It’s still August and we have a lot of hot days ahead of us, but there must be something in the air signaling the coming of winter. The squirrels at Lakewood Park are all VERY busy throwing nuts down out of trees, filling their little bellies, building nests and generally creating quite a commotion! Check out the guy making eating an extreme sport. He was just hanging upside down, snacking away!
After watching the squirrels for awhile, we wandered down to the water front path to take a look at downtown. It’s still there, sitting serenely to the east at the edge of the lake. I looked for birds along the path, but there was very little activity today. As we headed back up the hill, I spotted a bare branch jutting out above the water. This is just the sort of perch that birds like, so I gave it a good look. Sure enough, there at the tip, was one of my favorite birds, the belted kingfisher!
We couldn’t linger long today, so we meandered back through the park grabbing a pic of a mourning dove on a light post and watching a bald eagle soar overhead before we had to get on with the day.
