Streetwise Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted May 20, 2023 Author Share Posted May 20, 2023 Beautiful shot @Streetwise !! Nice crisp “pastels.” Baby Robin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 Bird family has moved in next to my bedroom window. All the chicks are like: Chirp, chirp, CHIIIIRP! Moms home! Wake up Joe! MOMS HOME and she’s got A WORM!!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 the corner of our backyard is apparently part of this box turtle’s territory, and our dogs does not like that! a little water snake that was living in the stairs down to the basement door a lil buddy who helped me do some gardening 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Yes, the box turtles are on the move. Saw this guy as I began to mow the yard. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Kayaking in Michigan’s White River today was a perfect dose of Enjoy Nature Daily. I saw 3 blue herons and so many little baby turtles about the size of a ritz cracker, sunning on logs in the water. Large turtles, too. My Merlin birding app tells me the soundtrack was supplied by song sparrows, cerulean warbler, the American redstart, indigo bunting and a couple of woodpeckers. I saw very few minnows but the riverside plant life was amazing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted June 21, 2023 Author Share Posted June 21, 2023 1 hour ago, PineSong said: Kayaking in Michigan’s White River today was a perfect dose of Enjoy Nature Daily. I saw 3 blue herons and so many little baby turtles about the size of a ritz cracker, sunning on logs in the water. Large turtles, too. My Merlin birding app tells me the soundtrack was supplied by song sparrows, cerulean warbler, the American redstart, indigo bunting and a couple of woodpeckers. I saw very few minnows but the riverside plant life was amazing. My uncle taught me to fly fish on the White River in MI. Great memory! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 3 hours ago, Fish Folk said: My uncle taught me to fly fish on the White River in MI. Great memory! It’s a beautiful river and would be a perfect place for kids to learn to kayak. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 (edited) Out hawk watching on a mountain this morning… Here’s a very short time-elapse… Edited August 5, 2023 by Fish Folk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOtrees Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Visiting Vancouver for a family wedding. Visited Stanley Park and tracked down the largest Big Leaf maple in Canada, pic below. If you’re ever here DO visit the Vancouver Aquarium. They have awesome freshwater community tanks, and it was amazing to see large active groups (generally in their proper communities), of all the same fish so many of us buy and keep. They also have a lot of herps, including many types of dart frogs, even some of the azureus tincs I keep and breed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 Saw this guy up high on a mtn. ridge… Here’s the view just about 200 ft. from where I found him… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoofyGarra Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 virginia blue crab: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 25, 2023 Author Share Posted August 25, 2023 Several photos from summer 2023 birding... American Goldfinch American Redstart Spotted Sandpiper 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOtrees Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 I could have posted this in the cooking thread, but it's been inactive since last year. And it started in nature, so... Found/harvested/cooked/ate a new-for-me type of mushroom last weekend, jewelled puffballs. I've known about them for many years, just never found a large enough patch to make it worthwhile. Fortunately (for me) my wife and teenage son despise mushrooms, so they were all for meeeeee (smeagol giggle). Safety first, I know. Whenever I eat a new-to-me mushroom, I carefully research and consider what I think it is, what features it has that support my id, what lookalikes occur in my area, how to distinguish or rule them out, etc. And I stay away from the common/obscure types. Jewelled puffball is pretty distinctive. If you know your mushies, you'll also see a single small coral tooth mushroom in lower right of the group above. End result: absolutely delicious!!!! Possibly even better the next day (I could only eat one of the two that I made at the time). Oh, and the eggs are duck, from a friends farm. 😄 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 29, 2023 Author Share Posted August 29, 2023 (Now I'm hungry for lunch!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted October 29, 2023 Author Share Posted October 29, 2023 (edited) My son got a new rare migration sighting. Ash-Throated Flycatcher: normally a west coast bird. Rather odd for Maryland… Edited October 29, 2023 by Fish Folk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 I’m driving my oldest son and his friend across state today, birding all day. They’re headed to the shore for a weekend of intense birding with a state youth ornithological society. I will probably post what photos he keeps from the trip. For now, here’s a few more recent shots… Ruddy Duck Hybrid: Mallard x American Black Duck Snow Goose (with Canadian friends) Common Yellowthroat Song Sparrow Spotted Sandpiper 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 Several shots from my son’s birding trip along the Chesapeake Bay last weekend… Eastern Screech Owl Lesser Yellowlegs Redwing Blackbird 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Not my photo (I wish), but my childhood stomping grounds in Puget Sound. We had a cabin on this private island. I wish it was still in the family. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 Bonaparte’s Gull Long-tailed Ducks… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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