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The Fields in Valley Forge Are Being Mowed
And that means you can see a bit more of the wildlife because they have no place to hide. Here’s a little fox and a harrier and another hawk that posed for my camera this morning.
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The Lovely Lacewing and Other Recent Favorites
Lacewing Beetle Blue Faced Dragonfly It’s so wonderful to walk the fields of Valley Forge this time of year. The bugs are bigger and more fully beautiful. The Lady Praying Mantis
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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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Teenage Praying Mantises Posing for her Picture
This very morning in Valley Forge. And the second one was in the field off of Ship Road in Malvern. Oh they have such wonderful faces.
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Ailanthus Webworm Moth on a Purple Headed Sneezeweed. Say that ten times real fast……
This garish little moth posed for me this morning in the rain in Valley Forge. See those little water droplets on the petals of the Sneezeweed?? And here he is turning his head and looking right at the camera!
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“Mommy!!!!”
Baby Orchard Oriole begging mom for a little something to eat this morning in Valley Forge And here is the beautiful Willow Flycatcher who was perched near the baby Orchard Oriole. Another great morning in Valley Forge.
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A walk in the Field in Valley Forge
I got up early one morning this week and drove out to my favorite bug field in Valley Forge. Oh, it was so good. They are all young bugs for the most part. Tiny and difficult to see, but they still have all their body parts. Here’s what I found: First the Ambush Bug.…
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The Warblers Have Returned!!
It was a spectacular day for the warblers return to Valley Forge. Here are a few photos from today. Prothonotary Warbler Yellow Rumped Warbler White Eyed Vireo Northern Perula Northern Perula Northern Perula
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First Palm Warbler of the Season. Woot, Woot!!
I was sitting on a log in the woods and far in the distance I saw this little bird. When I looked a little closer, I realized it was one of maybe three palm warblers playing and eating in the woods. Beautiful perch.
