September 27, 2013 (Henrietta, NY) ─ As fall arrives in Monroe County, Woodcrest Commons residents have been getting up close and personal with the splendors of nature.

In late-August, residents visited Wild Wings, a non-profit educational organization that houses and cares for permanently injured birds of prey in Mendon Ponds Park.

Pictured here, Woodcrest Commons resident Ivan Tuttle checks out a barn owl while Doug Kurlan spends time with Cody, a long eared owl.

In early-September, Woodcrest Commons fed fish at the Fish Hatchery at Powder Mills. Fishing is not permitted at the hatchery. The fish are used to stock the surrounding rivers and streams which are sites for multiple fishing derbies held throughout the season.

Pictured here, Woodcrest Commons resident Jeanne Cobb enjoys some of the flowers at Powder Mills Park while Ivan Tuttle and Doug Kurlan check out some of the 10,000 brown trout housed in the holding ponds.

For more information about Woodcrest Commons, please contact Administrator Maryellen Borer at (585) 334-1800 or visit us on Facebook.