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The Pileated Woodpecker – Valley Forge
It was an overcast day in Valley Forge and the Pileated Woodpecker was in his usual grove of trees. He knew I was there, but still posed for a great flight shot. Love when that happens!!
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Back in Gear
Way back in November I had an appointment with my dermatologist and she found a few suspicious spots on my head and shin. Biopsies were taken and the head spot was found to be a basil cell skin cancer. I had it removed and all healed well. The shin spot came back negative. However,…
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Country Road in the Fog wins Second Place in Betterphoto.com!!!!
We were sitting in the front seat of a bus traveling somewhere near Burgundy, France. It was a foggy morning with a beautiful tree lined country road ahead of us. I took the picture through the front window and it worked!!
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Friendly Red Tail Hawk
I was walking down Gulf Road in Valley Forge yesterday, when I saw a hawk flutter down into the weeds to catch a little bird. A few seconds later he flew up with his catch onto a nearby limb and devoured his prey. I took a million photographs and followed him around as he…
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The Woods off of Ship Road
I didn’t get out today until about noon, but still it was so darn good. I walked the trail in the woods off of Ship Road to the end. First I found the damselfly, then the wood frog, then the wrens discussing life, then the cardinal grabbing a berry, and finally a whole slew…
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Fall Birds in Valley Forge – Oooh La La
Bluebird Palm Warbler Ruby Crowned Kinglet Yellow Rumped Warbler Downy Woodpeckers Bluebird Northern Cardinal
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Stranded in Lyon
O.K. folks, it’s been way too long since I posted something in this interminable blog. I am writing from our little hotel room in Lyon, France. Tom and I were on a long awaited honeymoon first to Paris and then on a Tauck riverboat cruise from Lyon to Cannes. We were having the time…
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Ichneumon Wasp (Female)
According to my “Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America,” this beautiful wasp, found today on a tree at Eastern College Pond locates other wasp’s larvae deep in the tree trunk, using her antennae to detect the scent of a fungus associated with the larvae. Then she penetrates the trunk with…
