Sunday, September 29, 2013

Today at the AHATS Wildlife Observation Area, I Saw a Woodpecker

Woodpecker_45440.jpg by Mully410 * Images
Woodpecker_45440.jpg, a photo by Mully410 * Images on Flickr.
I saw a couple woodpeckers like this young one today at the AHATS Wildlife Observation Area. The most interesting thing I saw this morning was three large groups of 20+ blue jays. I also saw a dozen or so goldfinches, 4 crows, 2 trumpeter swans and about eight ring-billed gulls fishing in the lake.

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Saturday, September 7, 2013

Today at the AHATS WOA, I Saw a Monarch!

Monarch-43069.jpg by Mully410 * Images
Monarch-43069.jpg, a photo by Mully410 * Images on Flickr.
I saw my first monarch of the year at the AHATS Wildlife Observation Area this morning. There are lots of milkweed plants but no caterpillars.


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Sunday, September 1, 2013

Today at the AHATS Wildlife Observation Area, I Saw an Osprey

Osprey-42538.jpg by Mully410 * Images
Osprey-42538.jpg, a photo by Mully410 * Images on Flickr.
Not many osprey frequent the AHATS Wildlife Observation Area this summer since the nest on Marsden failed. I was fortunate to see this one early this morning. It only paused on this branch for a minute or so.