Fall is in the air and the birds are migrating.

I do believe we will be into Fall very soon if it isn't here already! The persimmons are getting yellow-orange, we're getting a mass of brown, orange and yellow leaves on the grass. It's feeling a tad cooler. I am filling bird feeders every day. We have five hummingbird feeders, five seed feeders and one suet feeder. Fall is bird migration time. We're seeing a lot of birds, but some aren't migrating, they stay here year round. They must be storing fat for the winter months. Is this an indication that winter will be harsh this year? In about November I will take down all but one of the the hummingbird feeders. We must leave one up for those birds that for some reason do not make the trip south to Central America. Two years ago we had one. It visited every day until Spring.

Please see the Pictures about the Critters. It was a special event I went to on Saturday. The man banding the birds at the Humming Bird Day said one of the birds he banded in Lafayette three years ago was caught (for banding) on Vancouver Island, British Columbia the next year. Then it was also reported in Ohio the year after. That means, it left from Lafayette, went to Central America, flew to Vancouver Island, flew to Central America, flew to Ohio. WoW! Those little bitties travel!

When the bird is banded, it has a number on the band. That number is the reference for the bird. When banded, its weight, and many linear measurements are taken. This is sent to a central data bank that keeps track of the birds. See the pictures of the Hummingbird affair. It was an awesome experience.