It is a lovely time of year colour-wise and the peak should come in the next few days.
Here are some of the reds that we saw today:
and some orange:
Other botany:
Species list: turkey vulture, red-tailed hawk, herring gull, belted kingfisher, hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker, blue jay, common raven, black-capped chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, American robin, ruby-crowned kinglet, northern cardinal, American goldfinch, song sparrow. (15 species)
Park scenes:
10 a.m. group:
1 p.m. group:
NATURE POETRY
When on the ground red apples lie
In piles like jewels shining,
And redder still on old stone walls
Are leaves of woodbine twining. – Helen Hunt Jackson (1830–85)
Miles Hearn