Here in Michigan you can expect a little bit of everything with October’s weather. Kind of like an everything bagel.
I know I say it every year, but this year the autumn colors were spectacular. Truly amazing.
And we had lots of sun.
And some snow.
Then more sun.
And a bit of snow. And rain.
It was warmer than normal.
And then really cold.
But the days when the sun shown and the wind died down were truly delightful.
I don’t think we can expect November to be nearly as entertaining.
Gosh, that everything bagel sounds pretty good right about now. Toasted. With cream cheese please.
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October 27, 2022 at 11:07 pm
What a beautiful sequence of pictures, even if the weather was temperamental. What kind of hawk is that? How lucky you were to get such great shots.
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October 27, 2022 at 11:22 pm
I think it’s either a Cooper’s hawk or a Sharp-shinned hawk. It comes by to check out my bird feeders once in awhile. For a few days it was here every day. The day I got these pictures it stayed in that shrub for over an hour, watching the little birds fly by. I think it had already eaten and was just relaxing.
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October 27, 2022 at 11:20 pm
Your pictures and an Evertthing bagel with creamed cheese – perfection.
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October 27, 2022 at 11:23 pm
I agree! I could really use an everything bagel and a heap of cream cheese right now.
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October 28, 2022 at 12:51 am
Absolutely beautiful photos!
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October 28, 2022 at 9:05 am
Thank you!
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October 28, 2022 at 11:48 am
What a great batch of bird pictures! Love the hawk — he looks so regal. We’ve been fighting loads of wind here. In fact, much of our beautiful leaves have prematurely been ripped right off the trees because of it. And we keep going from hot to cold, rain to glorious sunshine. It’s a mixed bag, for sure!
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October 30, 2022 at 4:19 pm
Most of the color is gone today too. I guess we’re all going to be hunkering down for winter now. 😦
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October 30, 2022 at 6:05 pm
Wow! You guys were all over the place! I am rather shocked that here in Quebec we had no snow as of yet. Last week, Wednesday, to be more precise, I was in shorts and sandals, on Thursday, a jacket!
Today was mid-sixties, so still pretty good.
For us too, the colours were absolutely breathtaking. I wanted to go out to a park and capture some birds but ended up doing this, that and the other…
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October 30, 2022 at 6:42 pm
I was lucky that my sister and I got to go back to my favorite park the day before yesterday. Pictures to come shortly.
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October 30, 2022 at 6:46 pm
Looking forward to it 🙂
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October 31, 2022 at 5:57 am
Your fall scenes are gorgeous. It has been a nice fall, that’s for sure. I wish it would last longer. I’m hoping that November doesn’t shock us with the extreme cold blasts predicted. Is that a friendly hawk that visits often? It sure was watching you. All of your bird photos are beautiful and colorful!
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October 31, 2022 at 8:41 am
We had SUCH a beautiful fall this year! I’m worried about the winter too, not sure if I’m worried it will be extra cold, or worried it will be extra warm. The hawk is not friendly, but he does visit here pretty frequently. I don’t see chipmunks around any more…so I guess I’m his lunch buffet of choice for the moment. As long as I don’t find chipmunk or bird parts I am pretty OK.
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November 1, 2022 at 5:38 am
I agree, and hope for the same too.
We have hawks like that and our small critters are strangely gone too. The hawks tend to grab and fly away to eat their lunches. Probably why you see it visit and then leave.
The hawk poses for very intriguing photos.
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October 31, 2022 at 11:20 pm
Oh yum … for the photos and the bagel idea. 🙂 I know what I’m doing tomorrow morning!
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November 1, 2022 at 10:56 am
LOL
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