Autmun Allsorts

Early Fall pictures 20-26 Sept.

Horned Lark

Peel a turtle and what do you get?

A bigger, shinier  turtle.

 Bursting at the seams

must be last one to shed. Other two already displaying nice new shiny plates.

Common Mergansers

As luck would have it, my prime camera was returned to me Wednesday but after only 12 shots is was apparent it had not been repaired properly. So....off it went back to the shop.
Meantime:
  Female Common Mergansers on the Serpent river.

calling  her friends

Not a male to be seen.

Slim Pickins Sunday

Not much happening. But good news is that my Primary camera has been cured of its malady and released by the Pentax hospital. Expecting arrival within hours.


Meanwhile:

stumbled upon this deep in the woods. Trying to determine history and purpose. Cottage? Hunt Camp? Trapper's Cabin?       Stay  tuned           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stay tuned.

4 Kestrels pre migration assembly.

Normally quite solitary. Will travel South together likely gathering others on the way.

And No, this is not a Kestrel

Checking for good fishing spots

Has spotted something

getting ready to strike

 Missed!
and I missed getting a picture of the strike as well. Arms got tired waiting. Don't have the unlimited waiting endurance of a GBH

 But came up empty handed (beaked?), wet and bedraggled, from almost complete submersion.

Another Variety

                                                                     Where's Waldo?

2 of 6 Ruffed Grouse wandering about.

1 of 2 Merlins who were hassling a Bluejay

The Bluejay lower left as they all took a break  from playing "tag"

 

 

 

 

 

This Raven has just washed a Rowan-berry in our bird-bath

The next series are from a Uranium Tailings Management area.

Starting with a resident Chipmunk.

difficult to see where it gets it food.

The chipmunk's home is at the base of this 30 meter high "dam"

 

Built to create a  lake under which lay many year's worth of uranium mine tailings.

This is the lake:

and this is the view,from the top,  in the other direction.