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Continuing with sightings from yesterday’s hike . . . . Although they may not qualify as the most elegant of birds, Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) are interesting nonetheless. We found this small group along a quiet road while on our way home yesterday. About twenty years ago, we rarely saw vultures — just the odd […]
Today was what we refer to as a “turtle crossing day”. Turtles were on the move on the roadways that border marshes, ponds and lakes. Every year around this time, there will be a day when it seems that large numbers of female turtles decide it’s time to make the journey to a suitable nest […]
As some of you may recall, I have written about arborglyphs a couple of times in the recent past. This was the first post, and here is the second. Yesterday, Carel posted a fascinating piece on arborglyphs and about Quaking Aspens over at Rigor Vitae: Life Unyielding. It’s a very nice read. Well, there’s rain […]
This small butterfly was found flying in the meadow here at the farm a couple of days ago. Although I shot photos from several angles, this is the one I chose to post because it shows a view that’s less often seen (click on image for a larger view). Many times, we see a butterfly […]
In summer, I try to remember to bring flowers indoors so that we get as much enjoyment as possible from them while they’re in bloom. Sometimes the flowers are from the garden, and sometimes they’re wildflowers from the fields or the meadow which once was our yard. We’ve been here at the farm for many […]
This morning, I had been planning to post some more photos from last Sunday’s hike at Murphy’s Point Provincial Park. However, something came along and bopped the dragonflies out of the way. Yesterday afternoon, while walking in the meadows here at the farm, I came upon these weird little spiny silver eggs atop a Common […]
Several months ago, I wrote about watchful spiders that guard their egg cases. On Sunday, while hiking at Murphys Point Provincial Park, I found another nice example of a maternal spider that constructs it nursery shelter in the upper leaves of Common Milkweed plants. As you can see in the above photo, the leaves are […]