Sunrise over Watts Bar Lake

This Watts Bar Lake sunrise was taken during the fall of 2008,

while Jimmy and I were living out of the Spring City motel.

No Great Blue Heron here either,

but I probably saw him later that morning.

Canadian Geese at Veterans Park - Watts Bar Lake

As you can tell these Canadian Geese photos at Veterans Park were taken in the fall.

I have been posting duck photos from our recent trip to Florida. Thought I should drop back and post some from East Tennessee.

I was spending a lot of time at Veteran's Park until we bought our house in Rockwood.

Now I don't live in a motel half of the week (Woo-Hoo!), instead live in Rockwood half the week. The motel was very close to Veterans Park in Spring City, Tennessee, so I usually spent my mornings at the park.

Since Rockwood is 10 miles closer to my work than Spring City I am not sure how much I will go to Veterans Park. I have not been there since we were in the motel.

Rainbow over Watts Bar - Sky Watch Friday

Late evening at the corner of Watts Bar Lake,

viewed from the Veterans Park in Spring City, Tennessee.

This photograph was taken during warmer days. It is currently cold in Tennessee.

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Sunrise Watts Bar Lake - Sky Watch - January 1

Watching the sunrise over Watts Bar Lake from Spring City, Tennessee.

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Before sunrise at Watts Bar - Sky Watch Dec 19

Just waiting for the sun to come up one September morning.

None of us seem to be seeing much color, so pulled this out of the archives to post.

A reminder this dreary look we are seeing right now will not last.

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Fall Colors, going, going, gone

This photograph of Watts Bar Lake was taken 2 weeks ago close to the Caney Creek Marina. This marina is between Kingston and Rockwood. The leaves were still hanging on, but not much color. The leaves are like this all over East Tennessee this year. When the rain starts everybody says there goes the last of the leaves. It rained all day on Monday, then on Tuesday I noticed a line of trees still covered in leaves, even with a hint of bright yellow scattered throughout it. Everybody is saying when the leaves hang on like this the winter is going to be a COLD winter. This doesn't predict the snows, that is by the fogs in August. A cold hard winter is also predicted by the mast crop, well in our area the mast crop is huge this year. I don't like cold weather. Wish I could go to Florida for the winter, but that does not pay the bills.

Watts Bar Lake is looking kind of dreary now days.

The water is very low from Veterans Park. Hard to find my favorite Great Blue Heron as often I was earlier in the year.

These were taken on Veterans Day, at Veterans Park. The last of the fall colors.

This last photograph was actually taken on the highway going to Cumberland Mtn State Park, a week earlier than the other photos posted here.

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White Ducks at Veterans Park

Some photos of the common white ducks at Veterans Park in Spring City, Tennessee.The one quacking is trying to get the others to get in the water.

I turned to go, so they would stay where they were. These ducks act differently than most common white ducks I have seen in the past.

Never seen ducks so scared of people, several times when we have been there they stayed in the woods. The earlier post of these ducks can be seen here.

Great Blue Heron in trees at Watts Bar Lake

I was out looking for fall colors on October 9. Was a little disappointed no Heron in sight. This is a favorite spot for me to find Great Blue Heron. Was scanning the area for better fall colors and in the trees I spotted the Heron. Wish the trees had been red all around him, but oh well. I don't think I have ever seen one in a tree.

It does seem the fall color peak is getting later. The peak this year was not is September, or even October, but November. We used to think of September as fall colors, I had gotten used to October. But November?

More fall colors around Watts Bar Lake

These photographs were also taken between Kingston and Rockwood.

These were taken standing on the side of the highway. So quiet and peaceful to be so close to the highway.

The last photograph has 2 men out fishing in the fall afternoon. So relaxing.

Fall Colors around Watts Bar Lake

These photos were taken between Kingston and Rockwood last Sunday afternoon when we first got back to East Tennessee from vacation.

This driftwood in the front looks like it needs a bird sitting on it. Would have made a great photograph.

Watts Bar Lake is on both sides of the highway between Kingston and Rockwood. I love reflections in water anytime of year, but fall just adds to the reflections. I also like the evergreens mixed in here.

Heron at Watts Bar Lake in East Tennessee

This photograph was taken one September morning shortly after sunrise at Watts Bar Lake in Spring City, Tennessee.

East Tennessee Heron in flight

These are a continuation of the previous post. This is when he decided he didn't want to continue to hurt the other one in front of me anymore. Most of the time when they decide to take off in a hurry I miss the change, specially if they actually come in my direction, because sometime I am too close then. This one flew just right for me to get him all the way across the lake.

I guess I should have cropped these, but was not thinking at the time. These were taken at one of the marina at Watts Bar Lake in Spring City, Tennessee.

Two herons in East Tennessee

This 4th photo is not the best, but look at those wings.

These 2 Heron were fighting. Thought one was going to kill the other. I think I disturbed them and one flew off. Is this part of nature? Maybe the one was injured and the other kills it? Ecobirder, do you know? If the one was not injured to begin with it sure was afterwards. One flew off, but the other one looked in bad shape afterwards.