Taking a minute to appreciate the small things on a cold Thanksgiving morning. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families!
Wildlife
When You Pick a Pawpaw…
Quick show of hands, who has ever picked a pawpaw? Did you know you could? I mean, Baloo, the bear, sings about them in Disney's adaptation of The Jungle Book, but have you ever stopped to think about just what it is he's talking about? In the tropics, a pawpaw is a papaya - the…Read more When You Pick a Pawpaw…
Deserted Island
Still catching up on pictures while assiduously avoiding writing... This island was far from deserted - it's Maui. But after traveling here from the Big Island (Hawai'i), this was one of my first moments of downtime. A guy could get used to this...
#NightMusic
I tried an experiment via YouTube this week - jury's still out, but I'm discovering that either 1) People don't think this is as cool/interesting as I do, or 2) People are just ignoring me. Still, I have a few people who have expressed interest and promised to play along... so we'll see. I have…Read more #NightMusic
Wild Turkey Crossing!
Wild Turkey crossing! Had to stop the car for NINETEEN of these little velociraptors to run across the road. Get Out There!
Ready to Run
This eastern cottontail rabbit was chilling, literally laying in the yard without a care in the world, until I pulled into the driveway. Then he jumped up on high alert and stood like this, absolutely still, for a minute or two while we sized each other up. Get Out There Troy http://www.flying-squirrel.org
Ghosts on the Beach
Atlantic Ghost Crabs (Ocypode quadrata) dig, hunt and square off on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Photo Credit - Lynn Abbott
Red-Belly on a Snag
One of our local neighbors hanging out in a stiff breeze. A Red-Bellied Woodpecker. Photo Credit - Lynn Abbott
Spring Rain
I love how a spring rain makes everything look so green. It sets off other colors very nicely! Photo Credit - Lynn Abbott
Broad-Headed Skink
I was surprised to learn that there are only 6 species of lizard in Maryland. This is the largest, a male broad-headed skink, at almost a foot long. They spend most of their time in trees, so catching this one on the ground was a lucky find!
Twisted
Nature isn't easy - this limb was wracked by wind and weather (including ice) high on a mountain in the central Appalachian mountains. It's a testament to strength and flexibility. This is posted in response to the Daily Post's Weekly Photo Challenge - "Twisted". See more entries here. Get Out There Troy http://www.flying-squirrel.org
Sentinel
He looks like a lookout. He'd actually just chased everybody else away from the feeder. But either way, standing his ground against all comers!
Masked Bandit
Well, at least we now know why the birdseed keeps disappearing so fast. Sorry to all the squirrels who were wrongfully accused.... Get Out There Troy http://www.flying-squirrel.org
Black Locust
Black Locusts are often thought of as "trash trees", covered with thorns, growing on waste ground and forest edges. This time of year though, they're beautiful, profusely flowering with sweet smelling white blooms (flowers that are, by the way, edible)!
Spring Peepers
Instead of publishing a picture tonight, I'm going to share the sounds of spring. This was recorded about a week and a half ago (late April), just down the street at a cattail-lined drainage pond in the neighborhood. Hundreds of little frogs about the size of your thumbnail, calling to each other from dusk until…Read more Spring Peepers
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