Fall Anticipation!

One female Hummingbird is still visiting our feeder.   The leaves are getting a slight tinge of color. I say color as in "colors" as we know them in  Texas. The Sweetgums, Hickory, Osage orange, and the Sassafras are just hinting that our fall is getting much closer.  We have had only one visiting Baltimore Oriole on his way back from his summer home.  The American crows are feasting on our pecans as well as a few pesky squirrels.  The male and female Bluebird came by yesterday to visit last season's nesting box.  The Blue Jays are many and love the big Oak Tree out in the front yard. Our familiar Tufted Titmouse and Carolina Chickadee are ever present at the seed feeders. The  Cardinals are still the last to enjoy the birdbath at dusk.  A small Hawk flies through the back yard occasionally.  He is probably a Sharp-shinned or maybe Cooper's. I have been keeping my eyes to the ground watching for our Chipping Sparrows to arrive as well as all of the other winter birds we enjoy. After living on this property for nearly 30 years I have become very familiar with my feathered friends that visit and call my yard home for awhile each year. I wish Daylight Savings Time did not end in in November. We have such beautiful evenings in the fall and early Texas winter.  I would love another hour to enjoy them. Fall is my favorite time of the year and I am so blessed to see the gorgeous stars and harvest moons we enjoy at this time. I have seem several shooting stars as I enjoy my coffee in the dark cool beauty of the early morning. Blessings to all!