FOX and POSSIBLE GREEN TEAL

The leaves are on fire when the early morning sun is finally up and hits the tops of the trees along the south side of the pond!  It is just gorgeous when the tops of the trees are lit up and the bottoms still in shadow; interestingly, it doesn't matter if they are fall trees, spring trees or summer trees, the color contrasts are always beautiful!  And winter trees?  My favorites.  I love the patterns they etch in the sky. 

Early Morning Sun Hits the Treetops

 Saw a fox yesterday as I was out walking the dog about 6:30 AM.  Not sure if it was "Patches" or some other.  We have one that has a patch on its side that makes it very obvious.  Two summers ago we had a whole family down in the hollow and we saw the kits all the time.  This year when I see one, it is usually walking along the pond edge.  I think there is a den on the other side of the cove.

Saw those little brown ducks again when Linda & I were out yesterday.  One flashed a large patch of green, so I'm thinking the are probably green teal; both male & female green teal look like little brown ducks in the winter and they are the smallest dabbling ducks we have.  These guys looked smaller than the wood ducks they were with.

There was a photographer on the dam this morning (Linda & I were out just before sunrise).  He said he was trying to get the mist on the falls and the colors of the leaves.  I wished I'd asked who he was and if he had a website where he would be posting his pictures.  

Painted Turtles Enjoy Morning Sun