Seen This Week: Fall Foliage, Nuts and a Turkey

American beech leaves turning golden yellow, 10 Oct 2026 (photo by Kate St. John) 17 October 2026 Leaves are changing color in Schenley Park. A lot of trees are still green because the oaks change later this month. A view of the wood on Falloon Trail, 10 Oct 2026 (photo by Kate St. John) Yellow is the main color right now: Beech (above) and buckeyes (below). Bottlebrush buckeye leaves turning yellow — veins still green, 14 Oct 2026 (photo by Kate St. John) Red is rare because we have few maples … except for this one at Phipps Conservatory. Bright red tree near Phipps Conservatory, 16 Oct 2026 (photo by Kate St. John) On 9 October I found a nut on a gravel trail in Schenley Park. Fascinated by its five-sectioned capsule, I peeled it to reveal the nut from a bitternut hickory. Bitternut hickory nut on the ground, intact, Schenley Park, 9 Oct 2026 (photo by Kate St. John) Bitternut from another angle Peeling the capsule Nut inside Humans don’t eat bitternuts because they taste bitter.…