{"id":1056,"date":"2015-11-16T09:52:25","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T15:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/?p=1056"},"modified":"2021-05-22T13:33:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T18:33:07","slug":"birds-bald-eagles-lakes-fall-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/?p=1056","title":{"rendered":"Birds! Bald Eagles! Lake’s Fall Look"},"content":{"rendered":"

Backyard Birds<\/h3>\n

So many birds were hanging out with us at Little Piney this weekend, I could scarcely let go of my camera and binoculars. The birds below were all photographed while visiting the feeders or within view of the feeders in the back yard on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\"Eastern <\/a>
Eastern Bluebird <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Yellow-bellied <\/a>
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker <\/div> <\/div>
\"Pine <\/a>
Pine Warbler <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Red-bellied <\/a>
Red-bellied Woodpecker <\/div> <\/div>
\"Downy <\/a>
Downy Woodpecker <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Pine <\/a>
Pine Warbler <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Northern <\/a>
Northern Cardinal <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Chipping <\/a>
Chipping Sparrow <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Northern <\/a>
Northern Cardinal <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

In addition, a noisy group of Cedar Waxwings landed in a pine tree for a few moments, distinctive with their high pitch call and saucy crests. The Pileated, a Downy, a Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker, and Red-bellied Woodpecker were all present at the same time providing a nice opportunity to compare differences in calls and hammering. The Yellow-bellied Sap Sucker sounds like a cat!<\/p>\n

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Bald Eagles\u00a0<\/h3>\n

On Sunday, larger birds created the excitement. On the way down to the lake I spotted a first at Little Piney–two Bald Eagles soaring overhead. They circled several times, easily identified by an impressive size and shining white heads and tails. Too excited to grab my camera, I didn’t snap a photo until they were almost out of sight.<\/p>\n

\"Bald<\/a>
Bald Eagles flying over Little Piney, Bastrop, Texas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Great Egret<\/h2>\n

Next, out in the canoe, we saw a bright white spot in the distance that could only be a large white bird. As we approached the Great Egret, the bird kept one eye on us. I am always awed by the pure, glowing white of an Egret– the same as the white breast of an Osprey–so bright you can see it through the pines and know what it is before you can make out a shape. Most of my photos were out of focus because of the movement of the canoe, but I’m happy I got these two as the lovely bird flew. Notice the Egret’s long black feet which distinguish it from the Snowy Egret! \u00a0What an elegant, graceful creature in flight!<\/p>\n

\"Great<\/a>
Great Egret<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"\"
Great Egret Taking Flight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Lake’s New Fall Look<\/span><\/h3>\n

The lake, which is really just a widened creek, has been rearranged by the recent rains. \u00a0A few trees lost their footing and slid into the water; the low branches we usually dodge disappeared while there were new obstacles in new places. Banks are raw and muddy. \u00a0Occasionally, ordinary backyards once screened by shore grass and yaupon startle us with bare exposure. \u00a0 We turn the canoe around where a Chinese Tallow bent low forms an impenetrable fence across the creek.<\/p>\n

The season has also changed the lake. \u00a0Yellow elm leaves fall\u00a0and catch the sun as they float on the dark water. \u00a0Some have sails and spin or skim across the lake in unexpected directions . \u00a0Although they are nonnative and deemed to be intrusive , Chinese Tallows cast lovely red reflections. \u00a0 (Why are we supposed to cut these down when they blend beautifully with the red yaupon berries and state “Fall” more loudly than any other tree?)<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Little <\/a>
Fall color at Little Piney <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Little <\/a>
Leaves on the Lake <\/div> <\/div>
\"Leaves <\/a>
Leaves on the Lake <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

I love the way nature presents in a different way each day. \u00a0If you walk and look and mindfully observe what’s outdoors, you can be assured that life means change, every day is new, and boredom is impossible.<\/p>\n

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