October 13th. Dense fog at sunrise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 17th. Some trees are nearly bare of leaves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks like a young Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe).

 

American Beaver (Castor canadensis) motoring along with a stick in its mouth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now to embed the stick into the dam.

 

 

 

 

 

Beaver-made ripples.

 

October 18th. The Ghost Run is coming!

 

A female Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon). Noisy when they fly.

 

 

 

October 19th. Thirtynine degrees.

 

Seen but not photographed: two deer splashing through the marsh near the old beaver dam.

 

A male Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens).

 

The female Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) again.

 

October 19th, late afternoon at Cranberry Bog. A male Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) taking a bath.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

His mate seems unimpressed.

 

 

 

 

 

October 22nd. Sunrise as I drove to the trail.

 

 

 

 

 

Full moon.

 

Blowing leaves off the trail. Sadly, much of the stone dust surface blows away too - as it does every year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The moon again as clouds begin to obscure it.