We have started to turn colors in the back woods. A very dry month of September disappeared in a day as five or six inches of rain fell on the last day of the month. For the record, a typical month of rain is about four inches.
During a weekend visit over to Thomaston, near the central coast, we found a handsome piliated woodpecker pounding a tree near Marion’s east facing side of the house. After years of missing chances at getting a picture of these impressive birds, I have had two great opportunities in one month.
The ice pond had many, many canada geese during our stay. I haven’t tried on this picture, but counting the birds at other times typically got up to fifty-plus before you thought it was double counting. When they arrived or departed, the noise level of their honking was deafening as they flew overhead.
When Murphy and I walked over to the osprey nest on Ram Point, we found at least two birds on the nest. (The previous post has the nest in psuedo-watercolor) As we were still a bit away, they left in a hurry and flew across the marsh. There they stayed during our entire twenty minute wait. I thought only two were involved but in looking at the image detail, I discovered a total of three waiting for us to leave.