What can you hear at Reflection Riding?

I took a walk on the property the other day and had a delightful time listening to all our resident animals and sounds.

As I started my walk right outside the Visitors’ Center, I immediately heard the rattle call of a crow. I love this call, it always makes me smile. Listen here!

Almost immediately after the rattle call, I heard our wild resident Barred Owl calling from his normal location near the Paddlers’ Perch. Listen Here! 

Very rarely, our captive Barred Owl will answer him. While all that was going on, I heard the chorus frogs from the seasonal bog in the Wanderland. There are many of them and they are loud! Listen Here!

As I rounded the lower pond, I heard the familiar splash of pond slider turtles as they slide into the pond from their sunning positions when they heard me approach.

The sound of the Wanderland chorus frogs began to lessen and I began to hear another group of them coming from a wet area near Lower Creek Road.

As these chorus frogs began to fade out, I heard many different song bird calls and a gentle wind blowing in the trees. As I made my way off the gravel road and into the forest,  I heard my feet crunching on the fallen leaves that lined my forest path.

I heard a distant train clacking on the tracks as a I came near the upper bamboo forest. The bamboo makes a beautifully, dainty noise as the wind blows through it.

We’ve seen and heard several Red Shoulder hawks on the property recently and I was graced with their call as my walk took me closer to the Visitor’s Center. Listen Here!

As I came near the Humphrey’s House, I heard a screen door slam closed. As I came near the upper road, I heard the lock on the upper gate open and looked up to see a familiar face driving in.

I am always visually delighted on my walks on our magnificent property, but this time my walk became an audible delight!