Autumn - Time For Change
- Cool nights (40s) and mild days (mid to upper 60s) have been the rule recently. October's bright blue weather has been on brilliant display in the Sequatchie Valley and the adjacent Cumberland Plateau. Splendid weather for hiking and outdoor activities....and about normal for this time of year.
- Spotted two whitetail bucks recently near my cabin...one large 8-point and a forkhorn. Interestingly they were in the presence of a yearling. All seemed to be enjoying the late afternoon stillness.
- Forecast of rain tonight and tomorrow. Let it rain!
- Work continues in Mother's Park...one of our many nature parks. This one could be our best yet....an observation deck overlooking a wooded creek basin, two new hiking bridges across the creek, and several single-file walking bridges adjoining islands in the stream. The hiking trail through this 12+ acre park adjoins The Magical Mile hiking trail. Magical!
- The leaves have started to turn....Poplars, Blackgums, Sourgums, Sumacs, and a few of the Red Maples are particularly colorful. The hickories (typically a golden coloration) have yet to turn, though we did have our first frost earlier this week on the mountain properties.
- Spotted a Bald Eagle a few days ago.......soaring, soaring, headed to.........?????
- Attached are some of the local avia common to my feeders recently.....In the top photo a Red-Bellied Woodpecker seems to guarding the suet while the Tufted Titmouse dines on sunflower seeds. The middle photo is of a Hairy Woodpecker while the bottom photo shows the Tufted Titmouse and the Carolina Chickadee. The latter two species, which often hang out together, are in constant motion to and from the feeders.
posted by Mark Bray at 2:33 PM
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