Cooler temps are coming!

[kpinnc 14,936]

Weather has been great here for a couple weeks now. Clear blue/ 52 and mid 70s to low 80s for the high, mid 50s at night. How I wish it was like this year round! 

 

Anyway, I've noticed a few critters gearing up for the long nap. We have both white and green tree frogs here, and a bunch of them. One of my fence caps popped off, and someone decided to make it home. I guess I can wait until spring to fix it...

 

Anybody else notice critters getting ready? 

 

 

[WHX?? 52,233]

Weather been great here to say the least. Could use some rain.

I haven't noticed the critters yet. Like insects crowding the south side of buildings but its sure to come in October.  

[kpinnc 14,936]

37 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

Could use some rain.

 

Same here, but not mowing has been nice! 

[WHX?? 52,233]

Yep even with the sprinklers going grass is about done for the year... but i like mowing 

[ebinmaine 73,642]

Most of our "summer birds" have left. 

The cooler drier air is here and wonderful. 

[JoeM 8,553]

the turkey buzzards are gathering in large groups (20 plus) 

My grandsons science teacher had the kids do a buzzard watch last year. He ask the kids to count the birds they see in the evening before the roost and report the numbers daily. 

Some do stay the winter but most migrate south. The large grouping is a preempt to the pattern. Though October into November the numbers will decline significantly. And winter will be official. 

Now I watch for this pattern. 

[953 nut 60,992]

5 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

"summer birds" have left. 

Yes, I know, they are eating at our feeder,  loving it.  

[kpinnc 14,936]

Found another. Green one this time. I guess I should charge rent over the winter!

 

 

Edited yesterday at 06:15 PM by kpinnc

[pfrederi 18,806]

All black woolly caterpillar in the shop today

[ebinmaine 73,642]

1 hour ago, pfrederi said:

All black woolly caterpillar in the shop today

 

Ahhh the wooly bear.....

Legendary for the ability to predict the coming winter....

 

Annnnnd completely inaccurate but still fun. 

 

[MainelyWheelhorse 1,805]

13 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Most of our "summer birds" have left. 

The cooler drier air is here and wonderful. 

@ebinmaine At work it has been much slower than this summer. The tourists have left, but we still have pretty warm temperatures for September.

[kpinnc 14,936]

3 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Annnnnd completely inaccurate but still fun.

 

Much like the "weather rock" found in gift stores. Of course it is meant to be a joke, but still... 

Edited 21 hours ago by kpinnc

[ebinmaine 73,642]

2 minutes ago, kpinnc said:

weather rock ....

 

.....

Is definitely more accurate than caterpillar or groundhog. 

[Wayne0 1,309]

The Hummingbirds are gone now. The Bluebirds will be here all winter as we feed them well. We had 3 broods this year.

Fun to watch, which shows we're getting old. We are turning into our Grand Parents!

Edited 2 hours ago by Wayne0

[kpinnc 14,936]

33 minutes ago, Wayne0 said:

Bluebirds will be here all winter as we feed them well. We had 3 broods this year.

Fun to watch, which shows we're getting old.

 

My personal favorite. I automatically assume "anti-blacksnake" mode in the spring. I don't kill them all, but I beat them away from my bluebirds whenever possible!