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Baby Praying Mantis on a Japanese Maple Leaf (Click Image for Fuller View)
A few weeks ago I let go three little egg sacs full of baby praying mantises in the front and side yards. I hadn’t seen any of the babies since that day until today when I saw a whole slew of them on our Japanese Maple Tree. They are the tiniest little things but…
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The Fox and the Woodpecker are Two Contest Finalists This Month! (Click Fox to see eyebrows)
Fox with Expressive Eyebrows The Pileated Woodpecker
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Baby Great Horned Owls at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge Today
These two little fluff balls were pretty well hidden inside the trunk of a tree. My friend Christian showed me where they were a few days ago and I went back today and there they were – bright eyed and bushy.
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Christian Hunold Looking for Foxes, etc.
I spent the morning with my friends Christian Hunold and Jen Britton looking for foxes in Valley Forge. We didn’t find the foxes, but we did find a groundhog above ground, Robins having conversation, and a bluebird in the buds.
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Northern Flickers in Valley Forge
Last spring I found a pair of northern flickers dancing in the woods at Valley Forge. I loved their beautiful gaudy yellow underwings. I really wanted to find them again this year. Today they were all over the woods. Here are a few shots. Hopefully more to come.
