The honey bees have to sneak out and visit the blossoms into between the rain showers lately and hopefully they will have enough honey stored before winter arrives.
Honey Bee Still Collecting
Picture of the Day for September 29, 2023
With the rain that some areas have received this week has helped the water level on the rivers which allows more flow over the area waterfalls as the autumn colors begin to show.
Autumn on the Siskiwit River
Picture of the Day for September 28, 2023
With the birds migrating south, you might see a flock that you normally don’t see in the summer as they make a brief pitstop on their journey. The tiny horn like feathers on the adult males that sometimes stick up on their heads is what gives them the name of a Horned Lark.
Young Horned Lark
Picture of the Day for September 27, 2023
The native flower, Turtlehead, named because of the blossom’s lips look like a turtle’s beak, but to me the flower could be called Bumblebee flower instead as if you look closely, you might see a bumblebee squeezing into a blossom or backing out of one. Bumblebees are one of the few insects strong enough to push open the mouth and wiggle past the stamen that acts like a roadblock to reach the nectar.
Bumblebee in Turtlehead
Picture of the Day for September 26, 2023
When I am walking on a beach looking for pretty rocks, I also watch for interesting pieces of driftwood. This piece looks like a dragon or serpent and is ready to strike out at you.
Striking Serpent
Picture of the Day for September 25, 2023
As more trees add additional range of colors to the landscape, there are still some fall weeds adding bright color too, like this Butter and Eggs (or Yellow Toadflax) which is an invasive species from Europe.
Pretty Yellow Weed
Picture of the Day for September 24, 2023
The rainy day hid the sunset today for me, but for some the clouds parted enough to catch a glimpse of the setting sun.
Lake Sunset After the Rain
Picture of the Day for September 23, 2023
There was a few trees turning color in August, and even more trees showing red now that it is the first day of autumn.
Autumn Begins
Picture of the Day for September 22, 2023
It looks like the hummingbirds have join the ranks of the other summer birds that have headed south. It has been a couple of days since I had a lone hummingbird tanking up on sugar water before making the long trip.
Last to Leave
Picture of the Day for September 21, 2023
The other day I rescued a butterfly that was trapped in the garage as it was flying against the window glass instead of going out through the open door. I didn’t recognize the butterfly and I didn’t stop to take a picture as I didn’t want it to damage its wings while hitting the glass. This Milbert’s Tortoiseshell has a bit of damage to one of its wings, but I don’t know what caused the damage as it wasn’t the butterfly rescued.
Milbert’s Tortoiseshell
