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Drumstick experiment with a Raccoon (Procyon lotor) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-gallery daily 0.75 2014-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1367272090572-9YLA6WR2LLAOLGLONIBR/05-6-12+Hoot+Owl+Creek+and+Morel+Hill+and+Windy+Creek+070.jpg Photo Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1372900879924-443EWPR6OYVQ7MYI0503/06-23-13+Moraine+State+Park+-+Muddy+Creek+Paddle+015.jpg Photo Gallery - American White Waterlily Nymphaea odorata 06.23.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371599645220-JP2TN188WD5A8KURRCWY/07-05-12+Sewickley+Heights+Park+Wildflower+Fields+and+Spruce+Run+070.jpg Photo Gallery - Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly Speyeria cybele 07.05.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371600360366-0SYHHAE5A1P8IQ638JRM/05-28-12+Windy+Creek+and+Hunt+Club+Creek+078.jpg Photo Gallery - Hemlock Varnish Conk Ganoderma tsugae 05.28.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371599462087-UG3FHVGY8RBJYFJXGWHI/06-02-12+Fishing+and+Canadaway+Creek+Beach+066.jpg Photo Gallery - Canada Goose Branta canadensis 06.02.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371600247597-5JWF94FJ9VKKGDWV299K/08-05-12+Triangle+LSC+to+Gas+Well+to+Spruce+Run+and+Back+074.jpg Photo Gallery - Malodorous Lepiota Lepiota cristata 08.05.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371599396049-VX5BGGYF4Z5N6IREH8L1/07-25-12+Up+Allegheny+Descent+to+Rusted+Bridge+and+Back+065.jpg Photo Gallery - Butter-and-Eggs Linaria vulgaris 07.25.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371600199721-08SF5KTDK3ZBT3GDO2XG/07-25-12+Up+Allegheny+Descent+to+Rusted+Bridge+and+Back+073.jpg Photo Gallery - Common Burdock  Arctium minus 07.25.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371599278896-O811N3D7LCF08W49GCF4/12-02-12+LSC+to+Hunt+Club+Field+to+Windy+Creek+and+Back+063.jpg Photo Gallery - Crowded Parchment Fungus Stereum complicatum 12.02.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371599535367-HL0NC2XJ0LHB97GCO2U2/11-25-12+LSC+to+Spear+Thrown+Field+up+to+Spruce+Run+and+Back+067.jpg Photo Gallery - Fan Clubmoss  Diphasiastrum digitatum 11.25.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371599581244-GBJ3SOAAXESNKI7JA49R/08-23-12+Tortia+-+Chestnut+Path+to+Wildflower+Meadow+068.jpg Photo Gallery - Mason Wasp Eumenes fratemus 08.23.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370559578214-F70LDC171D5R78IRHCIY/07-15-12+Big+Oak+Trailhead+to+Bear+Creek+028.jpg Photo Gallery - Allegheny Monkeyflower Mimulus ringens 07.15.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370560492573-VTJKTDGBF633KXKVACDZ/07-05-12+Sewickley+Heights+Park+Wildflower+Fields+and+Spruce+Run+032.jpg Photo Gallery - May Apple Fruit Podophyllum peltatum 07.05.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370559463794-NBSVMW0EKX03K3E71HUH/06-02-12+Fishing+and+Canadaway+Creek+Beach+028.jpg Photo Gallery - Kildeer Nest (Lake Erie Dunkirk, Ny) Charadrius vociferus 06.02.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370564525622-MA6V9ZPSCD47PZZBBPZA/07-22-12+BigOak+to+HootOwl+to+BallBuster+to+RustedBridge+061.jpg Photo Gallery - Asiatic Dayflower (Non-Native) Commelina communis 07.22.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370564459910-27BY3ZS9W4KSJ4U8J8X5/09-16-12+LSC+Hike+to+Spear+Throwing+Field+060.jpg Photo Gallery - Turtlehead Chelone glabra 09.16.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370564070974-7N8KHM91GNGDR8D56UM1/07-05-12+Sewickley+Heights+Park+Wildflower+Fields+and+Spruce+Run+056.jpg Photo Gallery - Pale Touch Me Not Impatiens pallida 07.05.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370564408735-KMIARJK5WZOXPT84EBDW/04-08-12+Sevins+Hike+060.jpg Photo Gallery - Squaw Root Conopholis americana 04.08.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370563820594-K2C57OBS8K7G7W7WWLEY/09-09-12+Big+Oak+to+Hoot+Owl+Spring+to+Fire+Ring+and+Back+053.jpg Photo Gallery - Chicken of the Woods Laetiporus sulphureus 09.09.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370564341046-SJKH4T53GF9KC4LHXBSC/08-19-12+Big+Oak+to+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Rusted+Bridge+109.jpg Photo Gallery - Great Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica 08.19.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370563752967-IR5JRBQLOT0QAZD97DSG/07-15-12+Big+Oak+Trailhead+to+Bear+Creek+053.jpg Photo Gallery - Scrambled Egg Slime Mold Fuligo septica 07.15.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370564133304-ECP2UHYZ4BRC7G7LKIGH/12-02-12+LSC+to+Hunt+Club+Field+to+Windy+Creek+and+Back+056.jpg Photo Gallery - False Turkey Tail Stereum ostrea 12.02.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370563659744-YOXI5SS22NVIOAP3FLKQ/08-11-12+Yard+052.jpg Photo Gallery - Pokeweed Phytolacca americana 08.11.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370564003180-249TUBL2WFLHDIW022N6/08-05-12+Triangle+LSC+to+Gas+Well+to+Spruce+Run+and+Back+055.jpg Photo Gallery - Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca 08.05.12   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370561969601-ZC5OIASVVI6Z7T1VATDI/09-20-12+Lake+Erie+and+Chatauqua+Beach+037.jpg Photo Gallery - Pawpaw Fruit (Chautauqua Creek Barcelona, NY) Asimina triloba 09.20.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370563097938-ILVTCH36N5EYX0MXQ0IU/10-14-12+Hoot+Owl+Creek+to+Morel+Hike+to+Ball+Buster+049.jpg Photo Gallery - Scaly Pholiota Pholiota squarrosa 10.14.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370563875440-IHOE2JIH7ZLRQ8CGQM84/07-01-12+LSC+to+Gas+Well+Path+to+Waterfall+to+Triangle+in+Road+054.jpg Photo Gallery - Orange Daylily (Non-Native) Hemerocallis fulva 07.01.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370563561906-K4D8LIA98I7J7DS1534R/07-08-12+Triangle+in+Road+LSC+to+Gun+Club+052.jpg Photo Gallery - Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 07.08.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370563500824-GZZ2R6XTK4Q4QXJ8ZTRZ/06-01-12+Zoar+Valley+-+Valentine+Flats+Overlook+-+South+Branch+051.jpg Photo Gallery - Swamp Dewberry Rubus hispidus 06.01.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370562093070-I8K52JPV28SIZKGJXDGQ/09-09-12+Big+Oak+to+Hoot+Owl+Spring+to+Fire+Ring+and+Back+038.jpg Photo Gallery - Jelly Leaf Fungus Tremella foliacea 09.09.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370563160816-UK9PNOHJBUO2SKFS763Y/05-13-12+Allegheny+Descent+Hike+and+LSC+up+Stream+050.jpg Photo Gallery - Virginia Waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginianum 05.13.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370559174507-B4KBM2UW5NT2I6VYAUNN/05-28-12+Windy+Creek+and+Hunt+Club+Creek+025.jpg Photo Gallery - Wild Morning Glory (Non-Native) Convolvulus arvensis 5.28.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370562901456-UNC2S7GCGACEU7YAQVLF/05-28-12+Windy+Creek+and+Hunt+Club+Creek+049.jpg Photo Gallery - Common White Violet Viola striata 05.28.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370563381321-2FI2VSEVL9SAY1ZF953S/05-6-12+Hoot+Owl+Creek+and+Morel+Hill+and+Windy+Creek+051.jpg Photo Gallery - Turkeytail Mushroom Trametes versicolor 05.06.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370563317472-QNQ3QBRHSN32VE84OMY8/08-05-12+Triangle+LSC+to+Gas+Well+to+Spruce+Run+and+Back+050.jpg Photo Gallery - Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio glaucus 08.05.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370562329175-AGC96IS4AQCWWYUGFERI/07-25-12+Up+Allegheny+Descent+to+Rusted+Bridge+and+Back+045.jpg Photo Gallery - White Tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus 07.25.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370563238218-XXBVO1L8Y8IO0Z8ZC4I9/07-29-12+Big+Oak+-+Up+Hoot+Owl+-+Fire+Ring+050.jpg Photo Gallery - Rosy Russula Russula rosea 07.29.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370562768613-3Y4ZWN2K1DZTYTBMTABD/06-04-12+Canadaway+Creek+and+Ripley+Beach+048.jpg Photo Gallery - Kildeer (Lake Erie Dunkirk, NY) Charadrius vociferus 06.04.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370560058975-PLRZXT2NGYEIDSTUBVNI/09-21-12+Canadaway+Beach+Hike+030.jpg Photo Gallery - Turkey Vulture (Lake Erie Dunkirk, NY) Cathartes aura 09.21.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370559082820-S1GU1ONG65SM6ZIFRYJR/06-24-12+Pines+of+LSC+to+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Beech+Hollow+023.jpg Photo Gallery - Hairy Wood Mint Blephilia hirsuta 6.23.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370562822086-V7B4SVX8B6SVS3K7VJAZ/08-05-12+Triangle+LSC+to+Gas+Well+to+Spruce+Run+and+Back+048.jpg Photo Gallery - Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus 08.05.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370561916648-HVVYREBYLB68GKQ24CDB/10-21-12+Triangle+in+Road+to+Hunt+Club+Field+to+Windy+Creek+Hike+033.jpg Photo Gallery - American Beech Leaves Fagus grandifolia 10.21.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370562705004-JRJXQG2JXXZHQMHZRGPD/05-13-12+Allegheny+Descent+Hike+and+LSC+up+Stream+047.jpg Photo Gallery - White Worm Coral Clavaria fragilis 05.13.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370562607063-3VD82IH8F40XC3O49PSZ/05-27-12+Rusted+Bridge+to+Ball+Buster+to+Hoot+Owl+Descent+044.jpg Photo Gallery - Oxeye Daisy (Non-Native) Leucanthemum vulgare 05.27.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370562561790-5TEZJ6YL5RTJMZ5AZ3B7/08-19-12+Big+Oak+to+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Rusted+Bridge+043.jpg Photo Gallery - Old Man of the Woods Strobilomyces floccopus 08.19.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370560229889-M7B0T2E71S2593XR15Z1/07-01-12+LSC+to+Gas+Well+Path+to+Waterfall+to+Triangle+in+Road+031.jpg Photo Gallery - Wild Black Raspberry Rubus occidentalis 07.01.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370562172283-6LCRE4EJN9IXHO8IKN14/01-01-12+041.jpg Photo Gallery - Carbon Ball Daldinia concentrica 01.01.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370561640803-CP1X6N6SNX6DZH1JTVBT/10-14-12+Hoot+Owl+Creek+to+Morel+Hike+to+Ball+Buster+032.jpg Photo Gallery - Gem Studded Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum 10.14.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370560346750-OKPA16D5EC9FIH4JGWRR/07-15-12+Big+Oak+Trailhead+to+Bear+Creek+031.jpg Photo Gallery - Blue Vervain Verbena hastata 07.15.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370559329942-EHO2ZK3KPTZ7IRSVUK0G/09-03-12+Bear+Creek+Hike+027.jpg Photo Gallery - Green frog Rana clamitans 09.03.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370559904589-7V5POLU2PRL8EH6PT39V/10-21-12+Triangle+in+Road+to+Hunt+Club+Field+to+Windy+Creek+Hike+028.jpg Photo Gallery - Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 10.21.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368840128279-JZOF6Q2WG5Q3EMUZICZT/08-19-12+Big+Oak+to+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Rusted+Bridge+016.jpg Photo Gallery - Buckeye Butterfly Precis coenia 08.19.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368838775530-A2G1JKWLHYSK11U9WLGJ/08-11-12+Yard+013.jpg Photo Gallery - Orange Hawkweed Hieracium aurantiacum 08.11.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368838740375-3FNE635B84ZQF6CYX1XG/07-25-12+Up+Allegheny+Descent+to+Rusted+Bridge+and+Back+013.jpg Photo Gallery - Yellow Ironweed Actinomeris alternifolia 07.25.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1369445921565-YJGXD44MKPTGBIB8R1KD/03-24-13+Fire+Ring+Hike+and+Pileated+036.jpg Photo Gallery - Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus 3.24.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1369445764112-CMZFWGZ27XMS2118MNM6/DSCF0048.JPG Photo Gallery - Beech Aphid Poop-Eater Fungus Scorias spongiosa 3.10.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368840405917-F7GNGJ1TERKE8N2SHY61/07-25-12+Up+Allegheny+Descent+to+Rusted+Bridge+and+Back+019.jpg Photo Gallery - Jack O'Lantern Omphalotus olearius 07.25.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368840273150-XZ35OEXII84ZFM1HQG41/07-06-12+Hoot+Owl+Meadow+Flower+Pics+019.jpg Photo Gallery - Canada Thistle Cirsium arvense 07.06.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368840069398-WIKJBVNKAQCA9CPB0VMI/06-24-12+Pines+of+LSC+to+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Beech+Hollow+016.jpg Photo Gallery - Spotted Touch-Me-Not Impatiens capensis 06.24.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368840221684-FGFUBIX9J6B23A7YJ50C/03-25-12+016.jpg Photo Gallery - Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea 03.25.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368838700271-2IKKM2DY388QOYDQ8P38/07-06-12+Hoot+Owl+Meadow+Flower+Pics+013.jpg Photo Gallery - Teasel Dipsacus fullonum 07.06.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368837495408-ITOTOG3I1ZHPSPS62OT2/05-6-12+Hoot+Owl+Creek+and+Morel+Hill+and+Windy+Creek+006.jpg Photo Gallery - Robin's Nest Turdus migratorius 05.06.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368837119214-CK0B8I925WZYEBJJ6AYY/09-20-12+Lake+Erie+and+Chatauqua+Beach+003.jpg Photo Gallery - Mouse Ear Hawkweed Hieracium pilosella 09.20.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368837328129-1SXJLSNO3AQCG8UEMIWO/03-25-12+004.jpg Photo Gallery - Eastern Wolf Spider Hogna aspersa 03.23.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368837396818-1M3NR2FKDT4L71CII1LF/05-13-12+Allegheny+Descent+Hike+and+LSC+up+Stream+004.jpg Photo Gallery - Wild Strawberry Fragaria virginiana 05.13.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368837443300-0V1Z3VLLDC0I2F9H0NIF/07-05-12+Sewickley+Heights+Park+Wildflower+Fields+and+Spruce+Run+004.jpg Photo Gallery - Chicory Cichorium intybus 07.5.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368837715838-9873R25OZFXTQEC7N44V/06-02-12+Fishing+and+Canadaway+Creek+Beach+007.jpg Photo Gallery - Bittersweet Nightshade Solanum dulcamara 06.02.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368837862500-YPUHSOIXAV5OFZYADV3A/05-6-12+Hoot+Owl+Creek+and+Morel+Hill+and+Windy+Creek+009.jpg Photo Gallery - Common Buttercup Ranunculus acris 05.06.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368838499438-INOCTSCZQ9POU0TOVYZ2/05-28-12+Windy+Creek+and+Hunt+Club+Creek+009.jpg Photo Gallery - Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana 05.28.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1369446494228-8UX8FOIQ3HOL7EQA9M27/04-21-13+LSC+to+Gun+Club+to+Bear+Hollow+to+LSC+120.jpg Photo Gallery - Shagbark Hickory Carya ovata 4.21.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368838567679-PZKXFQF3P0G7G0654DS9/08-11-12+Yard+011.jpg Photo Gallery - Rosy Russula Russula Rosacea 08.11.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368838616659-IJPMIZRFVIX4II0ERD36/09-08-12+Red+Squirrel+Babies+and+Fort+Construction+Pics+012.jpg Photo Gallery - Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus 09.08.12 (rescued) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1367620675823-T5H45H0EVF9NLWJFAS60/07-05-12+Sewickley+Heights+Park+Wildflower+Fields+and+Spruce+Run+070.jpg Photo Gallery - Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly Speyeria cybele https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1367618810915-LHHFAAT0PF2G8V7JV09A/07-05-12+Sewickley+Heights+Park+Wildflower+Fields+and+Spruce+Run+226.jpg Photo Gallery - Milkweed Bug Oncopeltus fasciatus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1367618833375-1DSCO1W1F8Z8R4L8FELL/07-05-12+Sewickley+Heights+Park+Wildflower+Fields+and+Spruce+Run+165.jpg Photo Gallery - Eastern Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1367618839123-F8OWNANDBQJMQVGGBFT6/07-05-12+Sewickley+Heights+Park+Wildflower+Fields+and+Spruce+Run+153.jpg Photo Gallery - Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio glaucus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1367790973313-5U7RP7ETAFB3TSLYLBSS/05-05-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+LSC+Big+Oak+014.jpg Photo Gallery - Northern Water Snake Nerodia sipedon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368840171081-O9ZUX3EARZLKLQAHA8HI/12-28-11+016.jpg Photo Gallery - Black Jelly Roll Exidia glandulosa 12.28.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1367796816674-5BR5OAVBKKRKJKBSFL5P/05-05-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+LSC+Big+Oak+081.jpg Photo Gallery - Longspur Violet Viola rostrata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1367797445600-ZK2Z28D6QG6TE66FWK7B/05-05-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+LSC+Big+Oak+083.jpg Photo Gallery - Downy Yellow Violet Viola pubescens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370564662512-XYWFOVIZUEY60U9SHMCV/03-25-12+062.jpg Photo Gallery - Northern Two-Lined Salamander Eurycea bislineata 03.25.12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371600308127-NF8PSXDZMUGNX91EDDIZ/09-02-12+Tortia+Hike+076.jpg Photo Gallery - Allegheny Mound Ants  Formica exsectoides 09.02.12 http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog daily 1.0 2015-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1367272044387-AB8OZW2E6L7WIJCLSBQ0/05-6-12+Hoot+Owl+Creek+and+Morel+Hill+and+Windy+Creek+070.jpg Home http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2015/11/12/zoar-valley monthly 0.5 2015-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447360631622-NWBHQ6GVJ4S53M8NW74M/Southbranch+Cliff Home - Zoar Valley Southbranch Cliff - When you first reach the streambed of the South Branch of the Cattaraugus, you are greeted by an imposing cliff that is a good sign of things to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447360662064-NUC4LZGCEGABZSIZSXQP/Cascasde Home - Zoar Valley Cascasde - Zoar Valley has many waterfalls and cascades and I've read that this one in particular is well over 80 feet high. I also learned that by definition waterfalls are where water actually free falls whereas cascades are where the water flows down a steep cliff face. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447360691166-X54SYMDQVQOK8TNOFZ01/Paper+Wasp%27s+Nest Home - Zoar Valley Paper Wasp's Nest - The overhang above this Paper Wasp's nest provided shelter from the rain and falling rocks that are common on the shale cliffs in Zoar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447360721742-UFIB577BSMWOCVFVMZDU/Southbranch+looking+at+Confluence Home - Zoar Valley Southbranch looking at Confluence - Nearing the end of the South Branch, one can see the confluence of the two streams ahead, marked by an intersting cliff formation on the right that some say resembles a head. As a matter of fact, this spot is often called "Indian head." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447360744612-B7NHY4EDVGYBAYVTQVT7/Confluence Home - Zoar Valley Confluence - The confluence of the smaller South Branch and larger Main Branch of the Cattaraugus. The day we were there, people had set up several rock cairns on a small island above the rapids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447360773923-G7I8U4JP9JDP78I7XIA8/American+Bullfrog+%28Rana+catesbeiana%29 Home - Zoar Valley American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) - This bullfrog didn't seem to mind us. As a matter of fact, we were able to get as close as we wanted and it simply stayed put with its lower mouth puffed out. I'm not sure if that is a warning to predators, a technique for absorbing warmth, or something else altogether. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447360807175-4N346HP723Y8PGL86ZOY/Main+Branch Home - Zoar Valley Main Branch - We hiked up the bank of the Main Branch farther than we have in the past and some saw new terrain. Next year we'll probably try to venture even farther. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447360831364-V612282RWQJ85BZPRTO9/St.+John%27s+Wort+%28Hypericum+perforatum%29 Home - Zoar Valley St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) - In the middle of the Main Branch, we found an alluvial island full of wildflowers. This St. John's Wort was in full bloom on this beautiful sunny day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447360875254-QFC2CZLOERXTMY09ZBM6/Wild+Teasel+%28Dipsacus+fullonum%29 Home - Zoar Valley Wild Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) - Teasel has interesting flowers that are quite beautiful albeit very small. This specimen was also on the island in the middle of the Main Branch of the Cattaraugus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447360917942-8XONYFS4AUF7E8T2SFD2/Birdsfoot+Trefoil+%28Lotus+corniculatus%29 Home - Zoar Valley Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) - Birdsfoot Trefoil has beautiful little yellow flowers that are very striking in full sunlight. The deep hue of their yellow blossoms really stands out against the browns and greens of the forest floor and is fast becoming one of my favorite of the smaller wildflowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447360944065-AUN8JMZ346X4TYNE0DP4/American+Toad+%28Anaxyrus+americanus%29 Home - Zoar Valley American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus) - This American Toad was close to where we found the Bullfrog and it too didn't seem bothered by our presence. Since it was a beautiful sunny day, it was soaking up some sun. http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2015/11/12/lake-erie-in-august monthly 0.5 2015-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447343965448-987KXFL7AUV5VVQBV6FI/Boats+on+Lake+Erie+Shore Home - Lake Erie in August My canoe and our kayaks all pulled up to shore near a small waterfall that is about a mile or so down the beach from my sisters' house on Lake Erie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447343989182-M9W0HZ54OACZINK8K37D/Stormfront+on+Lake+Erie Home - Lake Erie in August The one day some ominous looking clouds rolled in with a storm front. We eventually got some rain, but nothing too terrible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447344013808-XJ1VLKFDYLGND5WZTMPS/Daylily+%28Hemerocallis+fulva%29 Home - Lake Erie in August Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) - I found this Daylily along the bank of Canadaway creek. There were a few other Daylilies in the area and the oranges and reds really stood out and made for a beautiful picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447344040752-S0D7KGE8ES1KSUP22FDF/Great+Blue+Lobelia+%28Lobelia+siphilitica%29 Home - Lake Erie in August Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) - Great Blue Lobelia's beautiful blue flowers grow in clusters along the stalk of the plant. It is also know as the Blue Cardinal flower, since it is closely related to Cardinal flowers which are very similar but have red flower blossoms.