How I know it's Fall . . . .

Every year, about this time, my neighborhood experiences a phenomenon I call "The Birds," after the Hitchcock movie. Thousands, and I mean thousands, of greckles and other birds invade the shopping areas and circle for hours. Watching them at dusk is really amazing, and the noise--it's unbelievably loud. I got lucky today and was able to catch a couple of minutes of video on my camera: