Colorful leaves, squirrels searching for food on the forest floor and a sunny day. The four-mile loop hike in the Tualatin Hills Nature Park makes an enjoyable outing in the fall.
The 222-acre Park is a few miles west of home in the heart of the city of Beaverton. It surrounds the confluence of Cedar Mill Creek and Beaverton Creek.
At times I’ve spotted owls, rabbits, many songbirds, nutria and deer. Not on this trip, but there were a few wildflowers in bloom near the trailhead.
Always a fun place to visit, and it provided some good exercise too.
Foot bridge over a wetlands area
A Blowfly having a snack
Maple Leaf
Evidence of a very busy spider
Queen Anne’s Lace
Footbridge
Rose Hip
Vine Maple leaves
Aster
Sun shining through the branches
I agree John, but I bet it was quieter on on fall day than in the middle of summer when I last visited.
I’ve found that to be the case too. On a cold winter day, you would never know you were in the middle of an urban area.
Whenever I see pictures of blow flies, I tend to think of forensic criminology because there are so important in determining time of death. I guess I’m twisted that way.
They do like dead bodies of all kinds. I’m not sure why it was on an aster.