December Dusk

Darkness descends too quickly in December and prevents me from walking after work in Heckscher State Park. Having off yesterday from work,  I was able to get to the park around 4:00 p.m., but only an hour later the sun had set and evening had arrived. As I drove out of the parking lot, I saw in my car headlights rabbits, deer, and opossums. I saw more animals at nightfall than I saw during daylight. I will admit though that the highlight of the hike was at the beginning, when I saw a hawk hunting for its last meal of the day.