Madison County Nature Trail, in Huntsville, AL

Located atop Green Mountain, the Nature Trail has a 17 acre lake, plus some hiking trails; the longest is about 1 1/2 miles. It's a good place to see warblers & woodpeckers, plus an occasional heron and kingfisher, too. Here are some photos taken on a cool drizzly day. Those are Canada Geese and Mallards, mostly. The covered bridge is a very good place for watching the aquatic turtles.

Directions:

1. From Central Huntsville, Go south on Memorial Parkway.
2. Turn left onto Weatherly Road. (At Haysland Square).
3. Go Approx 1 1/2 miles and turn right onto Bailey Cove Road.
4. Go approx 1 1/4 mile and turn left at the blinking yellow light onto Green Mt. Road. Follow this up Green Mountain.
5. At the top of the mountain, keep right onto South Shawdee Drive.
6. Go approx 1 1/2 mile, and turn right into the park entrance.