Welcome Back

In the fall, hawks return to town.  Since the new neighbor does not turn on the greenhouse light during the night, a Red-tailed Hawk returned to a nearby Sycamore Tree.

"It is safe again here."

"I am off for breakfast."

Fall Scene #2

At the wetland nearby, the wild flowers are now changing into dry seeds.   American Goldfinches love to feed on those.

No more Yellow Warblers visited my backyard this summer (less trees around in town), but at the wetland, I finally saw one before it took off to the south.

Today's big catch by Great Blue Heron:

"Too big to swallow.  It takes a while to eat."

Fall Scene

A fall scene from the nearby wetland.  Some leaves are already red.

A Great Blue Heron overlooking the dried up reservoir.

Several ducks were eating their breakfast in the morning sun.

A female Mallard: "It's nice in the sun."

A Big Catch

Several juvenile Scrub-jays came around this summer.  The other day one of them hopped onto the neighbor's hedge suddenly.  What is he doing?

"What am I doing?"

"Here it is!  A big bug."