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447344068243-ZTT487F3N7KXWYQFBBRD/Red+Clover+%28Trifolium+pratense%29 Home - Lake Erie in August Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) - Red Clover is not native to our area, but they do have rather pretty, red blossoms. In the past, I often mistook Red Clover for Crown Vetch, which has a similar flower and is considered a nuisance species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447344103280-97QBUUQN3248X9MZKNNA/Hedge+Bindweed+%28Calystegia+sepium%29 Home - Lake Erie in August Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium) - I've never photographed pink and white Hedge Bindweed before, I've only ever come across white blossoms around the Little Sewickley Creek area. However, I'm pretty sure I've identified this correctly and it is a very beautiful flower. This specimen was literally several feet from a main road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447344131573-J37X72TQFA5A2YCD9ECD/Spotted+Touch+Me+Not+%28Impatiens+capensis%29 Home - Lake Erie in August Spotted Touch Me Not (Impatiens capensis) - Spotted Touch Me Nots are definitely one of my favorite wildflowers and even though we had a very dry late summer, they were in full bloom up in New York. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447344160887-FH31IUHLGUYC1CIXVIY5/Pale+Touch+Me+Not+%28Impatiens+pallida%29 Home - Lake Erie in August Pale Touch Me Not (Impatiens pallida) - Pale Touch Me Nots were also around and it is remarkable how similar Pale and Spotted Touch Me Nots are. Pale Touch Me Nots are also one of my favorite wildflowers and I've read that both species suffer from heavy deer predation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447344185506-SAWA3I8AQ22HTYWOCW64/Monarch+Butterfly+%28Danaus+plexippus%29+on+Queen+Anne%27s+Lace+%28Daucus+carota%29 Home - Lake Erie in August Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) on Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota) - I was happy to get this great photograph of a female Monarch butterfly feeding on a Queen Anne's Lace flower cluster. Butterflies are hard to photograph since they are constantly moving so I was pleased with this shot. Also, I recently read that Queen Anne's Lace is also known as Wild Carrot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447344224687-JKEH4AA8FATVI7503C2K/Common+Mergansers+%28Mergus+merganser%29 Home - Lake Erie in August Common Mergansers (Mergus merganser) - We found this group of female Mergansers cleaning themselves at the mouth of Canadaway Creek. Interestingly, there were no males in the group and they also didn't seem too bothered by our presence, which allowed us to get pretty close for pictures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447344276798-5UNUS94ZDFTS2Z8J8WT7/Canada+Thistle+%28Cirsium+arvense%29 Home - Lake Erie in August Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense) - Canada Thistle is not native to our area, but can be found in great abundance some years. Even though the plant is scrawny and tall, its flowers are rather beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447344307093-9NUJ28J7KFE1NUM5DQ22/Red+Headed+Woodpecker+%28Melanerpes+erythrocephalus%29 Home - Lake Erie in August Red Headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) - This is the first time I photographed a Red Headed Woodpecker and I was excited that I was able to capture a few good photos. The bird's red head was visible from a good distance away and it wasn't until I zoomed in on it with my camera that we realized it was a bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447344336946-7ZF4AJYASEU7XR091I0C/Lake+Erie+Beach Home - Lake Erie in August Lake Erie Beach - We had pretty good weather up there for our stay and this particular day was especially sunny. This photo was taken from the mouth of Canadaway Creek and provides a good view of the beach and lake looking to the east. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447344360946-ZSGE5KDCJYY1GJ8FL3D1/Canadaway+Creek+Mouth Home - Lake Erie in August Canadaway Creek Mouth - I'm always amazed by how the mouth of Canadaway Creek changes each time I visit. The interaction of the stream's flow and the lake's currents often produces large deltas of gravel and sand that seems to have a life of their own over months and even years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447344386498-MT5EFCNSK2JQ5QA7GN42/Everlasting+Pea+%28Lathyrus+latifolius%29 Home - Lake Erie in August Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius) - This is the first I've photographed a "pea" wildflower and it's my understanding that there are several different species that are all very similar so I'm not 100% I've identified it correctly as Everlasting Pea. Either way, it is rather beautiful and I found it near some driftwood where the forest was transitioning into the beach. So the soil conditions couldn't have been very good and were most likely very sandy; a testament to the hardiness of the plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447344421157-IXQLH0D0UFOZKSHIOD0W/Great+Blue+Lobelia+%28Lobelia+siphilitica%29 Home - Lake Erie in August Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447344449096-GNBQFZ2E82HP5WD485K4/Red+Clover+%28Trifolium+pratense%29 Home - Lake Erie in August Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447344471442-UMVU6QNDNLNG8CY1T7ZF/Common+Chicory+%28Cichorium+intybus%29 Home - Lake Erie in August Common Chicory (Cichorium intybus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447344531562-R8QUW6B2X4JJV9TFEJ29/Heal+All+%28Prunella+vulgaris%29 Home - Lake Erie in August Heal All (Prunella vulgaris) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447344558559-8659PK9F4AM5XDD8JL9X/Common+Mergansers+%28Mergus+merganser%29 Home - Lake Erie in August Common Mergansers (Mergus merganser) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1447344580978-YZ9NDHTM469GZC5IV6OK/St+John%27s+Wort+%28Hypericum+perforatum%29 Home - Lake Erie in August St John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2015/7/29/hot-summer-days monthly 0.5 2015-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1438193525777-0PQEZ24VZDJYLMQT5L9T/Wild+Purple+Bergamot+%28Monarda+fistulosa%29 Home - Hot Summer Days Wild Purple Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) - Wild Bergamot is also known as Bee Balm. This particular variety is Purple Bergamot or Purple Bee Balm and it closely resembles Scarlet Bergamot (aka Scarlet Bee Balm) that I sometimes find in the woods, but is currently in full bloom at the entrance of the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1438193569093-99H95IWHOTYR7MUAKJMH/Pennsylvania+Smartweed+%28Polygonum+pensylvanicum%29 Home - Hot Summer Days Pennsylvania Smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum) - Pennsylvania Smartweed is one of those "weeds" along the trail that you've probably walked by hundreds of times without even noticing. But it's delicate pink flower blossoms are quite pretty even though they are very small. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1438193600353-YG5D9DSD44TVXE088JV1/Polyphemus+Moth+%28Antheraea+polyphemus%29 Home - Hot Summer Days Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus) - This is the first time I've photographed a Polyphemus Moth and I have to say I was pretty excited to happen upon it. Although I believe this specimen was dead because it was laying in a very shallow pocket of water along one of Little Sewickley Creek's many tributaries. I read that it is one of the largest moths in our area, with wingspans of almost seven inches and while in the caterpillar phase, can eat 85,000 times its body weight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1438193632674-8DYXQ90BVHHH0PIPETS1/Old+Man+of+the+Woods+%28Strobilomyces+floccopus%29 Home - Hot Summer Days Old Man of the Woods (Strobilomyces floccopus) - Old Man of the Woods has a "wooly" appearance with large greyish-black scales which make it pretty easy to identify. This is the second time I've had the opportunity to photograph an Old Man of the Woods and in my experience it is not very common. I found this specimen in my Mother's yard while I was mowing her lawn (I mowed around it and it's still there). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1438193664606-922IRXB7SJ11IMZNYLS2/Pale+Touch+Me+Not+%28Impatiens+pallida%29 Home - Hot Summer Days Pale Touch Me Not (Impatiens pallida) - Between Spotted and Pale Touch Me Nots, I definitely like the look of the Pale variety more. The flowers blossoms are so incredibly yellow, they really standout against the green leaves of the plant. Both species are really abundant right now and suffer greatly from deer predation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1438193700705-KWWRCYJM1RH0EJ2QOWAZ/Birds+Foot+Trefoil+%28Lotus+corniculatus%29 Home - Hot Summer Days Birds Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) - Birds Foot Trefoil is not native to our area but its tiny yellow blossoms are pretty interesting looking. They are also part of the Girl Scout's logo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1438193737908-VWH1LBQB91IIZ2Q20Y8V/Spotted+Touch+Me+Nos+%28Impatiens+capensis%29 Home - Hot Summer Days Spotted Touch Me Nos (Impatiens capensis) - Both Spotted and Pal Touch Me Nots derive their name from their been-like seed pods that burst open at the slightest touch. I've written about them before and I've even posted some photographs of the seed pods after they've sprung open, it really is a interesting and different way to disperse seeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1438193770145-WA9KNAZCG0E5OFBOJKC9/White+Tailed+Deer+%28Odocoileus+virginianus%29 Home - Hot Summer Days White Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) - I happened to pass by this deer while it was bedded down in the early afternoon. I spotted it out of the corner of my eye, so I walked past casually, got my camera ready, then walked back past it to snap a few photos. I told her that I wasn't a threat and after snapping a few pics, she stayed there as I continued on down the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1438193807132-ESOT60HFWW68Z48DXNNO/Heal+All+%28Prunella+vulgaris%29 Home - Hot Summer Days Heal All (Prunella vulgaris) - Heal All is an intersting wildflower. It is very prevalent throughout our area and is known for its medicinal qualities, hence the name. There are some commercial growers that sell the dried flower "buds" for making tea, but the I didn't think it tasted very good the couple of times I made the tea. However, its medicinal qualities have been known for thousands of years and it was heavily used by early cultures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1438193845779-X112GLGGL9XMG04YUL1B/Great+Blue+Lobelia+%28Lobelia+siphilitica%29 Home - Hot Summer Days Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1438193882153-USD5U1U158CUFD4TD02L/Spotted+Touch+Me+Not+%28Impatiens+capensis%29 Home - Hot Summer Days Spotted Touch Me Not (Impatiens capensis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1438193916271-5XQW85R98JV584VZSV1K/Polyphemus+Moth+%28Antheraea+polyphemus%29 Home - Hot Summer Days Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1438193944970-6BR66M92LFUHKBWNE7M4/Pale+Touch+Me+Not+%28Impatiens+pallida%29 Home - Hot Summer Days Pale Touch Me Not (Impatiens pallida) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1438193973837-9DLMRKVLH7ZUK9GQP3B2/Thin-Leaved+Sunflower+%28Helianthus+decapetalus%29 Home - Hot Summer Days Thin-Leaved Sunflower (Helianthus decapetalus) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2015/7/22/long-july-day-in-the-woods monthly 0.5 2015-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437592321948-RPJ9SG3UQ8P1K16N7144/Trail Home - Long July Day in the Woods Trail - One of my favorite sections of trail, this particular stretch passes by one of the "grandfathers" of the forest that I tell my nephews about. This particular "grandfather" is an extremely large Tuplip Poplar tree with a diameter that must be 10 to 12 feet across. Just out of view on the trail ahead is a great spring where my nephews have spent many a day "hunting" salamanders while playing in the muddy water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437592357244-36Z5B7ZC27WUW3YM5UWM/Orange+Mycena+%28Mycena+leaiana%29 Home - Long July Day in the Woods Orange Mycena (Mycena leaiana) - Orange Mycena is one of my favorite mushrooms. The orange caps and stems really stand out against the drab brown of the forest floor and on some overcast days, can even "glow" because of how bright the orange really is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437592394390-RHGVI9EATVK50734Z9AH/Wild+Bergamot+%28Monarda+fistulosa%29 Home - Long July Day in the Woods Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) - Typically Wild Bergamot is more purple, but this specimen was closer to being white then anything. Either it was past its prime and starting to fade or it was just an anomaly. Either way, it is a pretty flower that in my experience is a favorite of Hummingbird moths. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437592416523-NA3A8JMWFTX1E6Z24E4X/Common+Chicory+%28Cichorium+intybus%29 Home - Long July Day in the Woods Common Chicory (Cichorium intybus) - Common Chicory is not native to our area and is considered by some as an invasive. Howerver I think its bluish-white blossoms are very pretty and late on sunny days, they will actually close to protect the delicate petals from the sun's heat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437592456372-H6NKG62TQTKDTXQI7VCE/Rosy+Russula+%28Russula+rosea%29 Home - Long July Day in the Woods Rosy Russula (Russula rosea) - I typically only find one or two specimens of Rosy Russula in a given area, but on this hike I encountered a section of woods where they were literally growing everywhere. There were probably 50 or 60 individual Rosy Russulas within a few steps of each other. I've never seen that many in one place; it was pretty interesting to see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437592484775-88NHVRVJ2VGOLGKV7MGO/Scarlet+Tanager+%28Piranga+olivacea%29 Home - Long July Day in the Woods Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) - Even though this is the greatest picture, Scarlet Tanagers are one of my favorite songbirds. Their bright red plummage with their contrasting black wings are very beautiful in my opinion. Interestingly, the males only turn red in the spring for mating, otherwise both sexes are a dark mustard like color the rest of the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437592514221-4JQR6FGZGQOM7YGSBY7V/Hemlock+Varnish+Conk+%28Ganoderma+tsugae%29 Home - Long July Day in the Woods Hemlock Varnish Conk (Ganoderma tsugae) - I stopped by the Hemlock Varnish Conks to see how they were doing and I was surprised to find a few new ones that were just hitting their prime. They really are a striking conk and I've even read that they are made into candies in China. Although I can't imagine that they taste very good, but they do have medicinal uses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437592556007-7VRJYX7RI3UG7FQZT2R4/Great+Spangled+Fritillary+Butterfly+%28Speyeria+cybele%29 Home - Long July Day in the Woods Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly (Speyeria cybele) - Great Spangled Fritillary Butterflies were all over this flowering bush. I did not recognize the type of bush it was and unfortunately I didn't think to get any photographs of it since I was so focused on the butterflies. Normally Great Spangled Fritillary Butterflies don't let me get very close but they were so focused on feeding on the pollen and nectar of the flower blossoms that I think they didn't even notice me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437592584528-HVJDCVAPDAL0TGUEF367/Fungus+Beetle+%28Megalodacne+heros%29 Home - Long July Day in the Woods Fungus Beetle (Megalodacne heros) - This is the second time I've photographed a Fungus Beetle and this photograph was taken in pretty much the same exact location as the first one. And the both times the Fungus Beetles were on a Hemlock Varnish Conk. It must be one of their favorite foods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437592628364-I2V6O0C2DL59CNL10676/Daylily+%28Hemerocallis+fulva%29 Home - Long July Day in the Woods Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) Daylilies are not native to our area and are believed to have escaped from landscaped flower gardens into the wild. Either way, they are very beautiful and I don't see many of them, so I'd say they are not necessarily an invasive or nuisance species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437592670264-ATCJT2KA1Q1WSKR1Q4EM/Backwater Home - Long July Day in the Woods Little Sewickley Creek Backwater - I photographed this backwater several times of the winter so I thought I'd share a picture of it during the height of the summer when it is covered in duckweed (Lemna minor). Duckweed is really quite beautiful when it blankets the backwater and I recently read that it is one of the smallest flowering plants in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437592721001-LLBWFAM1PT7TC96TIBCL/Brown+Fly+Agaric+%28Amanita+regalis%29 Home - Long July Day in the Woods Brown Fly Agaric (Amanita regalis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437592743122-AR4GCG1G5PH0UF433RV1/Orange+Mycena+%28Mycena+leaiana%29 Home - Long July Day in the Woods Orange Mycena (Mycena leaiana) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437592771104-YAJ45U7TZ3WXCEOJPZ6M/Day+Lily+%28Hemerocallis+fulva%29 Home - Long July Day in the Woods Day Lily (Hemerocallis fulva) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437592802594-5TPGQFJISFM1EO6IZ3KK/Wooded+Forest Home - Long July Day in the Woods Wooded Forest http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2015/7/16/june-hikes monthly 0.5 2015-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437076782884-2G8TEPQZFTASSTIJHYZB/Hemlock+Varnish+Conk+%28Ganoderma+tsugae%29 Home - June Hikes Hemlock Varnish Conk (Ganoderma tsugae) - Hemlock Varnish Conk is one of my favorite shelf fungi. When in its prime it is predominantly purplish-brown but has hints of yellow and white also. It is not necessarily widespread in our area either, I've only found one location in the Little Sewickley Creek valley where it grows and visiting that spot has become an annual pilgrimmage for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437076822903-T6B7C6ECJO1W2OB0K54M/White+Tailed+Deer+%28Odocoileus+virginianus%29 Home - June Hikes White Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) - This 8-point buck didn't notice me at first, but as I got closer he spotted me and became pretty wary of my approach. But I was able to get pretty close and snap a few photographs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437076856749-Q9G7HS2MN7WMPSU93EMD/Bittersweet+Nightshade+%28Solanum+dulcamara%29 Home - June Hikes Bittersweet Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) - A few years ago I only saw one speciment of Bittersweet Nightshade, but now I am seeing more and more of it around the valley. Although I'm not sure if it is getting more plentiful or I'm getting better at recognizing it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437076887067-AXZ2MO4VFCO44BL8RGJN/False+Turkeytail+%28Stereum+ostrea%29 Home - June Hikes False Turkeytail (Stereum ostrea) - False Turkeytails are very similar to true Turkeytails, but their undersides are smoother and the fungus has a rubbery feel to it compared to true Turkeytails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437076924435-91YUFOCCBO0R9ZS18DSP/Violet+Toothed+Polypore+%28Trichaptum+biforme%29 Home - June Hikes Violet Toothed Polypore (Trichaptum biforme) - The light was perfect to capture how bright and beautiful the purple fringes on Violet Toothed Polypores can actually be. This is definitely one of my favorite photographs to date. