{"id":1179920,"date":"2016-10-11T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?guid=cca8bc9ad5100c89bc3f1183d412b6f5"},"modified":"2019-12-23T01:14:12","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T12:14:12","slug":"fall-comes-and-goes-in-the-blink-of-an-eye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/fall-comes-and-goes-in-the-blink-of-an-eye\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Comes And Goes In The Blink Of An Eye"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was just a couple of weeks ago that summer was coming to an end. I was walking through the fields and you could feel the cooler air pushing in the morning fog.<\/p>\n

It’s usually around the end of September that Great Egrets start showing up at the rookery where the Great Blue Herons left their nests in July.<\/p>\n

The damp air left dew drops on plants and spider webs.<\/p>\n

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The first week of October is here now and the leaves are just starting to change color.<\/p>\n

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Belted kingfishers seem to fly off with a loud rattle the second I look in their direction. Maybe the birds are slowing down now that Fall is her because this Kingfisher actually stayed still long enough to let me take his picture.<\/p>\n

Fall is probably my favorite season but it seems to come and go in the blink of an eye which is why I’m going to try to avoid blinking my eyes for the next few weeks.<\/p>\n

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