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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.
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Solar Eclipse in Valley Forge
Such a fun day today. I went with my friend Alison and her sister Leslie to see the eclipse in Valley Forge. We had no expectations, but it was a spectacular sight none-the-less. There were lots of people there, lots of kids, lots of dogs, lots of sunglasses. A really fun wonderful day for…
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Coyote in Valley Forge!!
What a day!! I had first come across a fox with a vole in his mouth. As I raised my camera to take his picture he disappeared into the brush. I walked another minute or two, turned around and there was the coyote. The coyote walked calmly into the bush and out ran three…
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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…