September 9 - Nature Center Report

Wow, I haven't posted on here in forever.

I FINALLY went back to "my" nature center to go birding.  I hadn't been since the end of June, and even then those were super-short visits.  Pretty sad.  But I made a special effort now that migration has started.

I saw all the regular birds, plus a few fun ones: Red-eyed Vireo, Hooded Warbler (which was a lifer just two months ago), and a new lifer, a female *American Redstart.  I was hoping for a Black and White Warbler, which they'd seen recently there, but no luck.  Maybe next time, if I don't wait too long (I didn't go birding this past weekend).

I also fooled around with my camera, here are some pictures.

A "September" picture for 12 Months of the Meadow.  Too bad I missed June, July, and August.
Guess I'll make them up next year.

 
I got there so early there was still dew on the ground!!
Alright, it was 8:30, not really that early.  There was still dew around 10:30.

More dew, it was prettier in person.

Rocks in the stream... more below

A cool spider on one of the bigger rocks

Walking on the trail

I love this part of the trail, it feels like a cathedral made of trees.
I really need to bring my tripod there sometime, it's usually pretty dark.

The reason I've been outside less is because Carlos and I moved into our house on July 7, and have been working on it (and unpacking).  Our backyard has a lot of trees though, and a lot of nature.  I'll have a post about that next, hopefully soon since the pictures are already resized!