What's Your Nature?

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Encounters

Boundary

A small yellow bird perches on a stick with blue sky in the background.

I saw this cute Northern Yellow Warbler at the observation deck at Indian Creek Nature Center!


A downy woodpecker perches on the side of a branch.

I saw this Downy Woodpecker while on a birding walk looking for spring migrants.


Leucistic Ruby Throated Hummingbird

I thought I saw a ghost! My first sighting of this rare bird here on Black Lake. 


Cedar Waxwing on pickerel weed

I was on the dock when I heard the sweet sounds of the cedar waxwings.


Leucistic ruby throated hummingbird

I thought I was seeing things when this flash of white flew past me.


Moth against tree bark

This is NOT just tree bark.

I found it.

Now YOU find it.


Parsnip Webworm

Spotted a parsnip webworm crawling on top of wild parsnip at Indian Creek Nature Center!


During a bird-watching walk we encountered this porcupine up in a grove of small trees, munching away.

During a bird-watching walk we encountered this porcupine up in a grove of small trees, munching


Small Crayfish against Forested Ground

It was a rainy day the other day, so I decided to take a walk to the creek and see how the water


toad

As part of our amphibian-themed campfire, we were able to catch this American toad on the Kip Tra


deer

This white-tailed deer was outside of Johnson Science Hall!


Red Headed Woodpecker in plum tree

I was on my porch when I spotted this beauty in a plum tree.


squirrel

Mushroom

Chocolate Milky cap showing "latex" exuding from gills.


Beetle with orange markings on shelf fungus.

Found several Ganoderma tsugae (hemlock varnish shelf fungus) and was thrilled to see 3


Bohemian Waxwing

My experience was, when I was heading to the athletic field trail to go birding, I heard this cal


Cerulean Warbler Sighting on Black Lake

Merlin kept picking up the song of the Cerulean Warbler.


Wood Chuck on logs

Our first staredown was when it was in the grass.


Insects are bird food

On my morning walk monitoring the activity of our bird boxes, I witnessed a meal delivery.