There are many things to love about fall. Seeing an osprey sailing across the lake is definitely one of my favorite things about this time of year. Click on pictures to enlarge.
© Chris Taylor
© Chris Taylor
© Chris Taylor
This fall weather is amazing. It was nice to leave for an appointment a couple of hours early and steal a bit of time at the lake. Click on pictures to enlarge.
© Chris Taylor
© Chris Taylor
© Chris Taylor
© Chris Taylor
© Chris Taylor
© Chris Taylor
© Chris Taylor
© Chris Taylor
I am still seeing quite a few young tree swallows and was lucky enough the other day to see a young flycatcher (note the absence of the scissor-tail). Click on pictures to enlarge.
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© Chris Taylor
Lovely! I’m not quite sure who that is with him. At first, I thought, female grosbeak, but I think he might be a Bullock’s oriole. I’m definitely not a pro at the IDs. Click on pictures to enlarge.
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© Chris Taylor
How I love their acrobatics, the blue gleam of the tree swallows, the amazing mud dwellings of the cliff swallows, and the wonderful expressions of the barn swallows. I can watch them for hours skimming their way across the Wakarusa Wetlands, the Kaw, and Clinton Lake. Click on pictures (tree swallows) to enlarge.
© Chris Taylor
© Chris Taylor
What wonderful views I got of this great blue heron as she descended, steadying herself for landing (very windy day). Click on pictures to enlarge.
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© Chris Taylor
