Christmas in October
These maple leaves had much more of a Christmas in October feeling to them than the typical fall foliage, especially on a dark day.
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Please visit RTPI this week to see this excellent exhibition! Rainforest Adventures Works by Artist Jan Lutz September 9 – November 13, 2016 This fall, RTPI will feature works by artist Jan Lutz of Cambridge Springs, PA. In this unique exhibition, Jan’s rainforest theme will be depicted through original oil paintings of tropical birds, landscapes, and more. Jan is a versatile painter who enjoys painting various subject, although her current focus is landscapes. Her style may be described as tonalism, impressionism, or as a curator recently stated in a review, “philosophical realism”. She...
Read MoreFoliage Falling
Welcome to November! The foliage is certainly falling now. All sorts of shades covered our landscapes, and now we are entering the more monochromatic season – but will it end up more white or more brown? At the moment it seems like the former…
Read MorePeregrine Falcon Resting
One of the most exciting aspects to fall birding is the surge of raptors that push through much of the U.S. on their way south. Some of these species may be moving a few hundred miles, getting to a more temperate region or dispersing from the nest to find their own place, while others will travel thousands of miles and leave the continent. These predators face many of the same perils as songbirds during migration, but they are also flying at the same time as these passerines, making their own journey easier as they can hunt at the same stopover sites for weakened, confused, and fatigued...
Read MoreFantastic Foliage
The end of October came quickly! We will be saying goodbye to the last of the fall foliage soon, but not before we enjoy some more of its beauty.
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