I love the little racing stripes.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
Eastern gartersnake (take two)
some more pics of an Eastern gartersnake this time near the entrance to its home in an abandoned beaver house.
taken 30 May 2009
weekend ritual
if I am to be found on a Sunday afternoon,
this is a good place to look…..
taken 3 July 2010
this is a good place to look…..
taken 3 July 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
4th of July
we didn’t do any fireworks this year, but we did have fire
(and roasted marshmallows too).
taken 4 July 2010
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Black Bear
Someone came to inspect our garbage receptacles. I was not present, but my sister was able to get to her camera (after the bear walked within 30 feet of her, looked at her and my mom, then continued on to where the trash cans are located), but the bear was not interested in photo-ops.
The best visual proof we have of our visitor.
taken 25 June 2010
Great Blue Heron
The first time I got a picture of this bird, I was not real certain regarding its identity. But one or more of its kind makes a visit to the lake each year and I look forward to sighting them. Today I happened to get lucky to see three of them at once, though they weren’t close enough together for me to get a picture of all of them at the same time.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Cabbage White butterfly
or Small White. This one is a female. The two dots on each fore wing make the distinction. Males only have one.
taken 19 June 2010
Birdsfoot Trefoil
I wondered about this plant’s name until I discovered it’s based on the appearance of the seed pods, not the flower.
taken 4 August 2009
American Robin
There is no shortage of this bird around the lake, but they don’t stay in one place long at all and rarely do I get a chance to get close enough to get a decent picture. Today, though, after I had just mowed some lawn and was sitting at a nearby picnic table one came by looking for some freshly stirred up bugs. I don’t think he realized I was there.
taken 19 June 2010
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