Cape May, NJ: 9-28-22

 The beach is protected for the birds.

Purple Martin Gourds

Debris takes forever to decompose.

Interesting twist

American Persimmon

Brigantine NWR: 9-26-22

 Greater Yellowlegs (L) ; Lesser Yellowlegs (R)

Great Blue Heron

Snowy Egret & Great Blue Heron

Snag

Canada Geese

Potpourri: Kouchibouguac NP, Quebec (9-8-22)

Common Garter Snake

 

Ringneck Snake

Grands-Jardins National Park: 9-24-22

 The opulent Fairmont Hotel where we stayed last night: 480 rooms

A patch of Reindeer Moss which is actually a lichen which is actually a symbiotic partnership between an algae which is for nutrients via photosynthesis and a fungus for support.

The map shows the area of the two large fires in the recent history of this beautiful park.  The 1991 fire was natural, the 1999 one was human caused.

Bald Eagles

 

Potpourri: Forillon National Park, Quebec (9-12-22)

Bikes were not allowed on many of the trails 

The mountains here are an extension of the Appalachian Mountains

Canadian Small House

Canadian Tiny House

Dark-eyed Junco

On most afternoons the fog rolls in

Potpourri from Parker River NWR, MA: 8-28-22

 Great Egret

Eastern Kingbird

Double-crested Cormorant

Black-capped Chickadee

General Mish-Mash: Acadia NP, ME (9-3-22)

 Turtle nest holes with eggs that have eaten by a predator after digging the nest open

A local pup, Charlie

Dead trees

Eastern Painted Turtles

Potpourri: Pleasant Valley Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary, MA (8-26-22)

 The natural habitats in this refuge are ecologically managed to support native wildlife.  Sanctuary fields are mowed once each year, usually in the Fall, to keep them from reverting to forest.  By doing so, the variety of natural communities is maintained and plants and animals adapted to open habitats have the chance to flourish.

Beavers

Three beavers from New York's Adirondacks were introduced here along Yokun Brook in 1932 -- one of the first reintroductions of the mammal in the Commonwealth.  Today's terraced ponds along Yokun Brook have resulted from extensive beaver activity that has continued over the past eight decades.

Colorful Shelf Fungi

Green Frog

Red-tailed Hawk

Wouldn't want to have been here during the storm that snapped this tree.