October Birds, A Sheep, and A Deer.

Let's start with some geese in our neighborhood.

Just downhill from the pond is a small farm. Here a vulture appears to be visiting a sheep. There were actually a number of vultures and a flock of chickens. Do vultures eat chicken feed? I don't know.

Here's another vulture. He was on a fence was in Clarke County.

Not far from there, I drove around Wilkins Loop in the State Arboretum. A small deer was browsing in the shade. I waited for him to step into the sunlight to get a clearer picture.

The last three pictures are from a boat landing in Front Royal. I saw a flash of blue across the river and zoomed in as much as I could. I was still not able to see him clearly but after cropping the picture, I concluded that he's a kingfisher.

I find that it's hard to get a clear zoomed-in image over a river or lake because there is usually mist in the atmosphere.

That was on a nice afternoon and a fisherman was upstream in a kayak.

This was on the South Fork of the Shenandoah.

Saturday Critters.

I'd Rather Be Birdin'.