Weekend Recap 8/27/2019

   Mid-day Saturday I took a ride around the reservoir at my work and found 12 Bald Eagles possibly staging for fall migration.

    Also gathering were about 50 Turkey Vultures that seem to move in closer and closer as I get older and older.

    The bucks that reside within the restricted-access reservoir are about done growing their antlers and will be losing their velvet in the coming weeks.  A nice crop of racks were grown this year. 

Starting with this modest young 6-point.

 There are a quite a few 8+ pointers this year.

Those two little nubs above the eyes probably won't develop enough.

    The king of the reservoir is probably this impressive 10-point.

  Back at home, this molting female Ruby-throat has been fueling up for her September migration.