The fall
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The fall
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by Tom Ambros, on Flickr
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The frost is almost on the pumpkins.
Everglades National Park
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A quiet stretch of the Nooksack River, Deming WA
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Witch hazels and maples.
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Sharp-shinned hawk chased a flicker into a window. I found it where the hawk left it. Too heavy to carry.
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Not a technically good photo as it was an iPhone and I see these guys in Fire Island all of the time, but I never see them in Manhattan.
While walking the dog at lunchtime in Carl Schurz Park...
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Quite a contrast to three days ago!
In the late winter/early spring we had a Coopers hawk take down a Flicker only to have a Barred owl attack the Cooper. While the raptors were sorting things out the flicker got away, and when the Cooper flew off the Barred owl flew up to a branch and just sat there as if wondering "Well that seemed like a good idea... How did it go wrong?"
I had a conference in Palm Springs in January and looking back, I am glad AF that I managed to go out 2 days early and see Joshua Tree.
Only real vacation-esque thing I've done this year...
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outdoor harvest time, maybe give'em another week depending on weather
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iPhoneSE pic