Autumn is just beginning here at Lake Greenwood, with the trees transforming into bold colors of yellow, orange, and red. I’m waiting for the group of trees across the lake to fire up….fingers crossed.
I headed down to the lake’s edge in the last hour before sunset. The House Finches were busy, dangling upside down in the Sweet Gum Tree, eating from the tree’s seed pods (popularly called monkey balls or gumballs).
Male House Finch
Male House Finch – “Peek-A-Boo!”
Female House Finch
However, a Red-winged Blackbird just pulled the seed pod up with his feet for his feast. To heck with all that dangling!
Red-winged Blackbird
Sightings of other birds…….
Northern Mockingbird
Tufted Titmouse
Pine Warbler
Northern Flicker enjoying a few sips from the edge of the lake
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (a new lifer for me!)
Cormorant Fly-Over
Female Northern Cardinal
We’ve had a few nice sunsets since we’ve been here but none have been as gorgeous so far as this one taken from our site a week ago.
