Friday, May 12, 2017

Hartwick Pines State Park, MI: 5-11-17

Thursday night's tick check was interesting as I found a Dog Tick (as it's called locally) crawling around on Tom's chest.  It was the size of a raisin, the biggest tick either of us has ever had on our bodies.  I sent this one to the the big Tick Farm in the sky.  Splat!

BirdMobile at Hartwick Pines SP




Melanistic Eastern Gray Squirrel
All color phases of the Eastern Gray Squirrels here in the north are 1/3 larger than the same species in Florida.



Red Squirrel (a separate species, not a color phase of the Eastern Gray Squirrel) and Black Squirrel




With Eastern Chipmunk



Black-capped Chickadee




Male Evening Grosbeak




Female Evening Grosbeak




Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak




Common Raven, a new bird for the trip



Barred Owl, a 2nd new trip bird for the day
















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