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Territorial Dispute
I was deep in the woods and came to a wetland where there were so many frogs hanging around. I saw a green heron in the opposite side of the pool. Walking through the high grass, I finally settled down next to the pool and waited and waited and waited. Finally the Green Heron…
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Calling All the Single Ladies
American Toad today in Valley Forge National Park. It is just the beginning of the mating season for these little cuties. They come out of the woods and into the vernal pools where there will be a wild orgy for the next few days. The ladies will lay long strings of eggs that will…
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Sleeping Bumble Bee in the Morning Dew – Valley Forge (Click to see that little face!)
Click to see that morning dew!!
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The Curious Indigo and the Teenage Praying Mantis
Yesterday I spent a long time at Pawling Farm in Valley Forge. Much of that time was photographing the very cooperative and quite curious Indigo Bunting. And then walking down the regular path was this beautiful teenage Praying Mantis sitting at the top of a plant looking straight at me. She stayed long enough…