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A few days at the lake

The osprey and the heron made themselves scarce over the summer, or maybe I just wasn’t watching for them. I’m so glad they’re back. The hummingbirds are still here, although the huge pulse of migrants left a week or more ago. We’re looking for monarchs in the next few days.

The monarchs will be passing through very soon and this is not one of them.
Great blue heron
These birds are so big, and their feet! Look at those feet.
Their wings are pretty impressive, too.
But sometimes they are a little ungainly.
The gecko is the opposite of massive. This one was only a couple of inches long.
White lined sphynx moth
I’ve let my hummingbird ID skills slip. This is definitely a hummingbird, pretty sure.
Also massive: ospreys. The end of the cove is just a little too far to get a good photo.
Another blurry photo, but those wings!