Last week was pretty nice weather wise no real complaints for a change! I can't seem to get the font the size I want so hope this one works for everyone...
Thru the viewfinder:
I went to my favorite cemetery nearby it's always good to find something alive....and this time I found one Loggerhead Shrike...
And chased him away...
From another perch not far away an Eastern Phoebe watched and made sure he wasn't going to be attacked next...
He was safe, then the Mockingbirds started to chase each other...lol so no one got to settle on the poke berries on the edges...
A Red Admiral hung onto this twig in the cedar tree I tried and tried to get him wings open but he would not co operate...just stuck h is nose up in the air!
And I read that flies actually do a lot of pollination so I guess we need to think before we swat that fly!
This flower is called Meadow Beauty...another awesome fall bloomer...
On my way out of the cemetery I heard a chip coming from the pines and found an immature Blue Grosbeak up top looking around
Easy to see that big beak...he will eventually turn blue...
Moving to another location saw this field with a line of Canada Geese pulling the tops off this winter hay crop..
... on the way to my old stomps, of the Beaver Pond, looks very different now there is no pond to speak of since they trapped and killed the beaver...
Im still bent about that...I did see this turtle with a garden growing on this back!
And I found out from one of the locals the Eagle Nest tree has fallen down wondered why I couldn't spot it, hope they will find another tree in the area to build in come late December.
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I made a stop at the vernal pool I have been watching for a couple years and lately this Great Egret has been fishing there, I believe there is still plenty of tadpole, frog, and small turtle in the pool...
a bit too deep for the Green Herons that I normally see here although earlier in the season they were around..
I went to Sandhills took a couple of short hikes, and had a lot of Pine Warbler scolding me along the way...
Hunting season is about to get going so I will have to be careful out and about from now till the end of Feb.
Buck Eye
I did find some seeds for my winter garden plans...But I had dig through the Halloween costumes, and Spooky yard decorations and push aside the boxes of "Christmas Garland" waiting to be unboxed...dear readers we will starve to death if the Pandemic gets worse, every store is over stocked with useless junk from China and I had to dig through a disheveled box of seeds looking for some to plant....at the Dollar Store! To me this is a real shame. Every community should have a seed exchange in it...not talking GMO seeds either...The garden centers are full of Mums, Pansies, and decorative plants. We can't eat that.
What are your thoughts on this subject.
PEACE
Every day is a new Adventure.
