Field Visit #1

August 29, 2025    2:30pm

65 degrees F, Sunny with a light breeze

Sunrise 7:05am--->Sunset 8:24pm

Length of Day: 13 hours and 19 minutes

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Senses

Felt - The soft pedals on the flowers. I also felt a light breeze and the rays of sun coming through the trees.

Heard - I could hear cicadas buzzing and crickets chirping continuously. When the wind picked up leaves rustled in the trees. I heard a tap-tap-tap, I looked up, and there was a Downy Woodpecker knocking on a tree. I could also hear some other birds chirping.

Saw - I saw a Downy Woodpecker, just 15 feet above me just pecking away at the tree. I also saw a female cardinal and a Goldfinch. There were a few bunches of red berries. I saw a few purple wildflowers, lots of glowing yellow goldenrod, and some bright white fleabane. A butterfly flew through the area and a white cabbage moth.

Thoughts - I was struck with a sense of awe when I saw that woodpecker. It is amazing that God can think of a bird that can poke holes in trees. I was also reminded of stewardship when I thought about how putting a sidewalk path through this area has affected it. I still saw and heard plenty of wildlife, but I wondered if there was more before we came through.

Observations - The trees were all still mostly the same color and but some of them were changing. A few of the elm trees were already starting to turn yellow and even brown. All the black willow trees are all still green. Plants were still very much alive and it kind of felt like summer still.

Pictures

North
East
South 
West

Goldenrod                                                            Fleabane
Berries                                            White Cabbage Moth

Blue Flower
Video of woodpecker





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