definition of funk
–noun | 2. | a dejected mood: He's been in a funk ever since she walked out on him. |
Well...no one walked out on me ;-) but I sure am in a funk -- haha...
maybe it's too many football games or just no birds to be easily seen -- or maybe I am burned out!
I was out two Sunday's in a row with barely a thing to show for my travels...
this has to be the worst 'fall foliage' on record here in Pennsylvania - but I managed to capture a little to share...
I couldn't resist taking this picture of a sign someone was selling at a festival...
The shot below was taken right through my front windshield as I drove down a steep hill...and I do think the glass acted as a filter making the trees look better than they actually did - though it was a beautiful sight!
The picture below was taken a week from last Sunday and you can see no evidence of fall! However...this farm was so well manicured! If you make it large you can see perfect stone foundations on each building - quite unusual around our area...
The barn with the cupola isn't on a farm, but a golf course in Bedford County...and the trees are really lacking on the ridge behind...
I'm not seeing hawks lately either! This one lives in the area but there should be some coming through soon...
I visited a wetland restoration area two weeks in a row - the first week I could see an Osprey in the distance...sitting on a nesting platform...
As I watched-- a Crow came by to torment. I wondered if this was this year's young still hanging out before migration??? Or was it a migrating Osprey that stopped to fish the lake during migration???
This week there was no Osprey...but the leaves had peaked as much as they were going to...
It was pretty -- but nothing like what we spoiled PA'ers are used to!
The only warbler I have seen is this poor Ovenbird that flew into my daughter's window and broke it's neck. So many people never get to see this shy bird of the forest. It is a gorgeous little thing with feathers that look between green and brown on the back and a chest very much like a wood thrush. But the defining attribute is the orangish crown with the dark, crooked stripes. You'll most certainly hear this bird loudly sing, "teacher, teacher, teacher" - before you will ever see it!
How cute this little Phoebe is and they are literally the only bird that I am seeing consistently (except for feeder birds)...
What a nice place to see a Kingfisher...right?
well...I wasn't fortunate to see a Kingfisher here...instead...on a lousy line near my house!
and with a fish halfway down its throat to boot!
Darn...that wire! Really ruined my pictures ;-)
But my youngest grandson was in the car and quite excited to see this bird swallow a fish!
And last...does Eve or anyone else know what this old shrub is called? It looks like some type of hydrangea. I see them in yards blooming white in late summer and turning pink in the fall - I would LOVE to have one of these!!!
Wish me luck on getting outta my funk!
He stayed for only a few seconds...
and he was off to feed on the ground (though he does love the platform feeders)...
This funny little tufted titmouse appeared a few weeks ago...
At first I thought he was molting but I do think this is just an odd patch of dark gray feathers on his side...all the others have white feathers there...hmmm...I need to give him a nickname ;-)
Maybe Patch?
I watch these hen pheasants sneak back and forth across the road between the corn field and the weeds around my property...they are very good at blending into the environment!
I decided to take a drive through the valley and noticed these crows sitting on this old fence row...the same fence where I once photographed the turkey vultures sitting in a row...
a bit further I saw what I thought was a big fat cat...
but when it turned...I was pleased to see a fox!
He was really too far away to get any good pictures but what made me happy was that he was healthy! A big nice fluffy tail! It seems every fox I've seen in the last few years has a terrible case of 'mange' !
Sunday afternoon I watched this red-tail circle the sky above...
I just can't imagine what it must be like to fly above the earth at will...
