Park Visitors

PRP Leonard has started posing nicely! We think he comes closer for the sunflower seeds that are sprinkled by the chipmunk holes!....

 A few great egrets spent most of the day by the River on Tuesday, 9-20.(High Tide in AM)....

 "Wow! A Beach!"  Never had one before, but silt and sediment carried down by the storms has collected at the river's edge.....

 "I think I see a fish!"...

 At the end of the day, saw this egret from the boat ramp flying across the River channel to Jug Bay....

A Walk Through the Marsh 9-20-11

Near the boat ramp on the way to the Nature Study Area boardwalk was a tickseed sunflower. Hope we will see the marsh marigolds again near the River. Not too many plants blooming anymore....

 Hooray! A turtlehead by the cypress knees......

 Fruit of the Jack-in-the Pulpit...

 A small cluster still attached to the spathe, or stalk....

 Spooked a great blue heron after climbing  small tower over the River...

 Cormorants enjoying a new roost caused by the storms....
(Double-click to see them better)

 Spotted jewelweed or touch-me-not....

 A hummingbird visited several clusters along the boardwalk, but was too fast for a picture...

Never saw this large patch of turtlehead before! It's near the entrance/exit of area, but must have been hidden  by taller plants that were leveled by the storms.... 

More Looks After Storms at Park 9-10-11

Bank erosion behind the "Gun Club", now the admin office. Seen from the fishing pier below....

 Saturday mudslingers, Loretta and Doris....

 Eagle nest before...

 Nest after---good engineering!...

 Raging creek from nest area passing under the road...

 The other side...

Can you see a Leopard Frog??...

 "Ribbit!  Here I am"-- in the center...

Surprise! 9-23-11

Saw this almost double rainbow just before 7 PM....

 A few seconds later, you could barely see the second one...

Nature at Chelsea

Mom with triplets...

 Male Widow Skimmer dragonfly...

 A few thistles. Not much growing during the drought...

 A lovely goose/swan? visited the pond for over a week. It had a loud "honking" sound...

Vireos, Aug., 2011

When the Sweetbay Magnolia begins to produce seeds, many birds including the vireos stop by for a snack...

 Come On Down!....

A very "fluttery" juvie wants a snack....

"Mom! Come back!!"...

This Summer's Hummers, 2011

This year we had mostly one regular male and female hummingbird at the feeder and sometimes a second female. This was the most common view of Hummer Boy---Not in the sun...

 Finally got to see some red!...

 Hummer Girl...

 All of the Boy with red throat...

 "Go Away"!!!...

 The next two pictures are of a travelling "Baby" Boy. Note the marks on the throat that will eventually turn all red...

 On 9-12 one visited the butterfly bush! Was far away, but glad there is other food for them. The flowers have really multiplied since all the storms...

The Great Outdoors 9-16 & 17-11

Today was my late Father's birthday, but see someone must have turned THREE!!...

 Last evening at about 7:30 PM....

 The asters have had a banner year!! Probably all the nice, spring rain...

(will take pic when sedum is pinker)

Pax Park After T.S. Lee 9-9-11

SUNSHINE!!!!.....

Behind the white house (Old Gun Club)on right in above picture, you can see the river from the tall bank. In top, middle is one of the osprey cam platforms. Most of green foliage at bottom WAS along the bank!.... 

 Fishing pier from above....

 Same fishing pier at Jackson's Landing....

 Boat ramp!?....

 Boardwalk path? in the Nature Study Loop. On right is some New York ironweed.....

 Floating dock for canoe launching is floating, but you can't get there! Tide would soon be Low and water was flowing at a fast pace...

Moon starting to show!....