Yesterday was a beautiful early fall day that had me thinking thoughts of an early winter. The morning temperature was 54 on the porch – today it’s 52 – and the afternoon high was in the low 70s. There was … Continue reading →

Here’s a link to the DNR’s Georgia Wild newsletter. While it’s all interesting, the lead article about the discovery of a huge kite rookery is especially interesting. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/GADNR/bulletins/36d67fa

I heard a Yellow-billed Cuckoo yesterday when I was out for my walk. Sibley’s range map shows them as a summer resident on – or just over the Tennessee line, and a migrant just a little south of there. Since … Continue reading →

This doesn’t often happen, but August has two supermoons this year. Also, Saturn will appear to move clockwise around the moon. Here’s the info from CNN: The full moon will peak at 9:36 p.m. ET on the evening of August … Continue reading →

The Perseid meteor showers were supposed to peak last night, but it was heavy overcast, as it has been for some days. It’s no secret we’re in a hot, rainy spell. There’s a chance that it will be partly clear … Continue reading →

I was doing some yard work yesterday, and I moved a rubber mat that I had put over my water box to help keep it from freezing in the winter. There was a skink under it, which didn’t surprise me. … Continue reading →