Bird butt

From August. 

Morning at the Beach

This was from September, well into what seemed to be an early fall. It was cool that day and the seagulls congregated on this rock to squawk and poop together. 

Quiet times

We haven't had much bird activity at our new house, and it's been very disappointing. Coming from a neighborhood with such diversity to one where we haven't even had to refill the feeders all summer, it makes me sad, like there's something sweet missing in my life. 

We had some migratory ground feeders in late summer/early fall. They didn't come to the feeder but flitted among all the trees in our yard. We had warblers and redstarts in with this group. They were difficult to photograph.

I did see a hawk one day. Next year I will go to Hawk's Ridge to watch for them. 

I think I have a few bird photos from the summer, mostly seagulls. We're going to vamp up our bird feeding operation this winter/spring. Until then, here's my new sweater: