While I normally post my nature walks over in the Fungi Lovers community, I thought that Feathered Friends was more appropriate considering the shots I got while out earlier this afternoon (no morels yet!).
Today I returned to one of my favorite woods near my home, a mixed conifer and hardwood forest whose floor is dotted with granite boulder left behind from receding glaciers some 12,000 years ago.
While on my walk today, I was visited by a few feathered friends, including a couple of beautiful Mallards that stopped by for a bath in the local pond. Attached are images of wildlife as well as the surrounding woods from my walk today. As always, please feel free to offer your corrections to my identifications if you believe I am mistaken!
The Feathered Friends:
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos):
Pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus):
Downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens):
Other Wildlife:
Water striders (Gerridae sp.):
Eastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus):
Phellinus everhartii:
Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger):
Mature red pine (Pinus resinosa):
Thank you for walking with me.
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