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Show Your Snaps...August 29, 2022

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Dunlin Senior Member • Posts: 2,611
Re: Show Your Snaps...August 29, 2022

stevet1 wrote:

stevet1 wrote:

I was looking out the window watching the starlings start to flock in my front yard.

It seems like it's awful early for that. I think we may be in for a long, cold winter.

Steve Thomas

Usually, starlings start showing up after the harvest, when there is plenty of leftover corn laying on the ground. Harvest hasn't started yet.

I was talking to a guy in another Forum and he said that people in the northeast part of the U.S. are noticing that leaves on the trees are dropping earlier than usual.

Doesn't bode well.

Steve Thomas

Same thing happening here.

Dry crunchy leaves - this was August 20th this year!

If it weren't for the green tree in the background, this would be a proper autumnal scene - again, August 20th 2022

Apparently it's due to a "false autumn " - the trees are dropping their leaves to conserve water after the recent droughts we've had. It's supposed to be quite a problem - but, hey, DPR wasn't designed for sharing depressing climate news. Look at the link if one desires for more info.

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