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437076955344-TMHFXU4ALEIDOEBJ2GA9/Indian+Pipe+%28Monotropa+uniflora%29 Home - June Hikes Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora) - Indian Pipe is actually a wildflower and not a fungus, which seems odd since it has no chlorophyll, but either way it is a very pretty little flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437076993679-I4K4HVBC8V9NYIJJ1U97/Eastern+Box+Turtle+%28Terrapene+carolina%29 Home - June Hikes Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) - I found this Easter Box Turtle in my mother's backyard. He had hunkered down underneath a large Norway Spruce tree and I couldn't get a very good photo, so I brought him out into the sunny grass for a few shots. Of course when I was done, I put him back where I found him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437077022229-RVPFT1HUV1L5HPHHMVJE/Orange+Hawkweed+%28Hieracium+aurantiacum%29 Home - June Hikes Orange Hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum) - Orange Hawkweed is considered a weed in landscaping circles but I think it is a beautiful flower full of brilliant oranges, reds, and yellows. It is also known as the "Devil's Paintbrush." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437077051487-I00J4XECKWQ60IZEVOWK/Oyster+Mushroom+%28Pleurotus+ostreatus%29 Home - June Hikes Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) - I photographed this Oyster Mushroom after a night of thunderstorms and it actually does look pretty battered from all the heavy rain. While I wouldn't try eating Oyster Mushrooms, I have read that they are a "choice edible." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437077128885-Y1L1NP6R2F1L4QIIAI2P/Squaw+Corn+%28Conopholis+americana%29 Home - June Hikes Squaw Corn (Conopholis americana) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437077186176-S6TP2PU7G5ADOIR6BLNI/White+Tailed+Deer+%28Odocoileus+virginianus%29 Home - June Hikes White Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437077214667-BHX7OHDMN7XNN5Z3JLHS/Hemlock+Varnish+Conk+%28Ganoderma+tsugae%29 Home - June Hikes Hemlock Varnish Conk (Ganoderma tsugae) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437077249152-P1FC4LXKO4T0AFIB26D9/Bittersweet+Nightshade+%28Solanum+dulcamara%29 Home - June Hikes Bittersweet Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437077277350-G6YMZ02L6ELBZSUL1ALL/Indian+Pipe+%28Monotropa+uniflora%29 Home - June Hikes Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437077300851-GASV7W2KD2BHQ7N9JWTY/Dame%27s+Rocket+%28Hesperis+matronalis%29 Home - June Hikes Dame's Rocket (Hesperis matronalis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437077330605-OZX91KJV0L8BRZK1XQBJ/Eastern+Box+Turtle+%28Terrapene+carolina%29 Home - June Hikes Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437077367843-311GIMFADAQJSS8VM49Y/Violet+Toothed+Polypore+%28Trichaptum+biforme%29 Home - June Hikes Violet Toothed Polypore (Trichaptum biforme) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437077402852-7DFC3H25QIB5BPOQW2J7/Scarlet+Waxy+Cap+%28Hygrocybe+punicea%29 Home - June Hikes Scarlet Waxy Cap (Hygrocybe punicea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1437077429202-ABVF8LLK003RQ4Z0OMTI/White+Tailed+Deer+%28Odocoileus+virginianus%29 Home - June Hikes White Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2015/7/15/may-hikes-part-ii monthly 0.5 2015-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436990999302-RZXN2D4GFT2TE2TMPVJL/Violet+Toothed+Polypore+%28Trichaptum+biforme%29 Home - May Hikes - Part II Violet Toothed Polypore (Trichaptum biforme) - Violet Toothed Polypores are very beautiful when they are in their prime. The purplish fringes on the fungi make are very deeply hued and quite striking even in low light conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436991035325-2CAXLWXWC9KCPMQQT1VT/Swamp+Dewberry+%28Rubus+hispidus%29 Home - May Hikes - Part II Swamp Dewberry (Rubus hispidus) - Swamp Dewberry is actually a vine, but it often looks like a bush since it intertwines itself on a "host" plant. The white flowers are easy to recognize and it prefers damp soils near streams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436991074147-1HEE25D6PE5JFWI6TN0Z/Yellow+Flag+Iris+%28Iris+pseudacorus%29 Home - May Hikes - Part II Yellow Flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus) - This is the first I've come across Yellow Flag Iris in the Little Sewickley Creek valley. I've photographed it in the Wampum area but never in our area. This particular specimen was growing right on the the stream bank, only inches from the flowing water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436991112298-E5IXAF77C0LD3WDAYKSR/Orange+Mycena+%28Mycena+leaiana%29 Home - May Hikes - Part II Orange Mycena (Mycena leaiana) - Orany Mycena are really quite striking and their orange color almost glows it is so bright. Orange Mycena typically grows in clumps like this and normally does not get more than a few inches high. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436991139523-HFOHCGJ78NNSRPFTK2NS/Eastern+Eye+Click+Beetle+%28Alaus+oculatus%29 Home - May Hikes - Part II Eastern Eye Click Beetle (Alaus oculatus) - This is the first I've photographed the Easter Eye Click Beetle. Identifying it was pretty easy, with the help of Google of course, and its over sized "eyes" on its back are a evolutionary response to ward off predators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436991168243-6QMKDTUQP563V875CIHF/Common+Buttercup+%28Ranunculus+acris%29 Home - May Hikes - Part II Common Buttercup (Ranunculus acris) - Common Buttercup is very abundant in our area, especially down along the stream on the floodplain. It typically lasts a good month or so too, so it's easy to spot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436991207381-LISEP4VS2XBA8OHPLGGJ/Dame%27s+Rocket+%28Hesperis+matronalis%29 Home - May Hikes - Part II Dame's Rocket (Hesperis matronalis) - Dame's Rocket is a non-native that is considered highly invasive but it's flower blossoms are really pretty and can come in white and purple varieties. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436991242767-HOZFXTUAGVJOM8MR8J1R/Yellow+Flag+Iris+%28Iris+pseudacorus%29 Home - May Hikes - Part II Yellow Flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus) - There were a couple Yellow Flag Irises within a few feet of each other, so I made sure to get a few shots of each of them. http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2015/7/15/muddy-creek-paddle-on-lake-arthur monthly 0.5 2015-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436989089052-SUU38OKHVVH7FFM9CVT6/Great+Blue+Heron+%28Ardea+herodias%29 Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - We saw a lot of Great Blue Herons that day and I was excited to snap this shot just as it was taking flight. The shallow finger we were paddling must be their preferred habitat and it's tough to get a good picture before they take off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436989112437-KJCR23V2P4T8PAJNEXB3/Osprey+%28Pandion+haliaetus%29 Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Osprey are also known as "fish eagles" and "fish hawks" because their diet consists mostly of fish and other aquatic creatures that call lakes and rivers home. Often times they can be seen "hovering" in the air with their wings pulled back in a "v" formation so they can ride the wind in one spot and scout for any fish unlucky enough to come to the surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436989142723-99NZD9L8OAH9P90KZ2BU/Muddy+Creek+Swamp Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur Muddy Creek Swamp - The paddle up the Muddy Creek finger of the lake ends in a swampy area where the lily pads and other aquatic vegetation makes passing impossible. We were able to get a little further up than where I took this picture, but no more than a 100 yards or so. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436989172895-EEF6UO00KHVOLHO0LX8T/Lake+Arthur Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur Lake Arthur - It was an absolutely gorgeous day on the lake and the blue sky's reflection on the water's surface really made for some beautiful photographs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436989200037-8C8N4EAY5J068MKE8IV4/Great+Blue+Heron+%28Ardea+herodias%29 Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - Another Heron that stuck around long enough for me to get at least one photo of it wading along the edge of the lily pads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436989227410-ED6UQITJ50M2DPR24D87/Swamp Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur Swamp - We followed the southern most finger of the lake as far as we could until we were stopped by dense vegetation. While it looked as though there was a very small stream channel was just ahead, there was no way for us to get to it. http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2015/7/6/may-hikes monthly 0.5 2015-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436214104506-NYU2T8IZICR1AIA0U05T/Common+White+Violet+%28Viola+striata%29 Home - May Hikes Common White Violet (Viola striata) - The White Violets and even some of the blue ones are still hanging around, while the yellows are all but gone. Violets are very plentiful in our area and I believe the leaves are edible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436214139939-63QUDKOR91BGHRYHLSIR/Virginia+Bluebells+%28Mertensia+virginica%29 Home - May Hikes Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) - Virginia Bluebells are one of the flowers that I see every year, but they're always in the same spot, so they're not very abundant in the Little Sewickley Creek valley. Their blossoms are "nodding" which makes them difficult to photograph, but they are quite beautiful. Heavy rains the night before had beaten up this specimen pretty good, but I was still able to get a few good pictures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436214186844-CDLHXV5O5Z498IR60LNQ/Woodland+Stonecrop+%28Sedum+ternatum%29 Home - May Hikes Woodland Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum) - Woodland Stonecrop is a very small and easily misssed wildflower that lives among the detritus of the forest floor. Its small flowers are more like small white spears than blossoms, but they are definitely unique. Interestingly, I've seen a lot of Woodland Stonecrop this year, more so than previous years by far. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436214226273-37AFDT3QVY3PELYC2DG6/May+Apple+%28Podophyllum+peltatum%29 Home - May Hikes May Apple (Podophyllum peltatum) - May Apple's inconspicuous blossoms are hidden below the umbrella-like leaves of the plant so one must actively look for them to spot them. Since they are so low to the ground, they aren't easy to photograph either. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436214358565-JQABE6SP8BLXKSHTDWFM/White+Trillium+%28Trillium+grandiflorum%29 Home - May Hikes White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) - This year seemed like an off year for Trillium, in our area especially. I saw quite a few whites but no Purple Trillium (Trillium erectum) at all. Trillium blossoms don't typically last very long, but when they are blooming they can blanket entire hillsides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436214399655-44M4B1K107XTQQ85U48V/Star+Chickweed+%28Stellaria+pubera%29 Home - May Hikes Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera) - Star Chickween has small white blossoms that have tiny "satellites" radiating around the periphery. The plants are not especially easy to spot, but they are fairly abundant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436214755266-IBA8D20I2YUUSGAZUKXZ/Squaw+Corn+%28Conopholis+americana%29 Home - May Hikes Squaw Corn (Conopholis americana) - Squaw Corn is a particularly interesting wildflower. It is one of a few plants that have no chlorophyll and doesn't photosynthesize its food, rather it draws all its nutrients from its host, typically oak roots that it attaches to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436214789082-IH3KXQN0HUV60CQXO1MX/Long+Spur+Violet+%28Viola+rostrata%29 Home - May Hikes Long Spur Violet (Viola rostrata) - Long Spur Violet are especially beautiful, the blusish-white blossoms are different than any other of the violets in our area. Interestingly, I typically find Long Spur Violets in upland settings and not along the floodplain where the other violets thrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436214855431-XSYEN2QQ4AAP74NEJWU2/Wild+Geranium+%28Geranium+maculatum%29 Home - May Hikes Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) - I seem to photograph Wild Geraniums on rainy days because I've noticed quite a few times that insects will wait out storms in its tiny blossoms. Wild Geranium is definitely one of my favorite wildflowers, its purple blossoms are quite striking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436214895541-R61S5H5I0RQ98Q220RHJ/Umbrella+Magnolia+%28Magnolia+tripetala%29 Home - May Hikes Umbrella Magnolia (Magnolia tripetala) - I've struggled to identify this Umbrella Magnolia tree for a few years now. The closest I came was "Giant Leaf Hickory," but I knew that was not correct based on its flowers. And its flowers, which are incredibly large just as its leaves, did end up being the key to identifying it. This Umbrella Magnolia, and a few others, are located along Gas Well path up in the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436214955678-J79QW5EVB2BJ03RQEYFU/Small+Flower+Forget+Me+Nots+%28Forget+Me+Nots%29 Home - May Hikes Small Flower Forget Me Nots (Myosotis laxa) - I believe I read that Thoreau knew Small Flower Forget Me Nots as Mouse Ear Forget Me Nots. There are similar, non native Forget Me Nots in our area, but given how small these are, I'm fairly certain about my identification. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436215218819-JBKJSD2JVGHEF1LBYAOP/Eastern+Chipmunk+%28Tamia+striatus%29 Home - May Hikes Eastern Chipmunk (Tamia striatus) - I first saw this Eastern Chipmunk a good distance off but I think that it thought that if it didn't move, I wouldn't see it. It wasn't a bad plan since it did blend with the top of the fallen branch that it was sitting on, and I was able to get really close for this photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436215253551-8M7V6OLCKVCPUQMFB3PE/Eastern+Tiger+Swallowtail+Butterfly+%28Papilio+glaucus%29 Home - May Hikes Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio glaucus) - There were eight or nine Swallowtails grouped together on the stream bank when I first spotted them, but a few flew away as I got closer. It looked as though they were feeding on something, but I didn't really see anything in particular. The blues, oranges, and yellows on their wings are incredibly bright and deeply hued. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436215304015-2W2D3DYUPVGLG2RC68AH/Philadelphia+Fleabane+%28Erigeron+philadelphicus%29 Home - May Hikes Philadelphia Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) - Phildelphis, or Common, Fleabane, is pretty abundant in our area and will be around for a couple more months preferring the bright meadows and clearings instead of the dark forest. The flowers range from off white to purplish pink and photograph pretty well for having such delicate and fine petals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436215380864-FFGKO3VJORZ7WO44BGHK/Common+White+Violet+%28Viola+striata%29 Home - May Hikes Common White Violet (Viola striata) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436215419023-E1KA98QP6KOOLE9UKJE2/Virginia+Bluebells+%28Mertensia+virginica%29 Home - May Hikes Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436215466020-ZXWB3JYO31JV1JR2G01N/Common+Blue+Violets+%28Viola+papilionacea%29 Home - May Hikes Common Blue Violets (Viola papilionacea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436215510906-BSS56QJJ07H3T48UEUVR/Dame%27s+Rocket+%28Hesperis+matronalis%29 Home - May Hikes Dame's Rocket (Hesperis matronalis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436215541255-4UT9TC9WFQ2JKO0IUCHO/Swamp+Buttercup+%28Ranunculus+septentrionalis%29 Home - May Hikes Swamp Buttercup (Ranunculus septentrionalis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1436215603928-5AKA3WY925NKHI9VUIFL/Eastern+Tiger+Swallowtail+Butterfly+%28Papilio+glaucus%29 Home - May Hikes Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio glaucus) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2015/6/23/moraine-state-park monthly 0.5 2015-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435092909165-PLAP2KER8RMQPOLQN74A/Double-crested+Cormorant+%28Phalacrocorax+auritus%29 Home - Great Weekend at Moraine State Park Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) - The Double-crested Cormorants roost on the island across from our cabin in the evenings and then head out in the mornings to hunt for fish and other water creatures. The way they roost on the branches makes them look eerily like dracula in his bat form. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435092952296-8ZFKAM5U63ZMWU7TCFR3/Painted+Turtle+%28Chrysemys+picta%29 Home - Great Weekend at Moraine State Park Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) - Painted Turtles are my favorite subjects to photograph while paddling at Moraine. On sunny days, they line the logs along the shallow bays and coves and we can get quite close before they dive to the safety of the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435092981978-NKPEMCYRHQIGXFBM1DAM/Trout+Lily+%28Erythronium+americanum%29 Home - Great Weekend at Moraine State Park Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum) - We found this Trout Lily on the island across from our cabin. The sun was positioned perfectly to backlight the flower petals making for a perfect photograph. Trout Lilys don't last long, but when they're in their prime, they are absolutely beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435093020344-YFECWG7AJJZIDM7RW9C8/American+Bullfrog+%28Rana+catesbeiana%29 Home - Great Weekend at Moraine State Park American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) - While paddling the "hidden river," my buddy's wife was surprised to see a pair of eyes staring back at her from the bank. As it turns out, it was a nice size bullfrog getting some sun. Bullfrogs can vary greatly in color and this one was particularly brown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435093054540-1DH2GHOD6F277PEVTGCP/White+Trillium+%28Trillium+grandiflorum%29 Home - Great Weekend at Moraine State Park White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) - Just as in Little Sewickley Creek valley, there were large colonies of Trillium on the rich soils along the lake. The flowers were in full bloom and in some spots, were literally everywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435093087153-YHFXDVDGZ509MY9NRKU5/Bloodroot+%28Sanguinaria+canadensis%29 Home - Great Weekend at Moraine State Park Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) - I saw more Bloodroot this year than I've ever seen. It really is a beautiful flower, but it doesn't last very long and blooms for far shorter than most wildflowers I am familiar with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435093115784-8KLOI1T9CQPHI1XPXXXU/Lake+Arthur+%28looking+from+our+dock%29 Home - Great Weekend at Moraine State Park Lake Arthur (looking from our dock) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435093141002-JO9BXM2I3X3D211W0KNZ/Common+Blue+Violet+%28Viola+sororia%29 Home - Great Weekend at Moraine State Park Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) - Our trip was in late April and the Violets were still in full bloom. We found this specimen along the shore when we took a break from paddling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435093192220-7V5VI74RHSP8MQRVGB40/Painted+Turtle+%28Chrysemys+picta%29 Home - Great Weekend at Moraine State Park Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435093218238-RSQNJU6MB67C9S74Q9NK/White+Trillium+%28Trillium+grandiflorum%29 Home - Great Weekend at Moraine State Park White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435093247370-VUHPBU5GYGB8PXOVZC6X/American+Bullfrog+%28Rana+catesbeiana%29 Home - Great Weekend at Moraine State Park American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435093281856-JZ0RDWN2W2A4P4IQRLTR/Lake+Arthur+%28hidden+river+cove%29 Home - Great Weekend at Moraine State Park Lake Arthur (hidden river cove) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435093310763-E4DF8JRXKRKPTHUKRJZG/Painted+Turtle+%28Chrysemys+picta%29 Home - Great Weekend at Moraine State Park Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435093341404-VBTQS7HRIWDVJLOLMI93/Dutchman%27s+Breeches+%28Dicentra+cucullaria%29 Home - Great Weekend at Moraine State Park Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2015/6/23/early-spring-flowers monthly 0.5 2015-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435092416205-5XS8FI53L1GV036Q6UMP/Eastern+Spring+Beauty+%28Claytonia+virginica%29 Home - Early Spring Flowers Eastern Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) - Spring Beauties are one of my favorites. Their pink and white blossoms can appear waxy when at their peak and their arrival in early spring adds welcome color to the the forest floor after the drab winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435092453126-238CYUKMJVC8821W9OB4/Eastern+Garter+Snake+%28Thamnophis+sirtalis%29 Home - Early Spring Flowers Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) - Everyone was enjoying the sunny day I took this picture, even this Eastern Garter Snake. After he spotted me, he darted off the trail and took a defensive position in teh crook of this large oak tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435092483635-F5BDAKS1HOS6GWZFMXYT/Downy+Yellow+Violet+%28Viola+pubescens%29 Home - Early Spring Flowers Downy Yellow Violet (Viola pubescens) - Our area is blessed with large numbers of different violets ranging in a variety of colors from purple and blue to white and yellow. I believe this particular specimen is a Downy Yellow Violet, but we do have other yellow violets that are similar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435092522278-ZFQGIUTA3IP2ASL0SJEW/Bloodroot+%28Sanguinaria+canadensis%29 Home - Early Spring Flowers Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) - Bloodroot is one of my all time favorite wildflowers, but like a lot of the wildflowers native to our area, it only blooms for a very short time and is not very abundant. It derives its name from its roots, which were used by Native Americans to make a red dye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435092548183-SW0X533606AV2H1DSGKD/Dutchman%27s+Breeches+%28Dicentra+cucullaria%29 Home - Early Spring Flowers Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) - Dutchman's Breeches are also pretty hard to find in our area so I typically visit this same patch year after year. When young, the plants look a lot like ferns but then its namesake flowers bloom and they get even more beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435092588986-HQISK1BWPFDZXKZ5MM76/White+Trillium+%28Trillium+grandiflorum%29 Home - Early Spring Flowers White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) - White Trillium is very common in the moist rich soils along the floodplain of Little Sewickley Creek. Their bright white blossoms standout against the backdrop of the drab brown of the forest floor in the springtime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435092614858-92R6AKCU8APU4BICTRVK/Ground+Ivy+%28Glechoma+hederacea%29 Home - Early Spring Flowers Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) - Groun Ivy is considered a nuisance weed in landscaping circles, but as they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder... The blossoms are tiny, but if you look close they are quite a beautiful mix of blue and light purple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435092647696-J843V0ZAJC2JWE4VTN51/Common+Blue+Violet+%28Viola+sororia%29 Home - Early Spring Flowers Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) - There are a few different blue violets in our area, but I'm pretty certain that these are Common Blue Violets. Either way, they, like all violets, are really striking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435092701844-7CCICRPAO1XAXS32B6VA/Dutchman%27s+Breeches+%28Dicentra+cucullaria%29 Home - Early Spring Flowers Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435092728183-MJ2TR1FSJ0KZFJ4HQGUW/Eastern+Spring+Beauty+%28Claytonia+virginica%29 Home - Early Spring Flowers Eastern Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435092755661-0Z9GSJYT9C2QBA14YXER/Bloodroot+%28Sanguinaria+canadensis%29 Home - Early Spring Flowers Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435092796031-O9JC7NFRRQJW9FI9JVZG/Fig+Leaf+Buttercup+%28Ranunculus+ficaria%29 Home - Early Spring Flowers Fig Leaf Buttercup (Ranunculus ficaria) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1435092828900-Q9KWF22O924TSH2A5QBU/Common+Blue+Violet+%28Viola+sororia%29 Home - Early Spring Flowers Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2015/4/16/hello-spring monthly 0.5 2015-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429209771624-R6R2VCJ8BNWKQ40U4DHI/Little+Sewickley+Creek Home - ...Hello Spring Little Sewickley Creek Even though Spring is getting into full swing now, a couple of weeks ago patches of snow could still be found in some of the more shadowy areas of the creek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429209811085-HIVFV592NMMWA0Q6TH8D/Skunk+Cabbage+%22Flower%22+%28Symplocarpus+foetidus%29 Home - ...Hello Spring Skunk Cabbage "Flower" (Symplocarpus foetidus) Skunk Cabbage "Flowers" are always the first blossom of the year to appear and even though they are not a typical flower, they are quite pretty with their vibrant yellow and purple colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429209850610-E9GZIOKJUOE0J06JN9AQ/Spring+Beauty+%28Claytonia+virginica%29 Home - ...Hello Spring Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) Spring Beauties are some of my favorite wildflowers and one of the first that I learned to identify a few years back. Their pink and white blossoms are quite striking, even though they are very small. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429209878666-A5ATJOGRX0H7X8DPFM6L/Snowdrops+%28Galanthus+nivalis%29 Home - ...Hello Spring Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) Snowdrops are aptly named since they are one of the very first wildflowers to appear after the snow finally melts plus their brilliant white blossoms are reminiscent of freshly fallen snow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429209935325-05YKM2M39E1W12L2XSLR/Octopus+Tree Home - ...Hello Spring Octopus Tree I first found this tree probably 20 years ago and I've always called it the "octopus" tree since it looks like an octopus to me with its tentacles branching out over top of the rock in four different directions. Unfortunately it is now dying and it won't be long before it falls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429209991558-KNQVMKQA43HLPSZK3V8S/Beech+Aphid+Poop+Eater+Fungus+%28Scorias+spongiosa%29 Home - ...Hello Spring Beech Aphid Poop Eater Fungus (Scorias spongiosa) I've always been fascinated by the relationship Beech Aphid Poop Eater fungus has with Beech Aphids since it's the only instance that I know of where one organism depends on another's poop for survival, which is known as an "obligate" relationship. I didn't see as much of it this past winter as I did last year's winter though, so like many species, Beech Aphids probably have good years and bad years... and so do the Poop Eaters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429210021568-OEU4CIB5F4BGQ1093BFS/Black+Footed+Polypore+%28Royoporus+badius%29 Home - ...Hello Spring Black Footed Polypore (Royoporus badius) I photographed this Black Footed Polypore last year during the early fall and I'm surprised it is still around and in such good shape. While it is not quite as healthy looking as it was, it is still quite beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429210080192-MBZTABRLKY2OQK9E6TYM/Fig+Leaf+Buttercup+%28Ficaria+verna%29 Home - ...Hello Spring Fig Leaf Buttercup (Ficaria verna) Fig Leaf Buttercups are pretty little yellow flowers, but they are not native to our area and can be highly invasive. They tend to grow in large "mats" and will carpet the forest floor so densely that they will strangle other small plants and wildflowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429211846030-1JCNFDLE6O1MQH4DQSJ3/Frog+Eggs Home - ...Hello Spring Frog Eggs I'm not sure what type of eggs these are, but if i had to guess I would say Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) based on the number and size of the clusters. We found these in the backwater of Little Sewickley Creek that I've written about before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429211878726-BI2A6CVIPV7Y2T8JVIMZ/Common+Garter+Snake+%28Thamnophis+sirtalis%29 Home - ...Hello Spring Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) My youngest nephew spotted this Garter snake out sunning itself and it was actually the second one he spotted that day. It was a decent size too, probably 2 or 2 1/2 feet long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429211907753-FR6ES9FWVGR51GQVBOHW/Spring+Fed+Waterfall Home - ...Hello Spring Spring Fed Waterfall This small waterfall actually originates from a large spring about 100 feet or so up out of the picture. All the creeks and tributaries were really flowing on Saturday and this spring was no exception. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429211944923-9KZV6RWVXIEAJ5GOMR4E/Spring+Beauty+%28Claytonia+virginica%29 Home - ...Hello Spring Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429211982978-HQRV62WHR0N9J3AJ626W/Turkeytail+Mushrooms+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - ...Hello Spring Turkeytail Mushrooms (Trametes versicolor) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429212013033-COHRJE6EJTD4QJ2YUBDB/Frog+Eggs Home - ...Hello Spring Frog Eggs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429212034915-MTA9KSDGRAPIZIVKEII7/Snowdrops+%28Galanthus+nivalis%29 Home - ...Hello Spring Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429212081740-KYYYRYFLAC0GWL3HON6E/Waterfall Home - ...Hello Spring Waterfall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429212101852-2LTYJ2NUEO0H4N9I9T32/Turkey+%28Meleagris+gallopavo%29 Home - ...Hello Spring Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429212128826-9CEQ0YKWJNZXGWAA12IM/Fig+Leaf+Buttercup+%28Ficaria+verna%29 Home - ...Hello Spring Fig Leaf Buttercup (Ficaria verna) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2015/4/14/goodbye-winter monthly 0.5 2015-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429040562619-MF2GMOBXBO24XHVIOXJJ/Trail+with+Hemlocks Home - Goodbye Winter... Trail with Pines This grove of Hemlock trees is one of my favorite sections of Spruce Run trail up in the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429040637405-O297V8ISBNMFIPRO5LZV/Ice+Crystals Home - Goodbye Winter... Ice Crystals I found these interesting ice crystals down by the stream one overcast day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429040690864-YX2RLFLY3VLD0JAIGJ7W/Snow+Covered+Valley Home - Goodbye Winter... Snow Covered Valley Looking back down the snow covered forest from high on the valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429040731224-S04HC7RUE0ELBRFRGUNQ/Frozen+Creek Home - Goodbye Winter... Thawing Creek The creek was frozen over for much of the Winter but a few warm days and even it starts to thaw as warmer water sinks the ice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429040780300-G45PYNDJ1OJHS8469QDN/Snow+Covered+Trail Home - Goodbye Winter... Snow Covered Trail I was the first to hike this snow covered trail down by the creek since the last snowfall. There was a good five or six inches that day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429040824214-ENKTHOWYAJP8OH9WV8UA/Bushes+Covered+with+Snow Home - Goodbye Winter... Bushes Covered with Snow I like it when snow sticks to every branch and twig. Not all snowfalls do that, but when the conditions are right, it makes for a very serene setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429040878682-EK2L7MNXXYCQBNQF29ZU/Frozen+Leaves Home - Goodbye Winter... Frozen Leaves We found these leaves under an inch or two of clear ice locked away until the spring thaw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429040938193-05VW0RTLWKCL6NWUVZG0/Campfire Home - Goodbye Winter... Campfire On a sunny, but cold day back in January, we headed out to our fire ring and had hot dogs for lunch. There's nothing like hot dogs cooked over an open fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429040971440-UXCXN29UQ4MEGKTQ48CN/Frozen+Backwater Home - Goodbye Winter... Frozen Backwater The backwater that I frequently write about was frozen over for a long period this winter and I was even able to walk across it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1429041005803-EVYGHYGS5WT0K7CSKXNY/Snowy+Hemlocks Home - Goodbye Winter... Newly fallen snow on Hemlock branches. http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2015/1/21/a-grey-day-up-at-the-park monthly 0.5 2015-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1421871274467-QWG0FQXYQZGD0WS6SSHT/False+Turkeytail+%28Stereum+ostrea%29 Home - A Grey Day up at the Park False Turkeytail (Stereum ostrea) - I've posted photos of False Turkeytails before and even though they don't exhibit the wide range of true Turkeytails, they can be pretty striking in their own right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1421871308321-6GWKG4RXMUI7A3HXWAYA/Hairy+Parchment+%28Stereum+hirsutum%29 Home - A Grey Day up at the Park Hairy Parchment (Stereum hirsutum) - Hairy Parchment is a smaller shelf fungus that typically grows in clusters that line tree trunks and branches. Our area also has "Crowded Parchment" (Stereum complicatum) but it is white whereas Hairy Parchment is orangish-brown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1421871373462-F3UW3DHY37XIJHM4Q0VT/Whitewash+Lichen+%28Phlyctis+argena%29 Home - A Grey Day up at the Park Whitewash Lichen (Phlyctis argena) - I've never come across Whitewash Lichen before but it really stood out from quite a distance away. Fortunately it was pretty easy to identify and from what I've read, can be found across the world. "Whitewash" seems like a fitting name since that was exactly how it looked on the tree bark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1421871398225-DBVI64P2RA7OYMP1KCJ1/Fan+Clubmoss+%28Diphasiastrum+digitatum%29 Home - A Grey Day up at the Park Fan Clubmoss (Diphasiastrum digitatum) - Fan Clubmoss is the most common species of Clubmoss found in North America and typically grows in large colonies that can carpet the forest floor. This specimen was found in the park along Spruce Run trail and was in fact part of a large patch that spread over quite a significant area. It is also an evergreen, so it holds it green color throughout the year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1421871436189-07UBLHIF09J98SQJ3QY7/Butterfly+Weed+Seedpod+%28Asclepias+tuberosa%29 Home - A Grey Day up at the Park Butterfly Weed Seedpod (Asclepias tuberosa) - Butterfly Weed Seedpods look very similar to Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) seedpods only they're much narrower and more elongated. These seed pods, which I photographed about a month or so ago when they were mature, have now released their seeds and will hopefully produce an abundant crop next year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1421871512959-SWJPFH7WMAZ4OSTJT6LK/Black+Footed+Polypore+%28Royoporus+badius%29 Home - A Grey Day up at the Park Black Footed Polypore (Royoporus badius) - My nephew and I first identified Black Footed Polypores a few months ago and they really are a very beautiful mushroom. These specimens were definitely past their prime, but they were still identifiable nonetheless. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1421871574336-FCOSTMM0BNWOTVTBL3OC/The+%22O%22+Tree Home - A Grey Day up at the Park The "O" Tree We stopped to take a quick break when we saw this tree that had split and then rejoined to form an elongated "o" shape. I've seen a lot of strange and interesting things in the woods, but this is the first I've seen a tree trunk do that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1421871597216-DNOMVX220BMHYKQ7SZOJ/Grey+Oyster+Mushroom+%28Pleurotus+ostreatus%29 Home - A Grey Day up at the Park Grey Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) - I'm not 100% sure about this identification, but it certainly does look like a grey colored Oyster Mushroom. According to my Guide books, their season lasts well into the fall, so it is quite possible that it is an Oyster mushroom, which is also listed as a "choice edible." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1421871641630-2818QRHDYFV2AIZSFAYP/Turkeytail+Mushroom+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - A Grey Day up at the Park Turkeytail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1421871669772-Z8JNY2FDFYK84CH7TMEL/Black+Footed+Polypore+%28Royoporus+badius%29 Home - A Grey Day up at the Park Black Footed Polypore (Royoporus badius) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1421871692692-N0P9U83RQ7LQCF3VJY08/Whitewash+Lichen+%28Phlyctis+argena%29 Home - A Grey Day up at the Park Whitewash Lichen (Phlyctis argena) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1421871722055-CD67H7XPWKVB6E3GU2L8/False+Turkeytail+%28Stereum+ostrea%29 Home - A Grey Day up at the Park False Turkeytail (Stereum ostrea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1421871763343-YF4WOE56BFLH4Y8GVWIC/Turkeytail+Mushroom+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - A Grey Day up at the Park Turkeytail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1421871795323-VF8BNSO5DRJW6T06IIE6/Unknown+Shelf+Fungus Home - A Grey Day up at the Park Unknown Shelf Fungus http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/12/5/turkeyfoot-hike monthly 0.5 2014-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1417811354311-NXOTDNZ1LPB6YOZWBDFA/Common+Greenshield+Lichen+%28Flavoparmelia+caperata%29 Home - Turkeyfoot Hike Common Greenshield Lichen (Flavoparmelia caperata) - I first identified Common Greenshield Lichen a few years ago and ever since then I've been amazed by how much of it I see around the area. I've found it on dead trees, rocks, and even living trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1417811435273-0EF1Y7F9JOXJE1PMQ2DH/False+Turkeytail+%28Stereum+ostrea%29 Home - Turkeyfoot Hike False Turkeytail (Stereum ostrea) - False Turkeytails, unlike true Turkeytails, are always predominantly orange and red in color and are smooth on the underside. They also have a "rubbery" feel to them, are quite common in our area and are native to North America. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1417811512651-A209BIDAKLVR2H8CPLDQ/Lemon+Drop+Fungus+%28Bisporella+citrina%29 Home - Turkeyfoot Hike Lemon Drop Fungus (Bisporella citrina) - Lemon Drop Fungus is aptly named since they do in face look like tiny lemon drops. We found these specimens on a fallen American Beech tree (Fagus grandifolia). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1417811554304-OP46W5W7S3ZU5OPARRB5/Woodpecker+Hole Home - Turkeyfoot Hike Woodpecker Hole - I'm always fascinated by how large of holes Woodpeckers make in search of insects. This hole was particularly deep, reaching all the way to the center of the tree. Given the size of the hole, I would suspect it was made by a Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1417811619549-U6AP9ML3SK34CZGS1IHT/Turkeytail+Mushroom+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Turkeyfoot Hike Turkeytail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor) - This is the first I've ever found a yellowish-green Turkeytail, but I can't say I'm surprised since they exhibit such a wide variety of colors. Although I must say that this one is particularly beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1417811656036-G7L74UZ90G3AZ7P6ZPFB/Turkeytail+Mushroom+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Turkeyfoot Hike Turkeytail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1417811697337-BEC9S3XHB0RPM5WUZXOG/False+Turkeytail+%28Stereum+ostrea%29 Home - Turkeyfoot Hike False Turkeytail (Stereum ostrea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1417811731030-GKG0WOG51CLLUSGQV1HL/Tinder+Conk+%28Fomes+fomentarius%29 Home - Turkeyfoot Hike Tinder Conk (Fomes fomentarius) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1417811787284-PXY2ARCSFUG9S28XTZMH/Turkeytail+Mushroom+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Turkeyfoot Hike Turkeytail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1417811811306-TYLEWRRTG0A9D3Q2U054/image-asset.jpeg Home - Turkeyfoot Hike Unknown Mushrooms http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/11/20/turkeytails-a-cairn-and-some-poop-eater monthly 0.5 2014-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1416515146386-ACE1ZPA94S5Q8BFFGMI4/Unknown+Mushroom%2FFungus Home - Turkeytails, a Cairn, and some Poop Eaters Unknown Mushroom - I'm not sure what type of mushroom or fungi this is, but it looks a lot like a colorful cup fungus that is well past its prime and starting to degrade. Either way, it made for an interesting photograph with the pinkish red of the fungus against the backdrop of the grey Beech bark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1416515178505-HH69R8AHXHC7B6RIMFMT/Frozen+Backwater Home - Turkeytails, a Cairn, and some Poop Eaters Frozen Backwater - This backwater is one of my favorite sections of the creek especially during the Spring when it comes alive with tadpoles, salamanders, and other aquatic creatures. But for now, it is frozen over and will probably be for some time to come if recent days are any indication of the weather we're in store for. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1416515201182-WXAYCRJPM6SHFOUDBQBP/Rock+Cairn Home - Turkeytails, a Cairn, and some Poop Eaters Rock Cairn - Some one built this cairn in the middle of the creek back in the Spring and I'm amazed that it's still standing after some of the hard rains we had this past Summer. I like cairns, they seem like such a natural way to make a marker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1416515236227-1OHKNTPIS9CEPYTIGMUM/Eastern+Hemlock+%28Tsuga+canadensis%29 Home - Turkeytails, a Cairn, and some Poop Eaters Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) - This particular section of the creek bank has a lot of small Hemlock seedlings, more than any other area I'm familiar with in the Little Sewickley Creek watershed. Interestingly, this stretch of creek also has some of the largest Hemlocks around, so I assume that all those seedlings are their progeny which if true means that they come from "good stock." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1416515294706-XU588Y7F8WBWWA000Y5Y/Creek+with+Leaves Home - Turkeytails, a Cairn, and some Poop Eaters Creek with Leaves - Sections of Little Sewickley Creek, like in this picture, are absolutely choked with leaves right now, but after a few good rains or snow melts they'll be flushed into the Ohio and down river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1416515338001-VNFAN9701V8I4Z4Z83XQ/Beech+Aphid+Poop+Eater+Fungus+%28Scorias+spongiosa%29 Home - Turkeytails, a Cairn, and some Poop Eaters Beech Aphid Poop Eater Fungus (Scorias spongiosa)- I'm still not seeing as much Poop Eater fungus as I did last year, but now that the leaves are off the Beech trees, I did see quite a bit on Sunday. One of the more interesting fungi, Poop Eater grown on the basic sugars Beech Blight Aphids produce as their poop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1416515440362-NTUY0RAZQMD3NPXEWFT8/Turkeytail+Mushroom+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Turkeytails, a Cairn, and some Poop Eaters Turkeytail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor) - I saw at least four nice clusters of Turkeytails, so they're doing really good so far this year. I hope they continue because some of the most colorful Turkeytails I've found have been during the coldest months. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1416515498779-KOKLP96UCUKYTBFDBZW4/Underside+of+Unknown+White+Conk Home - Turkeytails, a Cairn, and some Poop Eaters Underside of Unknown White Conk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1416515525055-PHBD257MS1VSD3DKVIX6/Turkeytail+Mushroom+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Turkeytails, a Cairn, and some Poop Eaters Turkeytail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1416515561830-84PM9RT06SSTQ015FQOP/Unknown+Mushrooms Home - Turkeytails, a Cairn, and some Poop Eaters Unknown Mushrooms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1416515587865-F2K1EO850L51HT4L8I3K/Turkeytail+Mushroom+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Turkeytails, a Cairn, and some Poop Eaters Turkeytail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1416515643897-G1H6OVIBLOFPCZAJ9TBM/Unknown+Mushroom Home - Turkeytails, a Cairn, and some Poop Eaters Unknown Mushroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1416515671827-LXUJE4SP7LID10RS1LB9/Turkeytail+Mushroom+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Turkeytails, a Cairn, and some Poop Eaters Turkeytail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1416515831097-QC9QJHQF00KXZJ61N8GR/Beech+Aphid+Poop+Eater+Fungus+%28Scorias+spongiosa%29 Home - Turkeytails, a Cairn, and some Poop Eaters Beech Aphid Poop Eater Fungus (Scorias spongiosa) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/11/13/rotten-logs monthly 0.5 2014-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415909805184-24ZEYE49A8PSPQPB49HH/Turkeytail+Mushroom+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Rotten Logs... Turkeytail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor) - This is just one of the many Turkeytails we cam across on our hike and as I've said before, I'm always amazed by the variety of colors they exhibit and the beauty of their symmetrical patterns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415909839182-3GXLT7TA7KZREYIK6IT1/Purple+Cup+Fungus+%28Ascocoryne+cylichnium%29 Home - Rotten Logs... Purple Cup Fungus (Ascocoryne cylichnium) - I photographed Purple Cup fungus around this time last year, so I was excited to find more of it growing this past weekend. Cup fungi in general are very interesting to me and are quite beautiful. This specimen, like most cup fungi, are very small - no bigger than the circumference of a pea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415909869061-8H2SBXBUBARYIKO98J9X/Scarlet+Waxy+Cap+Mushrooms+%28Hygrocybe+punicea%29 Home - Rotten Logs... Scarlet Waxy Cap Mushrooms (Hygrocybe punicea) - This cluster of Scarlet Waxy Cap mushrooms really stood out against the rotting brown log we found them on. They really did look beautiful and very healthy, so they must be in their prime right now. And by the way, this is the first I've photographed and identified them, but I am 98% certain on my identification. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415909898074-6A06K1I124P3G1RRC2FJ/Tinder+Conk+%28Fomes+fomentarius%29 Home - Rotten Logs... Tinder Conk (Fomes fomentarius) - Tinder Conk is a relatively common conk found throughout our area and the world. It's name is derived from early man's use of the fungus as tinder for starting fires and interestingly Oetzi the Iceman, a 5000 year old natural mummy found on the border between Austria and Italy, had several small pieces in his possession when he died. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415909935961-3SG5SJUZHFBYYS5UTP3Q/Unknown+Feather Home - Rotten Logs... Unknown Feather - I'm not sure what type of bird this feather is from, but it really is quite beautiful. If i had to guess, I think it might be from a raptor since they typically have banded and mottled feathers, but once again that's only a guess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415910021359-GNL0P0L27IQ5XU4B657M/Turkeytail+Mushroom+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Rotten Logs... Turkeytail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor) - Another beautiful Turkeytail... I try not to overload my posts with too many pictures of one species, but we saw so many great Turkeytails on Sunday, I've included all the good pictures I took. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415910051066-NVLBPXZW8T71L5WUSS65/Pale+Mantleslug+%28Pallifera+dorsalis%29 Home - Rotten Logs... Pale Mantleslug (Pallifera dorsalis) - I'm really not sure if I've identified this slug correctly, but based on the research I did it is the most likely candidate. Interestingly, this slug was feeding on an old mushroom, that was so past its prime that it was actually starting to rot and was un-identifiable. I never realized that slugs feed on mushrooms as much as they do until I started photographing and identifying the mushrooms I see in the woods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415910093777-QOUPAWARU02JHRNQZU90/Purple+Cup+Fungus+%28Ascocoryne+cylichnium%29 Home - Rotten Logs... Purple Cup Fungus (Ascocoryne cylichnium) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415910123722-SF45Y2J8ABOT3XR9QPJO/Turkeytail+Mushroom+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Rotten Logs... Turkeytail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415910149828-8TF0R1E4O412LXSKTFJM/Scarlet+Waxy+Cap+Mushrooms+%28Hygrocybe+punicea%29 Home - Rotten Logs... Scarlet Waxy Cap Mushrooms (Hygrocybe punicea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415910175785-26R5NG3J2YDFMYWM8MLE/Turkeytail+Mushroom+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Rotten Logs... Turkeytail Mushrooms (Trametes versicolor) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415910212528-BX30MR6FEX3CWIXA64CM/Unknown+Mushroom Home - Rotten Logs... Unknown Mushroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415910269077-9R5X94YHK4VPKZ3AU6AG/Turkeytail+Mushroom+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Rotten Logs... http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/11/6/sunny-fall-days monthly 0.5 2014-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415301678774-OXQT7MM4ZHZ1IGM0XZS9/Eastern+Red+Cedar+%28Juniperus+virginiana%29 Home - Sunny Fall Days... Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) - Eastern Red Cedar is actually part of the Juniper family and I read that they can live for up to 800-850 years. As a matter of fact, the oldest known specimen from Missouri was dated to 795 years old... amazing. I personally like Easter Red Cedar, especially since I do a lot of wood working too and have made some incredibly beautiful bowls recently (if I do say myself) from pieces I found in cord wood we had delivered on a camping trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415301712352-10BD8LSACY7TGK6BAA91/Sewickley+Heights+Park+Trail Home - Sunny Fall Days... Sewickley Heights Park Trail - The sun was shining on this stretch of trail, back lighting the ferns on the hillside in an interesting way. Shots like this are only possible when the leaves are down, plus the low angle of the sun in the sky this time of year gave the picture a golden glow that really enhanced what would normally be a typical woodland scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415301744795-57IE60M01OAHZJZS9D2X/Orange+Hawkweed+%28Pilosella+aurantiaca%29 Home - Sunny Fall Days... Orange Hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca) - I was really shocked to find this Orange Hawkweed blooming in my yard since not only is it November but it’s also been so cold lately. Even though it’s not native to our area and many people consider it a weed/nuisance, I think the orange-red-yellow blossoms are incredibly beautiful. Orange Hawkweed is also known as the “devil’s paintbrush,” which seems fitting given its vibrant colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415301836656-7TYH26TIJPQDMYPAVWSX/White+Tailed+Deer+%28Odocoileus+virginianus%29 Home - Sunny Fall Days... White Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) - The wind was in my face when I ran into this 8 point buck, otherwise I probably wouldn’t have gotten so close. He immediately put some distance between us, so I was lucky to get at least one decent picture of him above me on the hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415301895958-YBREQ7O8UNZC2IPN9MDE/Large+Leaf Home - Sunny Fall Days... Large Leaf - I’m really not sure what type of tree this is even though I’ve spent some time trying to identify it. One possibility is Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata), I’ve read that they have one to two foot leaves, but I don’t think that is correct. Either way, they are incredibly large and as with most other trees, are starting to yellow and fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415301935201-SI5KLUL5P7I8HC66KTS3/Red+Maple+%28Acer+rubrum%29 Home - Sunny Fall Days... Red Maple (Acer rubrum) - Even though this Maple was incredibly small, its red leaves really stood out against the brown of the forest floor and I spotted it from a good distance away. Given it size, I would suspect it’s one of this year’s seedlings, so it’s got a tough road ahead if it’s going to survive in the established old growth forest where I found it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415301977652-1LI27YMLIEIR19X9521B/Quaking+Aspen+%28Populus+tremuloides%29 Home - Sunny Fall Days... Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) - I photographed this same stand of Aspen trees a few weeks ago when they still had leaves, but now the leaves have fallen leaving just the bare bark of their trunks standing out against the backdrop of the bright blue sky.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415302038931-XOEHZPST4UFIS3MEIFZJ/Red+Maple+leaves+%28Acer+rubrum%29 Home - Sunny Fall Days... Red Maple leaves (Acer rubrum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415302076139-L8IH04TTW9J3CW0I6U4P/Turkeytail+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Sunny Fall Days... Turkeytail (Trametes versicolor) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415302119679-4HLKQZ2Y2RV8PXWUIU6Q/Pear+Shaped+Puffballs+%28Lycoperdon+pyriforme%29 Home - Sunny Fall Days... Pear Shaped Puffballs (Lycoperdon pyriforme) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415302167394-0R21O6QRMLPFVLW5I0T9/Large+leaf+%28Species+unknown%29 Home - Sunny Fall Days... Large leaf (Species unknown) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1415302198136-PKUHFHZXZAYRZZDBJL8L/Unknown+white+flower Home - Sunny Fall Days... Unknown white flower (possibly Zig Zag Goldenrod with dried, bleached flowers) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/10/30/last-sunday-morning-the-sunshine-felt-like-rain monthly 0.5 2014-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414697151274-74YYELXPOF55HJIUB7HJ/Turkeytail+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Last Sunday morning, the sunshine felt like rain... Turkeytail (Trametes versicolor) - As I’ve written several times recently, I’ve been seeing a lot of Turkeytails this fall so it seems like it’s going to be a good year for them. I hope so, they’re so colorful and one of my favorite mushrooms. I’ve read that a tea can be made from them, but I can’t imagine it would taste very good since as is the case with most mushrooms, Turkeytails have a very “earthy” odor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414697189889-JEC64GUIKOO78XKVHX4D/White+Snakeroot+%28Ageratina+altissima%29 Home - Last Sunday morning, the sunshine felt like rain... White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) - Most of the White Snakeroot still in the woods has long passed its prime and the flowers are grey and brittle from drying out. But we did come across this one that still had bright white blossoms and looked really healthy. However I would suspect that we won’t see any more White Snakeroot flowering this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414697225871-ABOM1YLK4TSNF4MM5UWM/Unknown+Mushroom Home - Last Sunday morning, the sunshine felt like rain... Unknown Mushroom - I’m really not sure what type of mushroom this is, but I found it interesting how it grew inside this woodpecker hole on the side of the tree. If I had to guess, it might be a Yellow Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria), but honestly I’m not really sure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414697263566-21R7YOUWP8YY2XJ3IZSX/Beech+Aphid+Poop+Eater+fungus+%28Scorias+spongiosa%29 Home - Last Sunday morning, the sunshine felt like rain... Beech Aphid Poop Eater fungus (Scorias spongiosa) - Last year at this time, I saw a lot of Beech Aphid Poop Eater fungus. As a matter of fact, it seemed like I saw it everywhere I looked, but this year there isn’t really that much of it around. Either way, Beech Aphids Poop Eater fungus is very interesting to me… Beech Aphids or Beech Blight Aphids (Grylloprociphilus imbricator) produce a basic sugar as their “poop” in off white masses that collect in masses on Beech leaves and branches. Then the Poop Eater fungus grows on and feeds off those sugars, turning the entire mass black. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414697300313-J51SJCW9VRFM6O3UQ3OZ/Tulip+Leaf+%28Liriodendron+tulipifera%29 Home - Last Sunday morning, the sunshine felt like rain... Tulip Leaf (Liriodendron tulipifera) - Tulip trees, also known as Yellow Poplar, don’t typically have such large leaves, at least in my experience, but this particular leaf we found was huge. And the greenish yellow color of the leaf contrasted against the browns of the leaves and rocks in the stream making for an interesting picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414697331426-QL3PKGRRGXA6POCFDMN9/Scaly+Pholiota+%28Pholiota+squarrosa%29 Home - Last Sunday morning, the sunshine felt like rain... Scaly Pholiota (Pholiota squarrosa) - Scaly Pholiota are one of my favorite mushrooms. The small white protrusions that are on the surface of their caps and stems make them look like they have “armor” protecting them. I don’t see a lot of Scaly Pholiota around and interestingly I actually photographed a few specimens on this exact same log last year at this time so we were excited to see them there again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414697375407-0X49BX5E8WQ5ND8BBXL5/Black+Footed+Polypore+%28Royoporus+badius%29 Home - Last Sunday morning, the sunshine felt like rain... Black Footed Polypore (Royoporus badius) - This is the first time I’ve come across Black Footed Polypore and my nephew (the webmaster at NatureDemystified.com) is the one who deserves the credit for identifying it. This was the largest of the few that were clustered together and it really was spectacular looking. Plus, I love learning new things, so I was happy to have learned a new type of mushroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414697411664-84ZOADU9BJGZWBGHAYCT/Pear+Shaped+Puffballs+%28Lycoperdon+pyriforme%29 Home - Last Sunday morning, the sunshine felt like rain... Pear Shaped Puffballs (Lycoperdon pyriforme) - These Pear Shaped Puffballs have matured and are ready to release their spores at the slightest touch. Most of the other puffballs I've seen this year are quite as far along, but these did in fact produce their tell-tale spore cloud when I struck them with a stick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414697451246-0GSUDD7AT84Q0B4NMHOM/Delicate+Fern+Moss+%28Thuidium+delicatulum%29+with+Green+Earth+Tongue+Fungus+%28Microglossum+viride%29 Home - Last Sunday morning, the sunshine felt like rain... Delicate Fern Moss (Thuidium delicatulum) with Green Earth Tongue Fungus (Microglossum viride) - I’ve never spent much time photographing and identifying all the mosses around the Little Sewickley Creek valley but when I saw the green club fungus growing out of the moss I knew it would make a cool picture. So I did work on identifying both and if I am correct, the moss is Delicate Fern Moss and the club fungus is actually Green Earth Tongue. Mosses are very plentiful and easy to spot in our area, but club fungi are much harder to come by so I am glad I was able to identify it. And Green Earth Tongue seems like a fitting name based on its appearance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414697499539-0OTRBOT61KNNJW7AJ6K9/Unknown+Small+Brown+Mushroom Home - Last Sunday morning, the sunshine felt like rain... Unknown Small Brown Mushroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414697527870-CHZT4Y8AIOIRS1GIDA64/Turkeytail+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Last Sunday morning, the sunshine felt like rain... Turkeytail (Trametes versicolor) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414697569021-S0UQQBBSRES24FFGP6F0/Scaly+Pholiota+%28Pholiota+squarrosa%29 Home - Last Sunday morning, the sunshine felt like rain... Scaly Pholiota (Pholiota squarrosa) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414697607279-GRL2LLPLLQ9EIBGLM6CY/Unknown+Reddish+Brown+Mushrooms Home - Last Sunday morning, the sunshine felt like rain... Unknown Reddish Brown Mushrooms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414697650732-GCMLPZ05DIQGNWJZX5L9/Paper+Wasp+Nest Home - Last Sunday morning, the sunshine felt like rain... Paper Wasp Nest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414697714545-Y0OB8G7I9LDQVOV4N5BX/False+Turkeytail+Mushroom+%28Stereum+ostrea%29 Home - Last Sunday morning, the sunshine felt like rain... False Turkeytail Mushroom (Stereum ostrea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414697744215-UTGLT3JC3HSM6TE7DL2Z/Unknown+Blue+Green+Mushroom Home - Last Sunday morning, the sunshine felt like rain... Unknown Blue Green Mushroom http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/10/23/sewickley-heights-park-hike monthly 0.5 2014-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414091499784-89Z57KSCSM5QSD6GHFB0/Wolf%27s+Milk+Slime+Mold+%28Lycogala+epidendrum%29 Home - Sewickley Heights Park Hike Wolf's Milk Slime Mold (Lycogala epidendrum) - My nephew is actually the one who identified this Wolf's Milk Slime Mold, which was not easy since it looks very much like a type of puffball. But it is in fact a Slime Mold and this is the first time I've come across it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414091532396-Q1E4E6E5CZADLE2JN27B/Purple+Stemmed+Aster+%28Symphyotrichum+puniceum%29 Home - Sewickley Heights Park Hike Purple Stemmed Aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum) - While most all of the wildflowers have finally died off, there are still a few Asters around such as the Purple Stemmed Aster. I found this specimen, along with several others, down in the fields down by the beaver dam in the park. Purple Stemmed Aster is similar to New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) since both have beautiful purple blossoms, but it stands only waist high and typically. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414091575897-AI33J8A8X3HYJ2ZX2I6U/Chicken+of+the+Woods+%28Laetiporus+sulphureus%29 Home - Sewickley Heights Park Hike Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) - This especially large cluster of Chicken of the Woods was just past its prime when we happened upon it so it won't be long before it is reduced to a spongy mass of yellowish fungus that will slowly degrade over the next few months. This seems to be a good year for Chicken of the Woods, most likely due to the especially wet summer we had. