birding autumning painting September 28, 2024

It was a bounty of beauty

too much for one frame

colourful tree after tree

happy t'was here I came!

Autumn can be fleeting so I am filling these precious hours and days with the season's sights of all sorts!  I have been looking back at previous years late September and early October postings, I googled to see what others are currently seeing, I have been walking the local trails admiring the colours and I created this simple watercolour painting.  

When heading out this morning, my hope was to see some birds that may not have migrated yet but more so to witness Mother Nature's autumn presentation.  Many things lately motivate me to get out there and one of them is that I have a story and photos to share so I can participate in Eileen's critter party!  When I arrived at Carburn Park this morning my first thought was here we go once again, those clouds are still full of music and have so much dancing left in them to give.  

Fulfillment came in short order!  The colours and the reflections were incredible right from the get go!  I shared space with a few other picture takers, all of us in awe of what we were witnessing.  At these split seconds in time, thoughts about anything other than what I was seeing were completely erased from every corner of my mind.  

it was a bounty of beauty 

colourful tree after tree

I heard the call of the wild so left the ponds behind and 

followed a trail that would take me to even more beautiful sights.  

You're still here was my thought when I saw a group of pelicans!  

I chatted with others who were also surprised to see a group of eight had not migrated yet.  

Ring-necked Duck

White-breasted Nuthatch

they will be here throughout winter

Yellow-rumped Warbler

a few still hanging around here

Black-capped Chickadee

they will be here throughout winter

watching the river run

Feeling content with the birds that I did see and was able to capture photographs of, I then took a little more time to admire the scenery before leaving the park.  There were a few locations where the fallen leaves were accumulating but I still want a bigger pile before I go "swishing".

reflection

perfection

Speaking of reflections, I created this watercolour painting!  

six mountain peaks

reflecting in water

form three W's

that tell a story

Wildly Wonderful Waterton

Stay Tuned!