Wednesday Walk - Path to the Swamp

Here is a summer walk to the swamp for this #wednesdaywalk by @tattoodjay

This limestone running path goes for miles and miles and spans across quite a few suburbs. I like to take it's side paths to scope out hidden swamps for critters.

I got lucky thanks to some squirrels and birds alerting me to see this red tailed hawk on a dead tree. He is definitely looking to catch something to eat.

Thankfully he stayed for a couple shots before flying off.

This cardinal was quite worried about the hawk and was making his warning call.

This squirrel was also doing the hawk call. It sort of sounds like a squirrel's attempt at mimicking a hawk scream. Poor guy looks to be a bit beat up as he is missing one of his fingers. Maybe the hawk nearly got him last time.

Meanwhile the swamp is infested with duckweed and painted turtles. You can see all sorts of muck trails the turtles make in the duckweed.

Swamps are great for spotting various dragonflies.

I was even lucky enough to see a red admiral land right by me in the bird blind they built near the swamp. Sadly I didn't find any wood ducks or other interesting water birds this time.

Now for a sunset that happened the other night. Summer humidity can make some nice colors if you can be out there at just the right moment.

That's all for now, thanks for looking :-)