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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…
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Dawn in Gloucester
Jon and Piper Praising the Morning Light (Actually Jon was trying to get Piper to put the sun on her finger for the photo.) Dawn and the Fishing Boat The Surfer Good Harbor Beach
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We are in Gloucester!!
Piper and Jack Nicest Boy on Earth Jon and Jack Seagull asking for some Goldfish Tom and Kitty do Tie Die and then attend outdoor Concert Little Blue Heron Little Blue Little Blue Seagull in the Surf Little Swallows Morning on Bass Rocks
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Little White Moth Laying Her Eggs Today in Charlestown Meadows
She was under a leaf and I could not coax her out. After I looked at the photographs I realized she was laying her eggs! (Click on the photograph to really see those eggs.)
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Wary Momma and the Three Fawns
I was walking in the woods in Valley Forge today when two momma deer and three fawn ran right towards me. They didn’t realize I was there until they practically knocked me over. I stood still for at least 15 minutes and they sort of got used to me. So much fun!
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The Ambush Bug
I was walking in the field off of Ship Road and saw a butterfly on a thistle blossom. I started taking his photograph and realized he was not flying away. I got closer and realized he had been ambushed by the Ambush Bug. He’s a tiny bug with giant forearms and pinchers that can…
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Today in Valley Forge
Oh it is that time of year in Valley Forge. The turtles are lurking in the woods. The Indigo and the Goldfinch are everywhere, the hummingbirds and the honeybees are buzzing the wildflowers. It is so marvelous to just walk in the fields and see all these beautiful creatures. I am so, so, so…