It’s hard to imagine that the summer is already over, but fall has finally arrived. The leaves are beginning to change, many birds have migrated to warmer and more temperate climates, and the weather has been decidedly chilly. Soon enough, corn and pumpkins will be on display and leaf-peepers will be arriving in droves to look at the patchwork quilt of beautiful leaves. Fall came in with a bang this year; the torrential rains we had this weekend certainly made an impression!
I was surprised to see a lot of bird activity between the rain storms. Right after the rain stopped on Sunday, I spotted a huge flock of Canada Geese in a nearby corn field. Later that same day, I saw more of these popular birds in their famous V-formation, flying over the house.
I was also extremely pleased to see one of my less-frequent visitors in the yard. Every year, at about this time of year, I see a small group of Northern Flickers around the yard. They take pleasure in hopping around on the lawn like robins, in search of worms. Especially after the rains, these comical birds were scurrying about on the lawn, taking advantage of the plentiful worm supply. As always, by the end of the day, they disappeared—well, at least until next year.
Other than that, there has been little activity aside from the jovial chickadees an
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