads were closed due to flooding but nothing out of the norm consider how fast the melt was.



Unused sandbags sit on the east side dike at the Crow River in Delano, MN.



Wright county road 30 was closed in downtown Delano as the water was starting to lap at the bottom of the bridge.



Another look at the bridge from the east side of the river.



Looking north out of Watertown, MN. The sign says it all...



Ducks are starting to head north. This mallard was enjoying a recently flooded corn field near home.



Not a whole lot to say about this. Off Wright CR12 north of Montrose.



On Sunday Melinda and I went to check out an eagle nest near Annandale, MN. One of the reason why I have always been fascinated with Alaska were the stories of all the eagles. I'm beginning to think eagle watching is just as good within 25 miles of our home as anywhere.



I'll be posting a separate blog entry regarding this female bald eagle and a feisty crow who didn't appreciate her hanging around. One of the cooler exhibits of animal behavior I've seen this spring. VERY noisy exchange between these two.



And one for you southern people. This is pretty common up here but you may find this funny. The local civic groups quite often hold contests to where you can guess the date when a vehicle placed on the ice will fall through. Everything toxic or dangerous has been removed from the car so it is just a matter of wenching it out. Usual ice out is around the 10th of April for us but I have a feeling it is going to be a lot sooner this year!