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Despite water which might be best described as "liquid ice" this female Common Merganser fished contentedly in the West River today.
Meanwhile flocks of robins and bluebirds ate winterberries (Black alder fruit) along the shore.
black alder (Ilex verticillate) is a member of the Holly family and its beautiful scarlet-red berries remain on the stem long after the leaves fall.
John