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The Marvelous Marsh Fly and His Smiley Face
I found this wonderful fly in Valley Forge called a Marsh Fly. After posting him somebody told me that he had a smiley face on the back of his wings.…
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Oh, Spring and the Macro Lens
Wild Violet Bombyliidae Bee Fly on a Daffodil Liver Leaf Wildflower
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The Downey Woodpecker today in Charlestown Meadows
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Field Sparrow, Pileated Woodpecker and an Eastern Phoebe in the Woods – Yesterday in Valley Forge
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Pileated Doing What Pileateds Do!! (Click for Full Effect)
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The Warblers are Back in Valley Forge!!!
The Palm Warbler The Pine Warbler
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Spring is Here!!
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…
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Box Turtle in the Woods Today
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.…
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The Toads Were All Gone!!
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…
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Pileated Take-Off – Valley Forge
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.