Yesterday was a perfect day in the mountains. Seventy degrees, a nice breeze, clear skies, bright sunshine. Naturally I went walking.

We are near the beginning of the migration season for Eastern raptors and there was some wind, so I had hopes of seeing a few hawks, maybe a falcon or even an eagle, but it was not to be -- only one lonely turkey vulture, not even a red-tail.

Anyway, these are a few of the things I did see.