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A Week of Wildlife: October 15- 20, 2018

10/15/2018

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William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation.
​Acts 4:24 -- "Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them,"

Monday, October 15 - Gray overcast morning. Slight breeze over the pond.
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. A few showers just before sunset and a brilliant double rainbow completely arched the eastern sky.
Sunrise Today:7:38 am
Sunset Today: 6:59 pm
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 20 minutes (-2m 1s)
Moon: 42% Waxing Crescent
Canada Goose Picture
Monday, October 15, 2018 9:30 AM - Large groups of twenty or more Canada Geese have been returning to the main retention pond each morning. Walton County, GA.
Red-shouldered Hawk Picture
Monday, October 15, 2018 - a beautiful Red-shouldered Hawk sits perched upon a snag in the neighborhood green space across from my home. Clarke County, GA.

Wednesday, October 17
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. 
Sunrise Today:7:40 am
Sunset Today: 6:56 pm
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 16 minutes (-2m 1s)
Moon: 59% Waxing Gibbous
Yellow Billed Cuckoo Picture
Yellow-billed Cuckoo in the thickets just outside my office back door. Walton County, GA.
Tennessee Warbler Picture
Fall migration has brought back the Tennessee Warblers to Walton County, GA.
Tennessee Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
House Wren Picture
House Wren - not a life bird for me, but a photo first for Walton County, GA.
Bird family mimidae Picture
Two members of the mimidae family sit side-by-side; Brown Thrasher and Northern Mockingbird. Walton County, GA.
Pine Warbler Picture
A Pine Warbler appropriately trilling from a pine tree; Walton County, GA.

Thursday, October 18, 2018
While on an evening walk (7:40 PM), I heard a Barred Owl call twice from in the woods next to my neighborhood. 
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Sunrise Today:7:41 am
Sunset Today: 6:55 pm
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 14 minutes (-2m)
Moon: 67.2% Waxing Gibbous
Yellow Rumped Warbler Picture
Another early appearance of the Yellow-rumped Warblers; Walton County, GA.
Yellow Rumped Warbler Picture
Another early appearance of the Yellow-rumped Warblers; Walton County, GA.

Friday, October 19
A chilly 55 degrees at sunrise. Once again, a large gaggle of geese gathered on the main retention pond for about 30 minutes. 
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Sunrise Today:7:41 am; Sunset Today: 6:54 pm
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 12 minutes (-2m)
Moon: 75% Waxing Gibbous; Moonrise Today: 4:30 pm
Canada Goose Picture
The Canada Geese have been gathering each morning on the main shelter pond. Walton County, GA.
Canada Goose Picture
The Canada Geese have been gathering each morning on the main shelter pond. Walton County, GA.
Canada Goose Picture
The Canada Geese have been gathering each morning on the main shelter pond. Walton County, GA.
Chipping Sparrow Picture
A Chipping Sparrow illuminated by the golden rays of sunrise. Walton County, GA.
Canada Goose flight Picture
After about 30 minutes of swimming and dabbling, the Canada Geese took flight and left the main pond. Walton County, GA.
Tennessee Warbler Picture
Another Tennessee Warbler seen on a short birding walk before leaving the shelter for the day; Walton County, GA.
Yellow Bellied Sapsucker Picture
What a picture of fall! Reds and golds of the turning leaves create a fall backdrop for the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker woodpecker. Walton County, GA.
Chipping Sparrow Picture
The typical five or six Chipping Sparrows in my backyard (Clarke County, GA) has now grown to over fifteen visitors at a time.
Northern Flicker Picture
The call of the Northern Flicker, not a typical sound throughout the summer, now rings from several spots across the meadow and surrounding woods. At least three individuals are frequenting my backyard area. Clarke County, GA.
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