High temps are dropping into the upper 80s this week — time to bust out the parkas! We’re starting to see a little color in the leaves:
Here’s an anhinga (aka snakebird) swimming in the river. His or her mate (I think) is perched on the left-most end of the fallen tree, hidden a bit by other greenery.
The mates converse throughout this aquatic operation with ratchet-like calls. I imagine the treed bird is nagging the other to mind the gators, and the swimming bird is replying I know already…
Last but not least, a turtle pokes its head out of the river for a look around:
It’s a red-bellied river cooter, I think. (Yes, that’s really what folks call them.)
That’s all I’ve got, friends. Just loading up on serenity before the debate, which I definitely plan to watch. You?
PS: I miss the “critters” tag, but I dare not restore it!