On Saturday October 4 we headed out to Lake Maria State Park. The weather was cold and cloudy and that resulted in a day with little wildlife to observe. Oh well, it was still beautiful and a nice walk in the park.

We did see a couple of birds along the way. The first was a beautiful Hermit Thrush. He (or she not sure which) just sat on a branch while I was able to sneak up to it and photograph it. Almost like it was posing for me. The next bird we encountered was the cutest little Black-capped Chickadee. Again not sure if it was a boy or girl, but it was darting about in a patch of sumac like I wasn't even there. I so enjoy the time I get to spend with wildlife. We also observed a pair of Trumpeter Swans.

We also got to see various mushrooms, a Wooly Bear Caterpillar, another unidentified caterpillar, and of course some fall color. Once again our trip to Lake Maria proved to be a wonderful trip.