Fall colors at the Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge have not been as vivid this year as in the past, mainly because of sparse rain during the summer. Still I tried some landscape shots to see how they would turn out.
Fall colors at Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlfie Refuge.
Phragmites, an invasive grass, did very well this year, with widespread stands of dried tall grass in many parts of the refuge.
Dried invasive grass.
I had to to dig out of my archives the following sunrise shot of the refuge taken four years ago in September. Things looked prettier then.
Sunrise at Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.
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That sunrise could make up for anything!
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It was the best sunrise I had ever seen, and worth getting up early for it.
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Looking at it again, I like the light on the grasses in front, and the water towards the back. It would be a good one to print and frame.
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Wonderful post with lovely autumnal colours and magical Eos lighting painting the skies!Stunned by your second photo with the invasive grass,never have I seen such a grass species with extremely tall stems!
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Thank you Doda! The refuge did not cut the grass this year, letting it grow freely. They will have to do something before it takes over everything.
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It is harmful I know … Anyhow,it gave you the chance to take such a fantastic photo 🙂
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Your sunrise capture is stunning, Hien, I love it!
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Donna, I was really lucky that morning. The sky was mostly pink.
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I’m glad that some one saw some terrific fall colors, and you certainly did!
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Thank you Jerry!
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Simply gorgeous Hien-san. I admit, I like the “dried invasive grass”….
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Takami, that dried grass is said to kill other vegetation. Sometimes it even has to be burned, but it keeps coming back year after year.
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Ah yes…we have the same challenges here too.
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I am surprised about the dried invasive grass. Why are they allowing it to go to seed?
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I was wondering the same thing. This year the refuge people left the grass grow taller and taller, without trying to cut it.
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Your sunrise picture is spectacular!
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Thank you!
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Good morning, Hien.
>> …mainly because of sparse rain during the summer.
I didn’t know that! I thought it was solely depending on the weather in early fall. No wonder our maple tree didn’t do as well as before (still better than some years). We had a good weather in early fall and I was expecting one of the best fall color from the tree; I couldn’t figure out what went wrong.
Thank you. Have a great day.
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A lot of people are disappointed this year about those fall colors.
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Wonderful, even minus the sunrise.
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Thank you!
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What a difference. Beautiful photos of dried invasise grass.
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Thanks Amy. That dry grass (or reed) was really striking and I knew I had to get at least one or two shots of it.
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Fall is a magical time of year in the northern climates. It’s one of the reasons we wait until November to head to Arizona.
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That’s a good idea to wait until the weather really changes!
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