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The Wood Frog is Back!!
It was a really warm day today – maybe 70 degrees. I knew there might be a chance that the wood frogs would be singing in the woods off of Ship Road. But we haven’t had much rain, so there may be no vernal pools. I got to almost the end of the path…
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The Bugs are Back!!
I was in the woods off of Ship Road searching for anything that moved and this wonderful little bug came up for air after emerging from inside a forsythia blossom. He was so covered with pollen that I cannot even identify what he is. And this is a click beetle on a buttercup in…
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The Wood Frogs Have Arrived
I was walking the path through the woods off of Ship Road near our house today and I could hear the wood frogs calling. They have a cackling sound – sort of like chickens in the yard. I slowly made my way through the thick brush to a vernal pool where there must have…
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Two Assassins off of Ship Road
I was taking photographs of an Assassin Bug today in the woods off of ship road, when I heard a bunch of bluejays screaming in the tree above me. The Assassin Bug I steppped back to take a look at what the racket was all about and out flew a Cooper’s hawk with a…
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Ruby Crowned Kinglet
I walked the path off of Ship Road through the woods this morning. I could feel the birds along the path, but only got to see a few palm warblers. Two were eating little bugs on the walk. Got a few shots, but no good background. Finally I heard the little click of the…
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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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Warblers Are Passing Through
Found a few warblers in the woods off of Ship Road yesterday. They are coming through!! Yellow Rumped Warbler Black and White Warbler
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My New Friend – the Frog
I was walking in the woods off of Ship Road down a long path and came to a little vernal pool. And there floating on the pool was a new friend.