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Spring is Here!!
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Today was truly spring. The birds were many. And there was a groundhog who emerged and grabbed a nearby branch. Deer and best of all the first warbler of the season – a pine warbler. The Tufted Titmouse Northern Flicker Kissing Black Capped Chicadees Ground Hog with Branch White Tailed…
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Box Turtle in the Woods Today
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I spent a good three hours scouring the woods in Valley Forge today looking for something interesting to photograph. Finally on my way out of the woods there he was. A little orange box turtle just sitting there with a fly on his back. Oh the thrill of it all!
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The Toads Were All Gone!!
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Last Thursday and Friday I spent long hours at Pawlings Farm where truly hundreds of American toads were doing their annual mating dance in the vernal pools. There were not nearly as many as in years past, but still there were hundreds. I told my daughter- in- law that she…
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Pileated Take-Off – Valley Forge
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There were two of these beauties playing in the woods on Monday. I tried to get them both in the same frame, but they would not cooperate.
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“Praise the Lord on High”
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The bluebirds are everywhere in Valley Forge. This one today was so happy. Can’t you just hear him praising the Lord!
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Bluebird and the Fly – Spring has Sprung!!
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I had an exceptional Sunday afternoon with a pair of bluebirds in Valley Forge National Park. When I parked in the parking lot I saw a bluebird fly into the woods. I hiked into the woods to find him and there he was with the Mrs. He flew…
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Red Tails in Valley Forge and Charlestown Meadows TODAY!
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I only had a little time this morning, but still decided to run out to Valley Forge and see if I could find anything. I parked in the parking lot and there he was in the tree where he usually is. I spent about an hour with him. Nothing spectacular,…







