Where did the summer go?

It's September already and the weather has turned cold and dreary to give everyone a taste of what is to come. I'm a fair weather sailor so I'm not on the water in this miserable weather. Is it time to go south yet?

Here are some pictures taken in my "yard" a few days ago. The kingfisher was in the closest tree but without a telephoto lens this is the best I could do. He has a small fish in his beak that he beat to death on the branch before devouring.

I'm wondering if the young swans will be big enough to fly south when the time comes.