Middle August, the songbirds have quieted down, the waterfowl are molting, grass is drying and going to seed. The forest seem quite as we walked around the lake yet to our surprise we encountered this Lesser Yellowlegs. Hard to believe the waders and shorebirds are already migrating south and summer slipping into fall.
nature has no boss 
Nice legs. I don’t get to say that in public. Not pc.
Last night we watched a PBS program about the outback of NW Australia. It included a part about the shorebirds along the coast. They fly from the Arctic to Australia and back each year over 7000 miles. Impressive. Birds here head south for winter. There, they head north.
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You made him stand out nicely and yes…autumn is on its way already. Must say, not sorry to see the heat go though.
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HI Paula, we’ve had a mild summer so just a few more warm days would be nice for us but I can understand you desire to be rid of the heat.
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The migrants are starting to show up here already, too. Noticed it yesterday morning, when I saw a bunch of birds on the lake that haven’t been around all summer, but were common in the spring. I guess we need to get ready for fall.
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HI Kit, yes it is hard to believe fall is just around the corner.
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Thanks.
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Well captured, Mike. The summer is slipping away from us, alas, the powerlessness of it all!
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