One Loud Jay

Maybe you have noticed but Blue Jays can be very loud and sometimes obnoxious. On this particular day, we hiked for over 2.5 miles. During the hike I could hear this loud jay but I could not find him. Finally, I spotted him in a tree, but he would not hold still long enough for me to focus and snap a photo.

~ Rick

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Goldenrod

Check out the beautiful stiff Goldenrod. The is other colors in there too, but the goldenrod is just so beautiful. I guess you better get outdoors and take a look:).

The bottom photo was taken by Teresa. I took the top two. This is just a small sample of the amazing beauty of the Goldenrod this fall.

~ Rick

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Saying Goodbye

Say hello to a beautiful Painted Lady Butterfly. We saw a few of them this week on a ‘Butterfly Walk’ at Stillwater Prairie Reserve.

This was the last official ‘Butterfly Walk’ of 2020. I can’t say I am said that 2020 is winding down. The naturalist that lead the walk called it our ‘goodbye’ to the butterflies outing. How sad is that.

We will keep photographing them until we get a heavy frost. Life goes on as seasons come and go.

~ Rick

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Lunch Time!

Teresa and I were hiking when we spotted this Great Blue Heron . We took a lot of photos. She was fishing and we saw her catch a least two fish. I guess it was close to lunch time.

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Northern Flicker

This is a Northern Flicker. Its a male. Several of them were in the grass along the hiking trail at Stillwater Prairie Reserve earlier this week. It’s been a while since I have seen a Flicker. They are such a cool bird.

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