October 7th (Continued). Nice light and clouds at Norton's Pond east of River Road.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who or what seriously damaged the beaver lodge?

 

Male of a Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) pair. The female (and the male) flew before I could get a picture of her.

 

A common pose for Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta). Um, why? Deterring sneak attack from the rear?

 

Four of seven Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa) that flew in while I was walking out. Way far away.

 

October 9th. Moon over Raymond Brook Marsh.

 

Several Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta) at Norton's Pond.

 

 

 

 

 

Invasive Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii).

 

A pair of Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) at Cranberry Bog. Half a dozen more flew off as I approached.

 

The male moulting to adult plumage. Not just the start of green on the head.

 

 

 

Shaking.

 

Another adult male showing most of green on its head.

 

October 10th. Twentyseven degrees and frosty at 7:30 A.M.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora) hips in the background.

 

October 11th. A distant Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius) at Raymond Brook Marsh.

 

A little more Fall color. With heavy rain and wind expected over the next several days, I suspect much of the fall foliage will drop to the ground.

 

This flew over Cranberry Bog just after I arrived there. Note the pilot in the rear seat. It's a Davis Monoplane. Lots more pictures of this aircraft at this Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/998179073605175/

 

Back to ground (or water) level, the Great Blue Heron with the damaged throat and tongue was around.

 

 

 

 

 

A female Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) and a male Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos).

 

Five Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta).

 

Sheep at the little farmyard east of Cranberry Bog.

 

Norton's Pond east of River Road.

 

More Painted Turtles.

 

Always nice to see Frank. I'd see him regularly in my early years on the trail. Not so much these days as we're on different schedules and different sections of the trail.
(Frank, send me an email and I'll send you the file at print resolution.)

 

October 12th. Gloomy and breezy, anticipating several days of rain and high winds. A lot of trees are already bare.

 

 

 

These trees doing better, perhaps accessing more water from the marsh.

 

Seven Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) in their usual morning gathering of mostly males.

 

October 14th. A chilly Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus, formerly Rana catesbeiana)...

 

...though a Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans, formerly Rana clamitans) is a possibility...

 

...but a Green Frog should have a dark ridge along the back starting behind the ear, missing here.

 

An afternoon stop at Cranberry Bog. Four Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) flew in as I was getting ready to leave.

 

A lot of the Duckweed (Lemna minor) seems to have sunk with all the rain we got recently, but still plenty at the margins for hungry geese.

 

Robert's Pond east of River Road. Still some fall color despite the recent gusty winds.