Fall Exploration at Fort Loudoun Tennessee State Historical Park

Fall Closer to Nature new area to explore

Fort Loudoun State Historic Park

On some recent explorations to Fort Loudoun State Historic Park near Vonore, Tn during October 2022, we happened to be rewarded with some great photographic opportunities of Birds, Bees, Butterflies, Flowers, Fall colors, and the antics of Eastern Gray Squirrels. 

Left click on each photo for a better view in a gallery format. You can also scroll through them with the directional arrows. To return to the main page hit escape or click the X in the upper right hand corner of the pictureLeft click on each photo for a better view in a gallery format. You can also scroll through them with the directional arrows. To return to the main page hit escape or click the X in the upper right hand corner of the picture.

In the next few days I will continue the stories with more posts of the squirrels on this beautiful October 2022 fall day.  

A few more of the pictures of special and beautiful examples of the biodiversity found here in East Tennessee at Fort Loudoun State Park. 

A couple of beautiful smaller plants with vivid colors.

Seems the insects were only still getting nectar from the Goldenrod blooms as not many other flowers this time of year.

I did not know we had so many different types of "bumble bees" until I starting using iNaturalist for Nature ID's.

Even though cooler fall weather had begun a few Butterflies were still around. 

I have loved working to get woodpecker photographs as I upped my camera and lens equipment for better bird photography. However they can sometimes be difficult to get good clear shots of many of the birds. 

The Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers were high up in trees and my lens zoom and then digital zoom on my MacBook had the pictures a little fuzzy. This was my first photograph experience of the Hairy Woodpecker. 

And one of the louder woodpeckers I have seen and heard this year is the Red-bellied Woodpecker. On our October 22, 2022 visit to Fort Loudoun State Park we ended up seeing 4 different Red-bellies but getting any good pictures was a challenge. I was able to capture a few good shots to show off the red heads. 

The last picture was the best of several of them flying through the trees as some leaves were still on the trees this day. I am thinking of a separate Nature Journal Post of the elusive Red-bellies and trying to get good shots.

Look for possible additions from this new Nature place. I am working on a series of Squirrel photos and Creative and Narrative writings from the photo's I have selected of this Fall animal performer. 

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