Raspberry Flower
Doesn’t this look delicious? Well, not quite yet, but it will be. Here’s a close up look at a soon to be raspberry. When you are out wandering through nature be sure to take the macro view of things whenever you can. You might discover some very tiny and rather hidden little surprises.
Read MoreSummer Sun
Here’s a weekend project for you – yep, more homework! Go find the sun and bask in it however you please Discover a place outdoors or more life that you have never seen before during this sensational summer weather Be reminded why the blue sky against the green landscape is one of the best sights there is Enjoy every moment of it that you can with your friends and family!
Read MoreAmerican Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
The cutest and most cooperative friend that I made today during an afternoon bird survey was this American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). It was chowing down and allowing me to shoot from a comfortable distance for a minute as Gray Squirrels and Eastern Chipmunks excitedly ran around us. I saw an increase in both butterflies and moths on the wing in the woodlands. Most of our birds are staying busy with nesting season upon us, feeding and quieting down to care for eggs or young with territories already well established. The goal now is to minimize disturbances and not attract...
Read MoreYellow-throated Vireo
The Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) seen here did plenty of singing and foraging for me on a recent spring morning while his mate tended to their new nest. They were located, as always, on the edge of a large forest, and while they love the cuts they do need sizable, unbroken woodlands. If you take a look at them from afar you may wonder why they have such a plumage…but if you look at some of my photos you may not have to ponder that anymore. What a perfect camouflage, especially in the spring! I have no doubt those looks help the species coax their insect prey into easy...
Read MoreLarge Whorled Pogonia (Isotria verticillata)
Well, it only took Twan three years and several trips to find this beauty flowering, but last week it all paid off: meet the Large Whorled Pogonia (Isotria verticillata), one of the strangest-looking of our native orchids!
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