Visit to new park

A male Northern Pintail duck paddled downstream at breakfast.  On election day I saw what I think was a female who looked very different.  The early morning reflections on the creek were lovely but I had to leave for a meeting.  

On the way there and back I passed the new park at Lake Smith and in the afternoon we came back for a walk.  The fall colors reflected nicely in the lake but the traffic roaring by was distracting.  Farther into the woods we encountered a female pileated woodpecker.

I also saw a cabbage butterfly at lunch.  Sunset comes so early now that we barely beat it home.