A feral pig hunt was on. It was a warm Saturday morning and the signs said, “Stick to the trails!”  I stuck to the trails (and kept a watchful eye for crazy pigs). This was the first day I took out my new camera, the Sony RX10 vi. It’s a lot of camera and more settings than I’ll ever need but I tried a few things on the following photos. The location as the Lewis Lake Environmental Learning Area (LELLA.org). It’s a large nature preserve that is very popular with the locals. It has a forested area, marshes, a river and open fields.  The bird species found here is astounding. I will certainly be going back.

The bird list of all the species seen that day at the LLELA Nature Preserve.

The Cottonwood Trail took me to the settler’s cabins.

The second part of the trip was the Bittern Marsh Trail but it was washed out. I had to double back and not make the loop.

Pelicans fishing by the dam.

American White Pelican

Great Egret

Taking a break.

Fall foliage – it was such a beautiful hike.

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle variety)

Here is a Carolina Chickadee stopped at 250th of a second.

Look! No wings! 🙂

He was hiding, but I managed to get the focus on him.

Tufted Titmouse eating what looks like a caterpillar web.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Gadwal

Fall colors…

One of my favorite quotes by Henry David Thoreau