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414091609738-7MCWF2E6MMJS2K3W5GE5/Zig+Zag+Goldenrod+%28Solidago+flexicaulis%29 Home - Sewickley Heights Park Hike Zig Zag Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis) - If you suffer from allergies, you're probably well acquainted with Goldenrod which produces a lot of the pollen around this time of year. Even though they're an irritant to a lot of people, they do actually contain beautiful yellow flowers clustered at the top of their stems that are easily spotted in fields and meadows. I recently learned that Goldenrods are a part of the Aster family, which isn't surprising since Asters dominate the fall wildflower season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414091657528-2ZWYYMKUE6V1LH6H2R5S/Pennsylvania+Smartweed+%28Polygonum+pensylvanicum%29+and+Turkeytail+Mushroom+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Sewickley Heights Park Hike Pennsylvania Smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum) growing in a Turkeytail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor) Turkeytails are one of my favorite mushrooms because they can display an amazingly wide variety of colors and because they can be at their most colorful during the winter season when there is very little color in the woods. Pennsyvlania Smartweed is a pretty little flower that is common among the grasses that line the trails in our area. So when I noticed this Pennsylvania Smartweed growing through this Turkeytail cluster, I thought that the greens, pinks, and blue-ish silver all made for a cool photograph. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414091698824-WP8IIQSRVO62V4AT5XET/Hickory+Nut+Husks Home - Sewickley Heights Park Hike Hickory Nut Husks - I'm not sure what type of Hickory tree this pile of nut husks are from, but whatever creature was eating them certainly liked eating them in this spot. As a matter of fact, the pile continued out of the picture frame and makes me wonder if there were creatures and not just one feasting on the fall bounty of mast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414091740177-CKWTFPA4LET70EVJL0ML/Butterfly+Weed+Seed+Pods+%28Asclepias+tuberosa%29 Home - Sewickley Heights Park Hike Butterfly Weed Seed Pods (Asclepias tuberosa) - These seed pods are similar to the Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) seed pods I am accustomed to seeing, but it wasn't until I did some research online that I found out that they're from one of my favorite late Summer wild flowers - Butterfly Weed. As you can see they are longer and much more slender than Common Milkweed seed pods and were quite plentiful in the wildflower meadow along Spruce Run trail in the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414091772984-M9BF0CKBDVVEM4TIK4VA/Quaking+Aspen+Grove+%28Populus+tremuloides%29 Home - Sewickley Heights Park Hike Quaking Aspen Grove (Populus tremuloides) - Quaking Aspen are a fast growing tree that is one of several species that are the first to colonize areas stripped of vegetation. I've read that these types of trees are considered, "Nursery trees" in that they help to replenish the soil nutrients and make way for other, more valued hardwoods to take hold. Quaking Aspen are also interesting because many times a grove of trees is actually one single tree that propagates many vertical trunks from a single rhizome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414091808911-XXLD7LV3JQQ2C4ADSVDH/Gem+Studded+Puffball+%28Lycoperdon+perlatum%29 Home - Sewickley Heights Park Hike Gem Studded Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum) - We're still seeing Gem Studded Puffballs regularly so this must have been a good year for them. You can see on this one in particular where something was nibbling on the top of it, and the flesh inside is still white and healthy looking. Eventually the inside of puffballs turns an olive green color and then disintegrates into a powder, which releases its spores in a cloud when disturbed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414091852235-P20K34262ZGUOGV5JO2Y/Beech+Leaf+%28Fagus+grandifolia%29 Home - Sewickley Heights Park Hike Beech Leaf losing Chlorophyll (Fagus grandifolia) - The outer margins of leaves are the first to lose their chlorophyll so I thought it was interesting that this leaf showed that its veins are still holding the last remnants of their green color even though the rest of the leaf is turning yellow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414091892213-S1F9LJM44RUK8D4VKGVO/Small+Flower+Forget+Me+Not+%28Myosotis+Laxa%29 Home - Sewickley Heights Park Hike Small Flower Forget Me Not (Myosotis Laxa) - I would have never expected to see Small Flower Forget Me Not this late in the season, but I guess "never say never" holds true in nature as in life. This specimen was by the beaver dam in a open meadow along the stream. We literally were standing on top of it when we noticed it at our feet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414091923285-2IVA5YDESKJ4EM42F16T/Common+Chicory+%28Cichorium+intybus%29 Home - Sewickley Heights Park Hike Common Chicory (Cichorium intybus) - I was also really surprised we found this Common Chicory plant still flowering but as I've written many times before, this has been a weird year and many late summer wildflowers were still holding blossoms well into September and early October. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414091978473-HH9ZQU1LKHXMFD0IQ6VN/TurkeyTail+Mushroom+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Sewickley Heights Park Hike TurkeyTail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414092012647-KA1VG6IT4OG2944QWYJY/Lady%27s+Thumb+%28Persicaria+maculosa%29 Home - Sewickley Heights Park Hike Lady's Thumb (Persicaria maculosa) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414092043325-XNCZO4OOHJV2JLXRPQF3/Black+Cherry+Tree+Sap+%28Prunus+serotina%29 Home - Sewickley Heights Park Hike Black Cherry Tree Sap (Prunus serotina) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414092074551-KP01A77JGSKJX6T3802O/Gem+Studded+Puffball+%28Lycoperdon+perlatum%29 Home - Sewickley Heights Park Hike Gem Studded Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414092112278-X4KL2K94UUXN2X0H7A30/Purple+Stemmed+Aster+%28Symphyotrichum+puniceum%29 Home - Sewickley Heights Park Hike Purple Stemmed Aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1414092155290-S46OL5QS6KMI0EURVBZD/White+Aster+%28Symphyotrichum+ericoides%29 Home - Sewickley Heights Park Hike White Aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/10/2/a-puffball-a-turtlhead-and-lots-of-asters monthly 0.5 2014-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412273991144-W44S93K2ODAQYKZ9PZ10/Pear+Shaped+Puffball+%28Lycoperdon+pyriforme%29 Home - A Puffball, a Turtlehead, and Lots of Asters Pear Shaped Puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforme) - Pear Shaped Puffballs, like almost all puffballs, are considered a choice edible when they are young and their flesh is still white. Eventually the white flesh will turn a greenish-brown in color and disintegrate into the powder that they are known for spreading when touched. These specimens looked to be healthy and in their prime if one was interested in eating them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412274022239-COYPTBXZ210V08FBDMWK/Smooth+Blue+Aster+%28Symphyotrichum+laeve%29 Home - A Puffball, a Turtlehead, and Lots of Asters Smooth Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve) - Smooth Blue Aster is similar to New England Aster, but is commonly much shorter and has fewer blossoms. Both are quite beautiful, but Smooth Blue Asters flowers are also smaller and its leaves are smooth to the touch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412274054786-VUEPGFO5RWG8GTNAR7HF/Chicken+of+the+Woods+%28Laetiporus+sulphureus%29 Home - A Puffball, a Turtlehead, and Lots of Asters Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) - We actually found two different clusters of Chicken of the Woods while hiking on Sunday. The first seemed just past its prime, but this cluster was perfectly healthy. If you remove the bright pink outer skin of Chicken of the Woods, the white flesh beneath actually looks very similar to cooked chicken breast... I personally still haven't tried eating it, but someday I'm sure I will. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412274090890-PV9G2T31RY81IBRY4P68/Wingstem+%28Verbesina+alternifolia%29 Home - A Puffball, a Turtlehead, and Lots of Asters Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia) - I was really surprised to find a Wingstem plant that still had petals on its flowers, but as I've written about before, this has been a strange year. The plant was very short with only had one blossom and looked "stunted" so I doubt I'll be seeing anymore Wingstem this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412274136494-PPYLCSNSYNAMYP78GJOT/Pink+Turtlehead+%28Chelone+obliqua%29 Home - A Puffball, a Turtlehead, and Lots of Asters Pink Turtlehead (Chelone obliqua) - Pink Turtlehead is listed as an uncommon wildflower primarily native to the state of Illinois, but can be found throughout the midwest region. So it's not suprising to me that I find so few Turtlehead plants, but they are in our area. And their blossoms, which do in fact resemble a turtle's head, are a very beautiful shade of pinkish-white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412274185596-0XCQCBMU4ERFTNQED8P9/Big+Boulder Home - A Puffball, a Turtlehead, and Lots of Asters Big Boulder - This rather large boulder sits at the junction of two very small tributaries of Little Sewickley Creek. Both tributaries are steep and narrow with a lot of waterfalls and cascades along their lengths, so getting there is not terribly easy, but it's worth it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412274224000-7IT26PPNR02Q46181ITN/New+England+Aster+%28Symphyotrichum+novae-angliae%29 Home - A Puffball, a Turtlehead, and Lots of Asters New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) - New England is definitely one of my favorite wildflowers, mostly because its purple blossoms are so beautiful, but also because I seem to see it everywhere. This specimen is growing right along the stream and looked extremely healthy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412274273328-DQM947K5ZIKR59QZOK7L/Spotted+Touch+Me+Not+%28Impatiens+capensis%29 Home - A Puffball, a Turtlehead, and Lots of Asters Spotted Touch Me Not (Impatiens capensis) - I haven't really been looking for the Touch Me Nots lately because I thought for sure they were finally done for the year, but as it turns out there are quite a few Spotted Touch Me Not bushes down by the stream clustered together among the other tall grasses and weeds. And the flowers, such as this one, looked perfectly healthy and didn't show any sign of decline so I'm honestly not sure when their season will end this year... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412274336762-K3YZXWDJZ150VMEQX51G/White+Wood+Aster+%28Eurybia+divaricata%29 Home - A Puffball, a Turtlehead, and Lots of Asters White Wood Aster (Eurybia divaricata) - I find a lot of White Wood Aster along the trails and fields around the Little Sewickley Creek area. As I've said before though, there are a lot of different Asters blooming right now, so identification can be challenging. The yellow center discs of the White Wood Aster's flowers turn to purple as they age, making for a nice mix of color in photographs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412274378170-452I1ISFAY45AUOP05TD/Fall+Phlox+%28Phlox+paniculata%29 Home - A Puffball, a Turtlehead, and Lots of Asters Fall Phlox (Phlox paniculata) - Fall Phlox, as is the case with many other types of Phlox, is a favorite for gardeners and landscapers to include in flower beds, but it is in fact a wildflower. I found this Fall Phlox at the edge of a field and the dew drops on its petals made for a great picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412274439193-C4VAOX3UY6BCBBKDLFGQ/New+England+Aster+%28Symphyotrichum+novae-angliae%29 Home - A Puffball, a Turtlehead, and Lots of Asters New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412274489140-2SVO5AGCWHDJPO4KSZ3R/Turkeytail+Mushroom+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - A Puffball, a Turtlehead, and Lots of Asters Turkeytail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412274554692-OGLYXE3FASTP3M60I2I3/Chicken+of+the+Woods+%28Laetiporus+sulphureus%29 Home - A Puffball, a Turtlehead, and Lots of Asters Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412274583690-FD9D7VUS0R5T1T51R8A2/Fall+Phlox+%28Phlox+paniculata%29 Home - A Puffball, a Turtlehead, and Lots of Asters Fall Phlox (Phlox paniculata) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/9/30/allegheny-river-trip monthly 0.5 2014-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412101579390-KGS8XZIUFC05D9K339U9/Allegheny+River+just+after+launching+in+Kennerdell Home - Allegheny River Trip Allegheny River just after launching in Kennerdell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412101603386-PW6OR18JKPWO8K3PIIH5/Allegheny+River+Clam Home - Allegheny River Trip Allegheny River Clam (Species?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412101642819-J1E5NAW0BC97I7MWNSND/Allegheny+River+downstream+from+Kennerdell Home - Allegheny River Trip Allegheny River downstream from Kennerdell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412101679256-HTCZIADNXMO7TMKZJQRS/Mouth+of+Whann+Run Home - Allegheny River Trip Mouth of Whann Run (just left of center) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412101709637-ZY65U5OSM5F20HIB1K19/Mouth+of+Scrubgrass+Creek Home - Allegheny River Trip Mouth of Scrubgrass Creek (barely a trickle about 70 feet down the bank) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412101764429-Z3UKR7EZPQ347AT3CTS9/Great+Blue+Heron+%28Ardea+herodias%29 Home - Allegheny River Trip Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412101793514-3J3IWPFQD4BEHTNG5FQK/Allegheny+River Home - Allegheny River Trip Allegheny River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412101827695-1SYTPR2XRJBB8NTZ5QGT/Allegheny+River++-+Swifter+section Home - Allegheny River Trip Allegheny River - Swifter section https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412101859758-82ASZHGORYAMBDYRHBP8/Common+Merganser+%28Mergus+merganser%29+and+Mallard+Duck+%28Anas+platyrhynchos%29 Home - Allegheny River Trip Common Merganser ♀ (Mergus merganser) and Mallard Duck ♀ (Anas platyrhynchos) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412101900322-7RJ8LAT7OO1C24KMOFZV/Allegheny+River Home - Allegheny River Trip Allegheny River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412101959071-S8O5YD0GJIOTSL42AKHJ/Allegheny+River Home - Allegheny River Trip Allegheny River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412101990634-4M484XYB5UMU7M7G3JNB/Bald+Eagle+%28Haliaeetus+leucocephalus%29 Home - Allegheny River Trip Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1412102022620-9JJ71KNIKRWXUK1KL4FM/Last+bend+on+Allegheny+River+before+Take+Out+in+Emlenton Home - Allegheny River Trip Allegheny River - Last bend before Take Out in Emlenton http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/9/24/autumn monthly 0.5 2014-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411582525710-UYCARE5YO9OGVV8R8TXB/Eastern+American+Toad+%28Anaxyrus+americanus+%29 Home - Autumn... Eastern American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus) - This Eastern American Toad kept hopping around so it was tough to get any good pictures, but he was easy to track in the grass along the trail because everywhere he went, the blades of grass shook from his movements. Eastern American Toads are fairly common in our area and this little guy looked really healthy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411582571845-09SMZM5DO3RPHZ4WLID8/Blue+Wood+Aster+%28Symphotrichum+cordifolium%29 Home - Autumn... Blue Wood Aster (Symphotrichum cordifolium) - Blue Wood Aster is known for its flowers, which have petals that can range from blue, pink, and white. This perennial is a common plant in our area and can be found in moist, rich soils along the floodplain and in the uplands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411582611002-I61R6L7V8N8RCMXW6CHV/American+Pokeweed+%28Phytolacca+americana%29 Home - Autumn... American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) - Purple Pokeweed berries look juicy and delicious, but they are poisonous unless they are completely ripe. And since they are "sometimes" poisonous, I think it's best not to even tempt fate and steer clear. American Pokeweed is commonly found along the edges of fields and roads and is a tall plant standing nearly seven feet at times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411582660496-WS92JC4P325Z6IASG99U/Acorn Home - Autumn... Acorn - This especially large acorn was laying in the middle of the trail along with many other acorns, most of which had already matured and turned brown. Because of its size, I would guess this acorn is from a Chesnut Oak (Quercus prinus) a member of the White Oak family that is known for its oversized, oval shaped acorns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411582703749-BCSCZJ0G4C9ZRG872C5O/Smooth+Blue+Aster+%28Symphyotrichum+laeve%29 Home - Autumn... Smooth Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve) - Smooth Blue Aster is another one of the Asters prevalent in our area. Its blossoms feature lavender-blue petals surrounding a yellow central disk. Smooth Blue Aster gets its name from its stems, which are smooth and not toothed. Its flowers are quite beautiful and I found this specimen down near the stream on the floodplain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411582738277-PVRUCRYGOLWV3VGQK8BE/Green+Sweat+Beas+%28Augochlora+pura%29 Home - Autumn... Green Sweat Beas (Augochlora pura) - Green Sweat Beas have a metallic green color that looks especially beautiful in the full sunlight. I found this specimen on an Aster plant busy gorging on pollen and nectar. While I'm not 100% certain in this identification, this is the third or fourth time I've photographed Green Sweat Beas so I am staring to become familiar with them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411582778531-CKBVNZMDOMFKD87DSBAO/Turkeytail+Mushroom+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Autumn... Turkeytail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor) - I've said a few times recently that I'm starting to see a lot of Turkeytail Mushrooms, so I hope it means it will be a good year for them. The variety of colors they display is impressive and I hope I'll be photographing them through the winter.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411582822306-WN1VLUGDSB2VOSUW7ICH/Woodland+Goldenrod+%28Solidago+caesia%29 Home - Autumn... Woodland Goldenrod (Solidago caesia) - Just like the Asters, there are a lot of different Goldenrods around our area, which is horrible for allergy sufferers but good for wildflower photographers... Woodland Goldenrod is typically found in the upland forests as apposed to the fields and meadows that host most other Goldenrods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411582860678-3RGJLURB3MN6WREY12PK/Small+White+Aster+%28Symphyotrichum+racemosum%29 Home - Autumn... Small White Aster (Symphyotrichum racemosum) - I believe this is the first I've photographed Small White Aster, as I can't seem to remember any Asters with such small flowers. Real small... each of its flowers are no larger than a dime or nickel. Similar to other Asters, its flowers are typcially white or blusih-white and can have yellow and pink central disks. This specimen stood no higher than knee height and was found in an old field being overtaken by wildflowers and grasses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411582889728-1MA8XM68CS0APBSVMBQA/Oyster+Mushroom+%28Pleurotus+ostreatus%29 Home - Autumn... Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) - I'm growing more and more confident at recognizing Oyster mushrooms, but I am still not ready to try eating them. They are known as a "choice edible" though so they're probably delicious. Also, I've photographed a lot of Oysters this year, most likely a result of the wet summer we had. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411582923293-6CL17QO3J017NY4OCIPH/Woodland+Aster+%28Symphyotrichum+divaricatus%29 Home - Autumn... Woodland Aster (Symphyotrichum divaricatus) - Woodland Aster is a low plant, typically knee-high or lower and has medium sized blossoms that are often clustered in groups. The blossoms vary from white to purple with the yellow centers that are typcial of Asters featured prominently. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411582967195-P6W5MZUW16252IBB2Z45/Pennsylvania+Smartweed+%28Polygonum+pensylvanicum%29 Home - Autumn... Pennsylvania Smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411583005830-7QN6K4P4X5Q9N50HBMKD/White+Snakeroot+%28Ageratina+altissima%29 Home - Autumn... White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411583044908-1UW153ZAG4GTGYVCF5X5/Trail Home - Autumn... Trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411583069661-KJXQ4W58246VFUWKDZDI/Oyster+Mushroom+%28Pleurotus+ostreatus%29 Home - Autumn... Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/9/19/touch-me-nots-forget-me-nots-and-another-turtlehead monthly 0.5 2014-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411150913653-RIOUSTBNCGJXKXSRXNES/Spotted+Touch+Me+Not+%28Impatiens+capensis%29 Home - Touch Me Nots, Forget Me Nots, and another Turtlehead Spotted Touch Me Not (Impatiens capensis) - This bugle-shaped orange, yellow, and red flower is one of the most beautiful flowers in our area and I've noticed over the years the plant is a favorite for deer and other browsers. I do believe I read one time that its stalks when young are edible, but I've never tried them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411150946755-PWR0K73KYTT96I1X2T4H/Pale+Touch+Me+Not+%28Impatiens+pallida%29 Home - Touch Me Nots, Forget Me Nots, and another Turtlehead Pale Touch Me Not (Impatiens pallida) - Every weekend I hike I think it's the last of the Pale Touch Me Nots, but then there they are each week looking healthy and more beautiful than ever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411150976676-BN3ITK70PVDVSQGO5LU9/Touch+Me+Not+Seed+Pod+%28Impatiens+pallida%29 Home - Touch Me Nots, Forget Me Nots, and another Turtlehead Touch Me Not Seed Pod (Impatiens pallida) - A green bean-like Pale Touch Me Not seed pod ready to burst. I can remember hiking by the creek as a kid and throwing these at buddies just to watch them burst open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411151016450-6T57QDVI0UNQG0S6406R/Touch+Me+Not+Seed+Pod+%28Impatiens+pallida%29 Home - Touch Me Nots, Forget Me Nots, and another Turtlehead Touch Me Not Seed Pod (Impatiens pallida) - I laid the seed pod in my hand and then rolled it along my palm to trigger it. You can see the spring like mechanisms that are released when the seed pods are touched as well as a couple of the seeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411151045879-1ZUFVONB2GDJRZW4LR5N/Tall+Ironweed+%28Vernonia+gigantea%29 Home - Touch Me Nots, Forget Me Nots, and another Turtlehead Tall Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea) - This has not been a very good year for Tall Ironweed, at least not around the Little Sewickley Creek valley. Last year, I saw Tall Ironweed and its purple blossoms practically everywhere, but this year I've seen very little. I love the purple blossoms on Tall Ironweed though, they are actually a very deep purple hue that doesn't seem natural because it's so rich. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411151079939-JTFQX5RYJ5XEB77KG35B/Pink+Turtlehead+%28Chelone+lyonii%29 Home - Touch Me Nots, Forget Me Nots, and another Turtlehead Pink Turtlehead (Chelone lyonii) - There are a few species of Turtlehead in our area and last week I photographed White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) in a different part of the park. This week I found this Pink Turtlehead specimen next to an especially muddy section of the creek's floodplain, so they are around more than I realized, even though I rarely find more than a few plants each year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411151120632-7MLQQIFUNQM2NTXJ0FO5/Queen+Anne%27s+Lace+%28Daucus+carota%29 Home - Touch Me Nots, Forget Me Nots, and another Turtlehead Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota) Non-Native - I found this specimen of Queen Anne's Lace along the fence line of the American Chestnut orchard in the park. Queen Anne's Lace is not native but is quite pretty and is vaguely similar to White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima).   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411151164195-F7TESTSUYQ3APYHCXFGR/New+England+Aster+%28Symphyotrichum+novae-angliae%29 Home - Touch Me Nots, Forget Me Nots, and another Turtlehead New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) - New England Aster is one of my favorite wildflowers since it blooms when the rest of the forest is starting to decline in anticipation of the coming winter. Its beautiful bluish purple blossoms are about the size of a half dollar with yellow centers that really standout against the petals. I've actually seen entire fields overtaken in the fall with New England Asters and the purple flowers really do add some much needed color at this time of year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411151197180-I3GZS1IPUTIT5ETW4DNZ/Small+Flower+Forget-Me-Not+%28Myosotis+laxa%29 Home - Touch Me Nots, Forget Me Nots, and another Turtlehead Small Flower Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis laxa) - I was surprised to find these Small Flower Forget Me Nots down by the creek but as I said, this has been a weird year. There was only this one specimen though, I didn't see any others on my hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411151258317-2X4796T3BAHBORB8A5MH/White+Snakeroot+%28Ageratina+altissima%29 Home - Touch Me Nots, Forget Me Nots, and another Turtlehead White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411151285870-WSRVYFIHZSG2FE2VOGUV/Pink+Turtlehead+%28Chelone+lyonii%29 Home - Touch Me Nots, Forget Me Nots, and another Turtlehead Pink Turtlehead (Chelone lyonii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411151329216-CSLW8ICNH3QYTWEJWX35/Great+Blue+Lobelia+%28Lobelia+siphilitica%29 Home - Touch Me Nots, Forget Me Nots, and another Turtlehead Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411151361171-W06VGHIONNH5UFEGBOLP/Common+Chicory+%28Cichorium+intybus%29 Home - Touch Me Nots, Forget Me Nots, and another Turtlehead Common Chicory (Cichorium intybus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411151393389-NEC9NKU3KMK1XQ5O551Y/New+England+Aster+%28Symphyotrichum+novae-angliae%29 Home - Touch Me Nots, Forget Me Nots, and another Turtlehead New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1411151419627-JZKA0MZKPK73XFM0V4JV/Wingstem+%28Verbesina+alternifolia%29 Home - Touch Me Nots, Forget Me Nots, and another Turtlehead Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/9/12/hickory-tussock-a-turtlehead-and-a-ladys-thumb monthly 0.5 2014-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1410547999866-UNNX30WP3OCE7M9KM70F/White+Snakeroot++%28Ageratina+altissima%29 Home - Hickory Tussock, a Turtlehead, and a Lady's Thumb White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) - There's a of White Snakeroot in our woods right now and it's everywhere from the edges of fields and roads to the shadowy banks of the creek. So if you see a plant about the height of your waist with clusters of very small flowers, it's most likely White Snakeroot (or perhaps Queen Anne's Lace... haha). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1410548040266-71OHEYCYOSVJD36RSSXP/Turkeytail+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Hickory Tussock, a Turtlehead, and a Lady's Thumb Turkeytail (Trametes versicolor) - I saw more Turkeytail mushrooms on Sunday so I'm really hoping this means it will be a good year for them. As I've mentioned in previous posts, they do "winter-over" so hopefully I'll be photographing them for months to come; I've found some of the most colorful specimens in the coldest months of the year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1410548070223-HPGB8G49BIPZOB3NLIUQ/Pale+Touch+Me+Not+%28Impatiens+pallida%29 Home - Hickory Tussock, a Turtlehead, and a Lady's Thumb Pale Touch Me Not (Impatiens pallida) - I still see a lot of Touch Me Nots but I think they are starting to decline. In the areas where I find them, there have been a lot of flower blossoms laying on the ground, so their season is probably winding down. But they were great while they lasted, this was the best year I've witnessed for Touch Me Nots, both the Spotted (Impatiens capensis) and Pale (Impatiens pallida). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1410548113196-C9P6B7B0SN3QAOTY665Z/Bone+Pile Home - Hickory Tussock, a Turtlehead, and a Lady's Thumb Bone Pile - We were walking up a small tributary off of Backbone road when we came to a large pile of deer bones. It seemed like the majority of the bones were from one deer, but then we found a couple of other skulls nearby and since we were just below the road, I'm guessing the borough must toss road kill deer over the hill there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1410548142372-TITOYQ8J0NH87G75QMQT/Great+Blue+Lobelia+%28Lobelia+siphilitica%29 Home - Hickory Tussock, a Turtlehead, and a Lady's Thumb Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) - I don't typically find a lot of Great Blue Lobelia but I did find two plants on different areas of my hike. Although, as with many other wildflowers, I feel their season is starting to come to a close.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1410548188421-4JLZW29UVBH5DT2W5ORZ/Lady%27s+Thumb+%28Persicaria+vulgaris%29 Home - Hickory Tussock, a Turtlehead, and a Lady's Thumb Lady's Thumb (Persicaria vulgaris) - Lady's Thumb is very similar to Pennsylvania Smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum). Both are flowering grasses that have tiny little blossoms aranged in clusters but Lady's Thumb typically includes or is dominated by white flowers whereas Pennsylvania Smartweed flowers are normally pink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1410548245177-R0PXP6NXKX7XH39R5WLI/White+Turtlehead+%28Chelone+glabra%29 Home - Hickory Tussock, a Turtlehead, and a Lady's Thumb White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) - White Turtlehead is not very common in our area, but I do seem to find at least one or two specimens each year. The plant is named for its flowers which resemble the shell of a turtle with its head peeking out. This is one plant where I actually do see the resemblance and the pink and white flowers are very beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1410548307763-3C2MMTWPTGBR6TKARYRZ/Hickory+Tussock+Caterpillar+%28Lophocampa+caryae%29 Home - Hickory Tussock, a Turtlehead, and a Lady's Thumb Hickory Tussock Caterpillar (Lophocampa caryae) - Hickory Tussock Caterpillar are a "stinging" caterpillar. Stinging caterpillars don't sting like a wasp or a bee with an actual "stinger," but they sting when you come into contact with one of the long black or white hairs, or setae, along the caterpillar's body. These hair-like structures are hollow and contain toxins from poison glands they are connected to. Primarily a defense mechanism against predators, I've been stung by caterpillars before and it is very unpleasant. This guy was trapped on a rock in the stream, so we made a bridge with a small twig to get him back to dry land. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1410548349217-7ZUWLEONZ3W17RE2POAO/Golden+Chanterelle+%28Cantharellus+cibarius%29 Home - Hickory Tussock, a Turtlehead, and a Lady's Thumb Golden Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius) - I'm still not 100% sure that these are Golden Chanterelles, but from everything I've read, there's no other species that matches. One mushroom species that comes close are Jack O'Lanterns, but from my research I don't think these are Jack O'Lanterns. Golden Chanterelles are a "choice edible," but I'm not nearly confident enough in my identification to try them. Disclaimer: And as always, never, ever eat anything from the woods that you're not 100% certain about. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1410548714859-TJGIDFTRWD8LF1B21E38/Asiatic+Dayflower+%28Commelina+communis%29 Home - Hickory Tussock, a Turtlehead, and a Lady's Thumb Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1410548740581-QRU59AN0IMYBFS5LJ88X/Turkeytail+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Hickory Tussock, a Turtlehead, and a Lady's Thumb Turkeytail (Trametes versicolor) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1410548770718-8LHRAANXMEE3EX7N2QRI/Heal+All+%28Prunella+vulgaris%29 Home - Hickory Tussock, a Turtlehead, and a Lady's Thumb Heal All (Prunella vulgaris) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1410548799869-2PZ5PYE5AZFRWXZAZBGR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Hickory Tussock, a Turtlehead, and a Lady's Thumb Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1410548825411-WBI70MN0SLGBEZTKTSIN/Gem+Studded+Puffball+%28Lycoperdon+perlatum%29 Home - Hickory Tussock, a Turtlehead, and a Lady's Thumb Gem Studded Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1410548853731-7WBZ5IGHRTQV3PAAE8WX/Hickory+Tussock+Caterpillar+%28Lophocampa+caryae%29 Home - Hickory Tussock, a Turtlehead, and a Lady's Thumb Hickory Tussock Caterpillar (Lophocampa caryae) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1410548881827-E5T9Y7F481EAE9WOX5E5/Golden+Chanterelle+%28Cantharellus+cibarius%29 Home - Hickory Tussock, a Turtlehead, and a Lady's Thumb Golden Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/9/5/the-start-of-fall-wildflowers monthly 0.5 2014-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409944694883-APWOJBYA8SKSUHKZ8OYT/Pale+Touch+Me+Not+%28Impatiens+pallida%29 Home - Hints of Fall Pale Touch Me Nots (Impatiens pallida) - Touch Me Nots are everywhere this year. I've seen plenty of both Pale and Spotted Touch Me Nots along the trails near the stream and even along the roads in Little Sewickley Creek valley. They must be having a "bumper crop" this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409944722783-QJ5Q31PW6N37E3T7H4WQ/Asiatic+Dayflower+%28Commelina+communis%29 Home - Hints of Fall Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis) Non-Native - Even though Asiatic Dayflower is not a native, it really is a pretty little flower. I was actually surprised to see it though, I thought I normally find it late spring or early summer. I found this specimen among at least 40 other Asiatic Dayflowers so it was an isolated incidence either. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409944763564-3RVR7OJKQNYIF7WX303L/Yellow+Ironweed+%28Verbesina+alternifolia%29 Home - Hints of Fall Yellow Ironweed (Verbesina alternifolia) - I'm still seeing a lot of Yellow Ironweed (Wingstem). Its flowers are starting to lose their petals though, so they probably won't be around for much longer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409944788846-0WQ33F3M77LXXY0EPOKN/White+Snakeroot+%28Ageratina+altissima%29 Home - Hints of Fall White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) - White Snakeroot got its name from its early use to treat snake bites. Strangely though, I also read that it is toxic, which seems odd given its use medicinally. Either way, its attractive white blossoms are actually clusters of tiny flowers in an arrangement that resembles Queen Anne's Lace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409944823883-LE8P09139MAQV8NKWNY5/Unknown+Spider Home - Hints of Fall Unknown Spider - I happened upon this spider when I bumped into a small sapling along the side of the trail. I didn't realize it but I must have damaged its web since it immediately set to fixing the connections to the various branches and leaves. While it was busy working I tried to get clear photos, but unfortunately very few turned out. I tried to identify the species, but I didn't have any luck. But I did get this picture which clearly shows its reddish legs and brown abdomen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409944854917-GM5X47QHDL1P2YCH8W1Q/Spider%27s+House Home - Hints of Fall Spider's House - Eventually the spider had enough of me and ended up inside these leaves. The spider had actually spun a web around the leaves to create the enclosure, which I think is very interesting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409944881545-ZM1MX1QZAF0CRZBM1CO7/Spotted+Touch+Me+Not+%28Impatiens+capensis%29 Home - Hints of Fall Spotted Touch Me Nots (Impatiens capensis) - As I said above, Spotted Touch Me Nots are really abundant right now. I found these specimens down by the creek near the water's edge still wet from the rain the night before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409944917426-1ENNW7JY0VGFUYYCVGYL/Sugar+Maple+Leaf+%28Acer+saccharum%29 Home - Hints of Fall Sugar Maple Leaf (Acer saccharum) - The first of the leaves are starting to fall. This Sugar Maple leaf was one of the few I saw laying along the trail and its colors really stood out. The Maples are among the first to lose their leaves, along with the countless varieties of Viburnum in the forest's understory who leaves are starting to yellow and drop too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409944946072-73EG3RODYKARW4RC9HP1/White+Wood+Aster+%28Eurybia+divaricata%29 Home - Hints of Fall White Wood Aster (Eurybia divaricata) - White Wood Aster is a low plant normally around knee height or less. Its blossoms can be white or lavender with yellow centers; they really are quite beautiful. Our area has a lot of Asters and most, if not all, bloom in the Fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409944982302-LLZM28OZ57IEQ0A8NIJO/Great+Blue+Lobelia+%28Lobelia+siphilitica%29 Home - Hints of Fall Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409945020344-SZPPS1SHQ8JYU7ETFZPB/Asiatic+Dayflower+%28Commelina+communis%29 Home - Hints of Fall Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis) Non-Native https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409945057032-6TW57S6Q7TM28H16HS19/Spotted+Touch+Me+Not+%28Impatiens+capensis%29 Home - Hints of Fall Spotted Touch Me Nots (Impatiens capensis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409945103722-USWSB1W0R8G149IB4TJ4/White+Wood+Aster+%28Eurybia+divaricata%29 Home - Hints of Fall White Wood Aster (Eurybia divaricata) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409945131388-IS40YF097Z9WSIBN3AUI/Overgrown+Trail Home - Hints of Fall Overgrown Trail http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/8/29/eastern-box-joe-pye-and-the-scarlet-pimpernel monthly 0.5 2014-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409335886953-JSMA916BCIG45F7C6R1S/Pale+Touch+Me+Not+%28Impatiens+pallida%29 Home - Eastern Box Turtle, Joe-pye Weed, and the Scarlet Pimpernel Pale Touch Me Not (Impatiens pallida) - Pale Touch Me Nots are starting to come on strong now. I've been seeing them in large clusters along the roads around Little Sewickley Creek and I can't say I remember seeing them in such concentrations before. But, as in most species, there are "bumper crops" and lean years, this must be a good year for them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409336070222-1U77COZ881L3LKNX01J7/Yellow+Ironweed+%28Verbesina+alternifolia%29 Home - Eastern Box Turtle, Joe-pye Weed, and the Scarlet Pimpernel Yellow Ironweed (Verbesina alternifolia) - Yellow Ironweed is more commonly known as Wingstem, named for the wing like protrusions that run the length of it stem. However I call it Yellow Ironweed since the general shape of the plant and its flowering characteristics are very similar to the several species of Ironweed that are in our area. The yellow flower petals will soon drop leaving only the flower "bud" to remain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409336105003-Y3U22LCEF4B44364HCB1/Turkeytail+Mushroom+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Eastern Box Turtle, Joe-pye Weed, and the Scarlet Pimpernel Turkeytail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor) - Turkeytail Mushrooms are one of the first mushrooms I ever identified and to this day I'm still fascinated by the variety of colors they exhibit. It's also one of the few mushrooms that have a growing season during the colder months and will "winter-over" to the spring. As a matter of fact, I've found some of the most beautiful specimens during the coldest months of the year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409336153007-P360LVX5J731XSWUIAQA/Eastern+Box+Turtle+%28Terrapene+carolina+carolina%29 Home - Eastern Box Turtle, Joe-pye Weed, and the Scarlet Pimpernel Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) - I've been hoping to photograph a Box Turtle pretty much since I bought my camera... so it's kinda funny that it's taken me almost four years to happen upon one. This was a pretty large specimen and I've read they can live for anywhere from 50 to 100 years. So in reality, this turtle could be much older than even me... