Early October at the Pond

August and September were very dry in our part of Virginia. We finally had a little rain this week but not enough to bring up the water level in our neighborhood pond. There are dry beaches all around that weren't there before.

The squirrels get thirsty. I saw another one at my bird bath. I try to keep water in it for whoever needs it.

Sharing with Saturday's Critters, Weekend Reflections, and I'd Rather Be Birdin'.

I like seeing great blue herons! If they see me, however, they fly away. I feel lucky when I get a picture of one.

This heron was standing on a rock that doesn't even show during normal weather. Now that the water level is down, the rock appears like a little island. Often it is covered with turtles!

The heron flew off and landed on the end of the pond next to the dam. I could barely see him perched over there. I snapped pictures but wasn't sure what I got until I enlarged the picture and cropped it.