Previously at the AHATS WOA, I Saw a Tree Sparrow

Tree Sparrow_49111_.jpg, a photo by Mully410 * Images on Flickr.

Tree sparrow at the AHATS Wildlife Observation Area.

Previously at the AHATS WOA, I saw a buck.

Not Hiding DSC_5463, a photo by Mully410 * Images on Flickr.

It's been a long while since I've been out at the AHATS Wildlife Observation Area. Here is a shot of a buck I saw three years ago.

Yesterday at the AHATS WOA, I Saw Fall Colors

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Saw some nice fall colors at the AHATS Wildlife Observation Area on Saturday.


I also saw a pair of blue jays.

Today at the AHATS WOA, I Saw a Blackhawk

Blackhawk_48518.jpg, a photo by Mully410 * Images on Flickr.

Two blackhawk helicopters flew over the AHATS Wildlife Observation Area this morning. I saw a couple swans, some geese, sparrows and robins. A half a dozen crows were making a commotion in the dead trees but I couldn't get a bead on what was upsetting them. It was probably some sort of raptor.

This big flock of black birds flew over too:

Previously near the AHATS Wildlife Observation Area, I Saw Fog

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I got up for sunrise on Sunday and saw some fog on my way to the AHATS Wildlife Observation Area. I decided to pull over and get some landscape shots before I got to the WVA. This black and white one is my favorite of that morning.

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

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.

Today at the AHATS WOA, I Saw a Monarch!

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.