October 7th. A smallish Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) near the pond east of Route 207.
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They sure can tuck their heads in deep.
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Now I sit and wait for movement.
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A little fall color across from the bench where I sat.
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Ah hah!
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Very cautiously, it extended its neck...
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...and had a good look around...
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...especially at me.
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Then it quickly (for a turtle) moved off.
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I think this is Heart-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium).
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Two species of Flower Fly (Family Syrphidae) on Chicory (Cichorium intybus).
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Feeding on pollen.
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October 8th. Back at Raymond Brook Marsh almost exactly one week since a knee problem felled me. I'm walking slowly and carry a cane as insurance, but it felt great to be "home". I think this is an immature Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus).
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I count 14 American Crows (Corvus brachyrhyncos) in this photo. They stayed ahead of me down the marsh...
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...before finally taking off over the trail.
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Later sunrises mean more shadows on the marsh, but still not early enough for sunrise photos.
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Even as I walked back, the sun hadn't quite reached the trail surface.
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October 9th.
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One of two Great Blue Herons (Ardea herodias) this morning.
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October 10th. Out before dawn, hoping for a sunrise. Didn't get much.
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A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) far across the marsh.
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As usual lately, American Crows (Corvus brachyrhyncos) were feeding on the marsh mud...
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...and congregating in a dead tree across the marsh. (See the distant specs?)
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An unidentified small hawk...
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...one of a pair.
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At last, the sun.
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Two Great Blue Herons (Ardea herodias).
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One...
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...and two. This looks like a young bird just getting adult feathers. (Lousy low light photo with digital noise.)
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Winterberry (Ilex verticillata).
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