When putting out feeders for the birds, you also have to consider other critters showing up for a free meal. I lucked out for a while without anyone showing up other than the birds. We now have the occasional raccoon Procyon lotor, skunk family Mephitidae, eastern gray squirrel Sciurus Carolinensis, American red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, […]
After the Freezing Rain
Ice-covered maple trees Acer. An ice-covered spirea flower Rosaceae. A rock wall covered in ice. A frozen beech leaf Fagaceae. Beech tree leaves in the sun. Ice-covered bee balm Monarda. Maple Trees covered in ice. An ice shape on a tree limb. Beech leaves with ice. A fallen black spruce Picea mariana with ice on top […]
Nature’s Very Own Unique Winter Ice Shapes & Patterns
Ice formations in a streambed during the winter. Shoreline ice shapes. A close-Up of an ice formation in a stream. The broken edge of a sheet of ice. Icicles hanging from a branch. A break in the ice. An ice pattern on stream bedrocks. Where the ice and water meet. A dripping ice formation. An […]
The Quiet Beauty of Winter in Maine
Snow covered trees during the winter. A snow filled field in Kingfield, Maine during the winter. Mount Abraham located in Franklin County, Western Maine. A view of Mount Abraham And Sugarloaf Mountain located in Western Maine. Snow covered apple trees (Malus) in the backyard. A snow-covered country road. An empty bench on a snowy day. […]
Common Yard and Garden Pests
Eastern tent caterpillars Malacosoma americanum live communally in silken tents designed to keep them warm in cooler weather. The brood side of the tent faces the sun and the caterpillars will add silk as needed. Slugs Gastropoda are very damaging pests in gardens and can be found in moist and humid climates, particularly during the rainy season. […]
Bumblebees Visiting Autumn Black-Eyed Susan Flowering Plants
One of my favorite insects to photograph are bumblebees. Here are just a few photographs from a session with these pollinators visiting black-eyes Susans in one of the flower gardens as well as some information about them. A bumblebee visiting a black-eyed Susan growing in the garden. There are over 250 known species of bumblebees, […]