Nature Done Wright

    After seeing so many pepper birds descend into the reeds last night at the Celery Farm, I figured I was in for a nice aerial display this morning.

   I was there from 6:30 to 7 a.m.

    As you can see from the sequence below, the Canada geese left first (between 6:35 and 6:50), and the smaller birds left toward the end of the Canada geese departure and a bit later. 

    I did not see huge numbers, and I’m not sure if I missed the peak departure this year or it’s just not a great year.

   I also saw several warblers flitting into the predawn twilight, and the usual suspects — swan, egret, herons, cormorant.

   As I waited the sun came up, I noticed a few things.

   I could see my breath (even though I had brushed my teeth), and a mist was coming off the lake.

   My feet felt a little cold for the first time in a long time.

   And as the birds took off and headed south, I noticed that the some of the foliage looked like it was changing in the morning sun (last photo below).

  While I wasn’t paying attention, nature changed gears on me.

  Sunday is officially the first day of autumn, but it is already knocking on the door.