FINALLY FALL
So we had a rainy week...followed up by a cold front...So welcoming is the cold front! On the last day of rain I had six visitors to my plot of land..
A small herd of Does with some yearlings mixed in...
They are either eating acorns or ripe Persimmon that fell on the ground
Then finally the SUN...
I ran into a Long Tailed Skipper this is the time of year I look for them. This one was in super fine condition..
Cute Carolina Chickadee eating some seed up in a tree...
Some good Camouflage going on here...
These Geese look as if they are floating in grass, but there is water down under the grass, deep enough for them to swim in
Fall Color is quickly taking over....
Here's a young Chipping Sparrow
I always enjoy the color of the Sassafras Leaves in Fall they turn a brilliant pumpkin orange..
It's been a good year for Eastern Wood Pewee...
And this Poke Berry Bush has been pretty much stripped clean of the berries, Lovely Chartreuse color!!
I headed to the WLR to relax and enjoy the sunshine and I forgot to grab any food...something I havent done in a while....got gas station food!! Not vegan but I found a slice of Veggie Pizza and an Orange Soda with SUGAR!
On the way up there I stopped at a cemetery and photo'd two headstones, and there was some Nuttal's Sensitive Briar in there...
If you touch the frilly leaves, they fold up! It has something to do with tugour of the cells...it's cool to watch I tried to make a video can you see how the leaves fold up when I touch it?
It's a little tough to see the plant is very close to the ground and it has sharp briars on the stems...so I was touched gingerly...
And normally I see crows swooping and attacking hawks, but this one was chasing one of the regular crows that hang out around my homestead...he looked pretty serious! The photos were taken thru the glass so the focus is a little soft...
Yellow eye, well defined streaks, flat head...
As far as I can tell it's a Coopers Hawk, she was after the cardinals in a bush yesterday...so my feeder birds better beware.
We are supposed to have some awesome weather for the next 4 or 5 days, Im really happy about that.
PEACE
Every day is a new Adventure.
