Monday in Nature Nov. 28, 2016

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<p>Greetings,<br>

I hope you've all had a great week. It's time to start another, the last of November. While winter colors are ahead for many, our friends in other parts of the world see spring hues and greet the long days of summer. As seasons change so do our subjects. We get new chances at migratory animals and changed landscapes present fresh challenges. Nature is ever changing and all we have to do is step outside and enjoy the show.</p>

<p>A new week brings another Monday in Nature.</p><div></div>

<p>And sometimes bright ...</p><div></div>

<p>... and sometimes mostly bare ...</p><div></div>

<p>Ischnoderma resinosum</p><div></div>

<p>Northern Pintails (<em>Anas acuta</em>) in flight</p><div></div>

<p>Spent the weekend at North Padre Island, Texas and saw a<strong> LONG-BILLED CURLEW</strong>. A new bird for me.</p><div></div>

<p>While hiking this weekend I was surprised to see some color in the distance since we are almost into December.</p>

<center><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/18315500-lg.jpg" alt="_E6A5670" width="1000" height="667" border="0" /></center><center>Canon 7D II + 100-400mm lens</center>

<p>What's the winter prediction?</p><div></div>

<p>Agave americana 'variegata'</p><div></div>

<p>An oak leaf retting on the tree. Captive - well, in our garden.</p><div></div>

<p><strong>Willet On The Hunt</strong></p>

<p><a title="Willet On The Hunt" href=" data-flickr-embed="true"><img src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5331/31031343221_ea0729487b_b.jpg" alt="Willet On The Hunt" width="1024" height="683" /></a></p>

<p>Dinner for two.</p><div></div>

<p>Misty fall morning rock on the river.</p><div></div>

<p><img src="/photo/18313917&size=md" alt="" />Late afternoon light in Candiac Quebec - tech details on the image.</p><div></div>

<p>Wonder if there are any interim users of this nest - </p><div></div>

<p>Bit of a down time for this maestro of fishing.</p><div></div>

<p>100 years ago or so, Spruce Flats Bog was a mature mountain-top Hemlock forest. Loggers cleared it and set succession back a few centuries... </p><div></div>

<p>One thing the onset of winter brings to the coast is storm swells, and when combined with a natural blow-hole, magic happens. The plumes were shooting to around 140'/45 m; about the same as Old Faithful.</p><div></div>

<p>On the opposite side of the globe in central Argentina it's a relatively mild and moist summer so far, insects are still gearing up for the real heat to come.</p><div></div>

<p>Not sure but I think this is a Choke Berry plant?</p><div></div>

<p>This one actually posed for a few minutes</p><div></div>

<p>Gordon,<br>

Nice that you stopped for the <em>Ischnoderma. </em>Fungi like that really deserve more attention as they have such lovely textures and are especially pretty when laden with droplets. I've no doubt that you've seen them in many moods.</p>

<p>Mary Doo, lovely, simply lovely water.</p>

<p>Jon,<br>

I've seen small birds go into those large nests, and come out with something to munch on, then re-enter. Of course, no camera in hand. I brought it along in hopes of a shot, but never saw the bird at that nest again.</p>

<p>Leslie,<br>

Very nice, and a beautiful reminder of west coast storms. I used to live on the central Oregon coast. Watching the big waves crash in was always a good time in Depot Bay. Nothing else sounds like that.</p>

<p>Sanhill crane checking the ground traffic at Bosque Del Apache.</p><div></div>

<p>A bit of a delay getting home to bleak, rainy Vermont after visiting Georgia. Anyway, a last hurrah to the summery southern weather, a hike through Phinizy Swamp, where the drought is taking its toll but the scenery is still pretty nice.</p><div></div>