Had a great day out in two separate wildlife refuges and got a lot of stuff I felt good about — not to mention being outdoors on a spectacularly beautiful day. First I went up to Allendale to a refuge called The Celery Farm. I assume they once grew celery there, or it was owned by a family named Celery, or some such… In any event, it’s now this wonderful tiny jewel of a park, about 100 acres or so, with this great pond in the center.
Pond at Celery Farm
I loved the reflections of the trees in the stream to the side of the pond.
The stream
And the old tractor on the side of the trail was too good to pass up…
Old tractor
There weren’t a lot of birds out, except for a bunch of cormorants that were fun to watch.
Cormorant
The only thing that was a bit of a downer was that there were clear signs that summer is over…
The leaf
On the way home, I realized that I would be passing very close to DeKorte Park again, so I stopped off to see if anything interesting was around. I had great fun with a gorgeous little yellow warbler who was kind enough to stay still for a couple of seconds…
Finishing a tasty bug
The mudlfats attracted all kinds of birds, including this gull…
Gull landing on mudflats
But I think my favorite shot of the day may be this one that I call “Mirror Image”:
Mirror image
Very nice set of photos. Looks like a great day to be outdoors.