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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. I went back and looked at other shots I had taken of him, and lo and behold he does have a smily face on…
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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 season – a pine warbler. The Tufted Titmouse Northern Flicker Kissing Black Capped Chicadees Ground Hog with Branch White Tailed Deer Bluebird between 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. 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!!
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 and her daughter Piper…
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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.
