Pictures from an email
OCTOBER - probably my most favorite month. Weather is usually cool, clear and crisp. The leaves in their brilliant hues are making spectacles of themselves against blue skies. I feel certain that it is just as lovely in Scotland as it is here in southern Ohio.
Millicent and Breagha are seemingly settled in their winter headquarters, while Druee has flown on her merry way, wild and free, unencumbered except for her blue identification ring. We hope that she too is comfortably settled in her winter home.
Osprey news from here on out will likely be scarce So any information that anyone has about ANY OSPREY will be doubly appreciated here on the October Gabfest. Or news of interest of any wildlife, for that matter.
October is the month some of us start our Christmas cakes. I do a short version which will not be started until December, but this month I will definitely be thinking ahead for decorations.
The October nights have a way of going from cool to COLD, so the bright, crackling fires of the Gabfest Chat Room will be very welcome. Come on in, pull up a rocker and set a spell. We can talk of ospreys past, present and future, Christmas cakes, streetwalks, gardening or whatever suits our fancy.
I think the overall future of ospreys in the UK is good and nest numbers are increasing, so i take some cheer in that fact!
June thank you for the bird feeder pics very interesting birds!
My bird feeders at the moment are fairly busy even though there seems to be plenty of natural food around, many large dragonflies around not to mention the heavily laden hawthorn trees. On my way to work I saw 4 kestrels hunting, very hard to keep my eyes on the road!
Hello Gabbers ALL. The birds have been busy at the feeders at Sabal Palm Sanctuary at Brownsville, Texas.
There is a swinging platform feeder center top that I had not noticed before, just to the left of the white upright branch.
Earlier this a.m. various colored birds were flying to and from it, in and out among the green leaves, pecking on the pathway and crawling and flying about the rim of the bath - in other words coming and going everywhere.