I haven’t published a blog in a while because I’ve been updating my website. Not by choice but because technology is changing – don’t ask. It has been a real struggle, but I think I am there. I have kept the site’s overall look the same but have added a few features. Those of you who are familiar with my website will probably notice some minor changes.
Except for one hike with three friends, the first half of November was spent near home. The beautiful fall foliage of 2020 was gone, but I found a few things to photograph. Hope you enjoy the photos.
A walk along the Rail Trail in Lebanon with Jann gave us great views of a fast moving Black-throated Green Warbler. This is a fairly common species in this area — though it is rarely seen — but it is very unusual to see one around these parts in November. Most of these long-distance migrators are already in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, or Central America for the winter. I only had my walk-around camera with me, but I was able to get a few photos. This was most likely a female or immature bird because of the lack of a distinctive black throat.
A group of deer visited our yard before the start of rife season. Here are some photos taken in the early dawn semi-darkness. The image purporting to show deer is actually a composite of two photos of three deer running.
As the sun was rising, I headed out to hike Little Mount Washington. This is not the real Mount Washington but the name of a high viewpoint in Grantham. I was three miles from home when I pulled over to take these two photos.
As I exited I-89, the early light forced me to stop again.
We parked in Fisher Meadow and entered Sherwood Forest. Along the shore of Miller Pond we got a view of the ledges of Little Mount Washington near the top right of this photo.
We did a long loop past Leavitt Pond seen in the photo on the right. Little Mount Washington is behind the trees on the right side of this photo.
We then had a long uphill hike to get to Little Mount Washington.
From there we could see Moosilauke, Cardigan, Kearsarge, and Sunapee. The photo below shows Mount Kearsarge and, to its right, Black Mountain. Below that you can see my three hiking companions resting on the ledges.
In the photo above, the pond is Miller Pond that we hiked around, and above it in the far back is Kearsarge.
I wandered around and found some interesting reindeer moss on the ledges. And a button someone had added as a nice touch to this wonderful spot.
Back home, not far from our house, I managed to get a quick photo of a Ruffed Grouse before it flew.
On several evenings during the month we had colorful sunsets. The mountain in the photos is Killington.
I hope everyone is staying safe.