ONWR visit - Oct 25, 2014

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At ONWR late this afternoon. Sunny, windy, and warmish. Temps 68-70 degrees. GCKI, MYWA. Greater Anglewings clicking.

WTSP. A yellowlegs. Greater, I think. Autumn Meadowhawks and Northern Green Frogs

At least six greater yellowlegs in a small water area along road path by big wood lot at ONWR.

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I visited Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge from approx 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. I walked around the area at the north side of the visitor's center. I observed some birds, but I mainly wanted to take a walk to enjoy the scenery and the weather.

It was nice to watch yellowlegs on October 25. I saw a flock of a few dozen juncos along one semi-open pathway.

A seemingly taller-than-normal muskrat hut.

ONWR visitor's center

ONWR ranger station, built around 2012.

Numerous Autumn Meadowhawk dragonflies were soaking up the warm sunshine. Toledo area temps this afternoon reached the upper 60s.

I got my iPhone in June 2014. The 32 GB 5C was a free upgrade for me, so it seemed like a good deal. It was my first smartphone. I started using Instragram soon after. Excluding the web browsers, Instagram is probably my favorite app and my most used app. But I had not played around with the Instragram filters much yet, so I'm going to have more fun with this app.

I used the Rise filter on this photo.

I used the Kelvin filter on this photo.

A trail of moss and not grass. This would be an ideal running path. Soft but firm enough to support running.

Numerous Northern Green Frogs rested on the gravel paths.

While driving home across the I-280 Veterans Memorial Skyway Bridge, I snagged this lucky shot of the sun behind downtown Toledo buildings. Looks like a nuclear explosion in a movie.

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