As October rolls through, fall is really starting to show it’s colors with all of the leaves changing on the trees around my spot! A lot of the leaves have fallen off of the trees, however, on the Red Maples, and the White Oaks, the leaves are a vibrant yellow. Refusing to give in to the weather, the Red Oaks, Norway Maples and Sugar Maples are, for the most part, unchanged, remaining a gorgeous green just like the Evergreens around me. The leaves of everything else, including the Yellow Birch and all of the small trees and bushes, have sadly fallen off becoming a staple of the forest floor. Today as I sat in my location for many hours, I became a part of the forest allowing the chipmunks and squirrels to scurry all around the forest floor. This also allowed for a lot of birds to spread their wings and make themselves known to me. These birds included multitudes of Black-capped Chickadees, White-Breasted Nuthatches, Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers, Tufted Titmice, the amazing Pileated Woodpecker, Brown Creepers, Blue Jays, American Crows and what sounded like a Red-tailed Hawk. Everything was out in full force today looking and sounding amazing as always.
Here is an aerial view of my location and how it looks to me:
