BIG WOODY - Male Pileated Woodpecker visiting the yard after ripe cherries. We hear the big woodpeckers more than we see them - but ripe cherries bring them out in the open for viewing.
ALL IN THE FAMILY - We have enjoyed watching a family of Cardinals in our yard this year. The young birds still have their dark beaks - which will change to bright orange in a few weeks.
LAST OF THE SEASON - After days of seeing NO Monarch butterflies - we spotted this perfect male in the garden today. Most all accounts have the Monarchs already on their migration journey...we think this late bloomer also left today.
OCEANFRONT SKY - Quick trip to the coast where a cloudy sky decorated the post-Labor Day empty beach..