What's Your Nature?

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Encounters

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Blue Jay sitting proud in backyard.

It was a beautiful afternoon just after a snow storm when a few Blue Jays fluttered about in the


Ice covered trees

Beautiful sunny and cold January day


Cardinals in iced tree

A little icing to start the year


Owl

Beautiful Barred Owl was sitting on the edge of the wooded area.


Bees nest in a tree

The cutest cluster of brown and white mushrooms

Had a beautiful hike up Goodman Mountain one Sunday morning, the leaves were all shades of green,


Mushroom on tree

Peak weekend, decided to go hiking with a few friends, the high peaks were too crowded with hiker


Bright green bee with little red mites on abdomen

This sweat bee seemed to have some sort of mites bothering it, not sure if it’s the same mite tha


A good sized frog

Not much to say except for this fella was big and he was NOT bothered by us


Turtle mostly black with a little red striping visible on leg

Just spotted this fella out for an afternoon stroll


Giant water bug with eggs on back!

Super cool find at Conservation Field Day at Indian Creek Nature Center - a male giant water bug


Slugs feasting on a mushroom

Love finding large, cool fungi but love even more seeing how all the other forest critters use th


Old train trestle on a cloudy day

The Edwards Nature Trail is such a hidden gem!


Honeysuckle in spring time

The signs of spring are popping out - honeysuckle, trout lilly, and trillium!


Fire tower at snowy st. Regis summit!

Had the best time hiking up St. Regis! A sunny day, broke out my snowshoes, it was quite chilly.


Buck in velvet

Was fortunate to see the velvet still hanging on...


Snowy mountain overlooking the Adirondacks

Had a lovely but bitterly cold day (although the shining sun helped) hiking Baker Mountain, one o


Cedar River Flow

Always a blessing to be here! 


Snow covered wooden outlook

A chilly, snowy walk on the Kip Trail looking for birds.


Blue Mountain/Lake

Looking for a few moments of peace before I headed to work I stopped at the Public Beach in Blue