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409336183409-BD92O54JMAE3YG1TINJP/Tall+Ironweed+%28Vernonia+gigantea%29 Home - Eastern Box Turtle, Joe-pye Weed, and the Scarlet Pimpernel Tall Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea) - Tall Ironweed is one of my favorite fall wildflowers because of the deep purple hue of its blossoms and because it lasts into Autumn, when most plants in the forests are starting to die off. I recently read that Ironweeds Genus name is in honor of William Vernon, an English botanist who first started collecting Ironweeds in the 1600s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409336215314-5X17CTQ4MMHJUV0X28QC/Great+Blue+Lobelia+%28Lobelia+siphilitica%29 Home - Eastern Box Turtle, Joe-pye Weed, and the Scarlet Pimpernel Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) - In my experience, I typically find Great Blue Lobelia along the stream in moister parts of the floodplain. Its wonderful blue and white flowers are clustered together on a tall stem that typically reaches about waist height. I found this specimen near the creek on the stream's floodplain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409336264847-3QPSMLGMKUF09J0PKLWH/Joe-pye+Weed+%28Eutrochium+purpureum%29 Home - Eastern Box Turtle, Joe-pye Weed, and the Scarlet Pimpernel Joe-pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum) - This is the first I've identified Joy-Pye weed. According to Wikipedia, a native american healer during colonial times named Joe Pye (Jopi in his native tongue), used this plant to treat a variety of ailments the colonists were experiencing and the name stuck. I found this specimen right along the stream near the headwaters of Little Sewickley creek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409336298040-C80HPYGRGM3MLSY2Z534/Scarlet+Pimpernel+%28Anagallis+arvensis%29 Home - Eastern Box Turtle, Joe-pye Weed, and the Scarlet Pimpernel Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) Non-Native - Even though Scarlet Pimpernel is not native to our area, it really is a beautiful little flower that deserves recognition. Is tiny little orange blossoms are probably some of the most beautiful of any wildflowers in our region and are actually very difficult to photograph. Scarlet Pimpernel also has a large number of other commonly used names: Red Pimpernel, Red Chickweed, Poorman's Barometer, Poorman's Weather-Glass, Shepherd's Weather-Glass, and Shepherd's Clock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409336353377-93KWSXYM98UZEGP78Q34/Pennsylvania+Smartweed+%28Polygonum+pensylvanicum%29 Home - Eastern Box Turtle, Joe-pye Weed, and the Scarlet Pimpernel Pennsylvania Smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409336384943-V69B983L1RSJMCRS8OZ9/Yellow+Ironweed+%28Verbesina+alternifolia%29 Home - Eastern Box Turtle, Joe-pye Weed, and the Scarlet Pimpernel Yellow Ironweed (Verbesina alternifolia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409336409429-0QQLK1P7FL2C5MZNEY6H/Eastern+Box+Turtle+%28Terrapene+carolina+carolina%29 Home - Eastern Box Turtle, Joe-pye Weed, and the Scarlet Pimpernel Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409336443530-CY0HTRF1A2654M3F5KMK/Tall+Ironweed+%28Vernonia+gigantea%29 Home - Eastern Box Turtle, Joe-pye Weed, and the Scarlet Pimpernel Tall Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409336503377-SAKSKTVH4GW54YKX2IL2/Joe-pye+Weed+%28Eutrochium+purpureum%29 Home - Eastern Box Turtle, Joe-pye Weed, and the Scarlet Pimpernel Joe-pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409336536638-3T6EB5F1UE530HK9VHII/Scarlet+Pimpernel+%28Anagallis+arvensis%29 Home - Eastern Box Turtle, Joe-pye Weed, and the Scarlet Pimpernel Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) Non-Native https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409336568870-363LX9M2N7LXBYMJSAAR/Pale+Touch+Me+Not+%28Impatiens+pallida%29 Home - Eastern Box Turtle, Joe-pye Weed, and the Scarlet Pimpernel Pale Touch Me Not (Impatiens pallida) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409336607488-7UHUJCBEGJBE6D16XC4O/Common+Chicory+%28Cichorium+intybus%29 Home - Eastern Box Turtle, Joe-pye Weed, and the Scarlet Pimpernel Common Chicory (Cichorium intybus) Non-Native http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/8/27/zoar-valley monthly 0.5 2015-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409167283880-3J9F1VSOK3L38XNM4L4B/Cattaraugus+creek+-+Main+Branch Home - Zoar Valley Cattaraugus Creek: Main Branch - The day was overcast so it was tough to get good photos of the amazing cliffs that are around pretty much every bend in the creek, but this photo does give some perspective of how tall they really are. This is the Main Branch of the Cattaraugus, about a 1/2 mile above the confluence with the South Branch.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409167317682-2M49GB8ZG2T97V6T7R4X/Zoar+Valley+Trail Home - Zoar Valley Zoar Valley Trail - Since the creeks were up, we couldn't hike right down the streambed like I normally like to do. But the trails through the forest were far nicer than I realized and took us past some of the "out of the way" waterfalls and cascades in Zoar. This particular stretch of trail traversed a beautiful floodplain covered in Creeping Myrtle (Vinca minor), which is one of my favorite ground covers even if it is not native. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409167354767-5NNLT23AN2UJV46KADJR/Eastern+Garter+Snake+%28Thamnophis+sirtalis%29 Home - Zoar Valley Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) - It wasn't especially hot that day, but we saw A LOT of Garter snakes, mostly right near the water's edge. They move fast into the brush though, so this is pretty much the only picture I got and thankfully it was in focus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409167402175-U04L8AON3Z04VH39SB9A/Shaggy+Mane+Mushroom+%28Coprinus+comatus%29 Home - Zoar Valley Shaggy Mane Mushroom (Coprinus comatus) - This is the first I've photographed Shaggy Mane Mushroom. As a matter of fact, I think it is the first I've ever even seen the mushroom. Credit goes to my sister for spotting it, I walked right past it. I read that Shaggy Mane Mushrooms is an edible mushroom and are farmed in China. The mushroom must be eaten (or preserved) soon after cultivation though, since it will actually digest it own tissues after a few hours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409167434098-FOMCDO7LY2CRJDWMJPJY/Buff+Cascade Home - Zoar Valley Buff Cascade - Zoar Valley has a lot of waterfalls and "cascades," which are similar to waterfalls but the water doesn't actually freefall and instead trickles down a rock face. This particular cascade is known as "Buff" cascade and is listed at 120 feet high. If you look close, you can see my brother-in-law near the center of the photo, which gives some idea of scale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409167464286-SSRSAY1FK9JOKSV78DLY/St.+John%27s+Wort+%28Hypericum+perforatum%29 Home - Zoar Valley St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) Non-Native - St. John's Wort is well known for its medicinal properties which is most likely why it was introduced in North America. It's actually adapted so well, that many states in the mid-west list it as an invasive species. Either way, I think its yellow flowers are very beautiful and unique. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409167492407-TTMN5PF19NV47H743V78/Bird%27s+Foot+Trefoil+%28Lotus+corniculatus%29 Home - Zoar Valley Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) Non-Native - Bird's Foot Trefoil is not a native plant, but it is one of my favorite little yellow flowers. Its blossoms are particularly beautiful and I recently read that it is the flower in the Girl Scouts logo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409167535765-YUSGK8ZQPEQQMJFVQE3G/Crown+Tipped+Coral+Fungus+%28Artomyces+pyxidatus%29 Home - Zoar Valley Crown Tipped Coral Fungus (Artomyces pyxidatus) - Crown Tipped Coral fungi are typically found growing on rotting wood, usually hardwoods, and are white to ivory in color. At the tip of each "branch" is a small, cup-like depression with three to six "points" that give the fungus its "crowned" appearance. Apparently it is edible and has a strong pepper flavor when fresh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409167561319-JON4CHHA68OF4NHIKKW5/Great+Blue+Lobelia+%28Lobelia+siphilitica%29 Home - Zoar Valley Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) - We found this Great Blue Lobelia not to far from the stream's edge among the other wildflowers and grasses of late summer. Its pretty little blue flowers grow vertically on a long stalk and are a favorite of butterflies, hummingbirds, and other creatures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409167587893-R8CYBFH25HLJZ1JYJ34J/Confluence+of+Main+Branch+and+South+Branch+of+Cattaraugus+Creeks Home - Zoar Valley Confluence of Main Branch and South Branch of Cattaraugus Creeks - The confluence of the Main and South branches is a beautiful place, even if the flat light in this picture doesn't do it justice. It's interesting that the South branch gets real wide and very shallow just before the confuence whereas the Main branch gets narrower and deeper with a pronounced stream channel of swifter water. Many people call the cliff on the right "Indian Head," since the shape of the cliff vaguely resembles a human head. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409167622055-LGZA7IPK5LQNA1WSTY4S/Orange+Jelly+Fungus+%28Dacrymyces+palmatus%29 Home - Zoar Valley Orange Jelly Fungus (Dacrymyces palmatus) - New York is having a wet summer just as we are and we saw a lot of mushrooms and other fungi in the dark recesses of the forest. As a matter of fact, the mature old growth forests up there can get quite dense and some sections of the trails were downright dark, even during the midday. This Orange Jelly fungus was on a log along the trail and it looked to be just reaching its prime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409167718626-JX29IXCPKVJQTP20SZ8L/Common+Chicory+%28Cichorium+intybus%29 Home - Zoar Valley Common Chicory (Cichorium intybus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409167751594-IJFE0JMA2XTEQG7VZ95O/Zoar+Valley+Cliff Home - Zoar Valley Zoar Valley Cliff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409167778748-DSP4JE9HDIFI35TWXQUU/Gossamer+Cascade Home - Zoar Valley Gossamer Cascade (listed as 130' high) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409167809451-7B075RZQCQ75SLOOI57L/Orange+Jelly+Fungus+%28Dacrymyces+palmatus%29 Home - Zoar Valley Orange Jelly Fungus (Dacrymyces palmatus) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/8/26/canadaway-beach-on-lake-erie monthly 0.5 2014-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409080396512-V6Z5UWB093AOIHIGQ85W/Bald+Eagle+%28Haliaeetus+leucocephalus%29 Home - Canadaway Beach on Lake Erie Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) - I've noticed that the Eagles typically get spooked long before I even get near them when I'm on foot, so my nephew and I paddled a 2-person kayak down to the tall pines they frequent along the shore to try to get better pictures. It worked ok, but ironically it was after we landed our boats that I was able to get this picture. We typically see two mature Eagles and at least one juvenile, possibly two. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409080447003-OWA4A240K46ZWFJUM7HA/Lady%27s+Thumb+%28Persicaria+vulgaris%29 Home - Canadaway Beach on Lake Erie Lady's Thumb (Persicaria vulgaris) - Lady's Thumb is very similar Pennsylvania Smartweed that I've posted about before, but Lady's Thumb has white flowers mixed in with the pink blossoms. We found this specimen on the side of a small waterfall right on the beach near where the Eagles are typically found. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409080475281-RZS6LUIWBYKOOMV9HVWO/St.+John%27s+Wort+%28Hypericum+perforatum%29 Home - Canadaway Beach on Lake Erie St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) Non-Native - St. John's Wort non-native that is widely known for its medicinally properties but apparently can be poisonous in large amounts to cattle and other grazing animals. It's an interesting little flower though, with a "dunce cap-like" protrusion coming from the middle of the blossom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409080516303-J6H5M2NZJU1FR1O5Y9GG/Butter+and+Eggs+%28Linaria+vulgaris%29 Home - Canadaway Beach on Lake Erie Butter and Eggs (Linaria vulgaris) Non-Native - Butter and Eggs are also a non-native that has interesting flowers and a very strange name. In many areas of the US it is considered an invasive, but I've only seen a few plants in our area and up on Lake Erie, so this is probably not its preferred habitat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409080549774-VD04GTHT0S5TEU4GCTYA/Mouth+of+Canadaway+Creek Home - Canadaway Beach on Lake Erie Mouth of Canadaway Creek - I've posted other photos of Canadaway creek's mouth taken from this very spot before and it always fascinates me how the blue sky gives the surface of the water a deep blue hue too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409080593801-QWRKF8M33HVR25FUH4SF/Allegheny+Monkeyflower+%28Mimulus+ringens%29 Home - Canadaway Beach on Lake Erie Allegheny Monkeyflower (Mimulus ringens) - Apparently Allegheny Monkeyflower got its name because the flowers purportedly resemble the face of a smiling monkey. I personally don't see it, but it is a beautiful little flower nonetheless and this was the first I've come across it this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409080650548-R0EWPKW36P7SATVDURGF/Common+Merganser+%28Mergus+merganser%29 Home - Canadaway Beach on Lake Erie Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) - These two Mergansers were floating in the mouth of Canadaway creek when I happened upon them. Mergansers typically fly away from me long before I even get close, but these two didn't seem to mind me. I believe the larger one is a female and the other a juvenile (sex unknown). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409080682960-HRCRS7AG36SBVP0ON4KQ/Common+Milkweed+%28Asclepias+syriaca%29 Home - Canadaway Beach on Lake Erie Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) - Milkweed flowers are pretty much done blooming, but their seed pods are just starting to mature. We found this specimen growing in the area where the forest meets the beach; where the sand is heavily mixed with the soil. It's surprising to me that Milkweed can grow in such harsh conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409080709891-81JQSR5MWH6NZBOKB1WO/Wild+Blackberry+%28Rubus+villosus%29 Home - Canadaway Beach on Lake Erie Wild Blackberry (Rubus villosus) - Wild Blackberries are fairly abundant on the abandoned property near the mouth of Canadaway creek and they were just starting to ripen when we were there. I ate a few, but they weren't very sweet surprisingly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409080768455-MWCTV9TID2C6B9HLNN7T/Gem+Studded+Puffball+%28Lycoperdon+perlatum%29 Home - Canadaway Beach on Lake Erie Gem Studded Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409080791801-Z2JJ4TL0IA06HU8KNFUE/Common+Merganser+%28Mergus+merganser%29 Home - Canadaway Beach on Lake Erie Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409080820964-RPI5K7N58WLMALJ650L8/Allegheny+Monkeyflower+%28Mimulus+ringens%29 Home - Canadaway Beach on Lake Erie Allegheny Monkeyflower (Mimulus ringens) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409080848957-AFRPGVPVINQ0R0IQAG7W/Lady%27s+Thumb+%28Persicaria+vulgaris%29 Home - Canadaway Beach on Lake Erie Lady's Thumb (Persicaria vulgaris) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409080878201-9BZJRIK6TJ44YJCG4ORG/Spotted+Touch+Me+Not+%28Impatiens+capensis%29 Home - Canadaway Beach on Lake Erie Spotted Touch Me Not (Impatiens capensis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409080910433-X9KFD25LWFPE85MKTFAV/Orange+Daylily+%28Hemerocallis+fulva%29 Home - Canadaway Beach on Lake Erie Orange Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409080980856-9JS5Y9UET5143QQ99Z6S/Heal-All+%28Prunella+vulgaris%29 Home - Canadaway Beach on Lake Erie Heal-All (Prunella vulgaris) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409081008316-A5J1QBAHK9MPIK87H3EW/Common+Chicory+%28Cichorium+intybus%29 Home - Canadaway Beach on Lake Erie Common Chicory (Cichorium intybus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1409081041096-CS4RDB6VWTZ4AQQSPQGP/Waterfall+on+Lake+Erie Home - Canadaway Beach on Lake Erie Waterfall on Lake Erie http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/7/31/snails-turkeytails-and-swallowtails monthly 0.5 2014-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406831874629-ZDQWDZ3UR26QG4Y3V7FJ/Thin-Leaved+Sunflower+%28Helianthus+decapetalus%29 Home - Snails, Turkeytails, and Swallowtails Thin-Leaved Sunflower (Helianthus decapetalus) - Thin-Leaved Sunflower attract many types of insects, especially butterflies and bees which suck the nectar and pollen from its large, yellow flowers. Typically three to five feet tall, this native perennial, which is also known as the Forest Sunflower, is one of the many different types of Sunflowers in North America. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406831914380-52JE0OVCOZIISSH760LO/Turkeytail+Mushroom+%28Trametes+versicolor%29 Home - Snails, Turkeytails, and Swallowtails Turkeytail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor) - This is the first Turkeytail mushroom I've found this year and it seems a little early, so I hope that means it's going to be a good year for them since they are so incredibly colorful, even through the winter months. While this specimen is full of tan and orange, I've seen blues, greens, reds, and even purples over the years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406831976233-FQ5LIJ94D9J865RYJST1/Eastern+Tiger+Swallowtail+Butterfly+%28Papilio+glaucus%29 Home - Snails, Turkeytails, and Swallowtails Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly ♀ (Papilio glaucus) - I spotted this female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly through the tall grasses in the wildflower meadow, which I think made for a cool picture. Eastern Tiger Swallowtails are very common in our area and are widely distributed in eastern North America. Like all other swallowtails, they get their name from the "tails" on their backwings. Typically female Eastern Tiger Swallowtails are yellow, but black morphs such as this one are common too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406832056801-UFU9J3T6YD21QSJD7IBF/Oyster+Mushroom+%28Pleurotus+ostreatus%29+with+Snail Home - Snails, Turkeytails, and Swallowtails Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) with Snail - I'm 90% sure this is an Oyster mushroom, but I can't say for certain. And when I took the picture, I didn't even see the forest snail off to the side and I have no idea what species it is. But I liked the photo even though my lens was a little foggy from the humidity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406832197574-H7Y9M44L7HMJEYMH09ZJ/Wild+Bergamot+%28Monarda+fistulosa%29 Home - Snails, Turkeytails, and Swallowtails Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) - Wild Bergamot is a close relative of Oswego Tea (Monarda didyma), which I posted a few weeks ago. Both have nearly identical flower structure, both stand about chest height, and the only real difference I readily see is the color of their flowers where Wild Bergamot tends to be purplish white and Oswego Tea is bright red. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406832243064-YV31YIHXUEKQ2YCRKND7/Eastern+Purple+Coneflower+%28Echinacea+purpurea%29 Home - Snails, Turkeytails, and Swallowtails Eastern Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) - Eastern Purple Coneflowers are commonly used in landscaping so a lot of people are familiar with them. They stand two to five feet tall and have a beautiful orangish red flower surrounded by purple petals. As with the other flowers of the Echinacea species, they are widely known for their medicinal properties. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406832313547-7W68O0VM63ST19DC83LU/Hummingbird+Moth+%28Hemaris+thysbe%29 Home - Snails, Turkeytails, and Swallowtails Hummingbird Moth (Hemaris thysbe) - Hummingbird Moths are aptly named since they look, fly, and have similar feeding habits just like true Hummingbirds. It is really odd to me how similar they actually are, but Hummingbird Moths are beautiful in their own right. This was the only picture I was able to get, so thankfully it was in focus since the moth was gone a few seconds later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406832372329-QFC5U10NM0EGCNY0SYTC/Dense+Blazing+Star+%28Liatris+spicata%29 Home - Snails, Turkeytails, and Swallowtails Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) - Dense Blazing Star is a tall perennial that prefers moist ground in open meadows. So the wildflower meadows up at the park are ideal habitat and the meadow I visited on Sunday had many Dense Blazing Stars in full bloom. Reaching two to four feet tall, Dense Blazing Star's purple flowers grow along a single stem in clusters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406832399451-7YNIQ8ATDEK36I7J6YN7/Eastern+Tiger+Swallowtail+%28Papilio+glaucus%29 Home - Snails, Turkeytails, and Swallowtails Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ♂ (Papilio glaucus) - Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterflies typically feed on the nectar of many species of red, purple, and pink flowers, such as this Dense Blazing Star I found this one feeding on. Eastern Tiger Swallowtails get their name from the black tiger-like stripes on the fore wings. Adult Eastern Tiger Swallowtails are known to fly high above the ground, often times well above the tree tops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406832481765-1RQLCEYTMSA54G86KICX/Yellow+Coneflower+%28Rudbeckia+hirta%29 Home - Snails, Turkeytails, and Swallowtails Yellow Coneflower (Rudbeckia hirta) - There are a lot of Sunflowers. Then there are a lot of flowers that look like Sunflowers... so it's a challenge to correctly identify "Sunflower-looking" wildflowers. But I'm pretty sure this is Yellow Coneflower, which is also more commonly known as Black Eyed Susan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406832546898-356G2I7FHA6OQF1AY638/Butterfly+Weed+%28Asclepias+tuberosa%29 Home - Snails, Turkeytails, and Swallowtails Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) - I haven't come across Butterfly Weed lately, but I found a few plants in the wildflower meadow up in the park. As I've written before, their orange flowers are so vibrant that in the right light, they can almost glow. As far as the green insects busy feeding in the picture, I believe they are Green Sweat Beas (Augochlora pura). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406832593621-9Z3PQ86R5M4J5XH2EHGX/Common+Chicory+%28Cichorium+intybus%29 Home - Snails, Turkeytails, and Swallowtails Common Chicory (Cichorium intybus) - Even though it is not native to our area, I think Chicory is an absolutely beautiful blue flower and it's deeply "toothed" petals give it an interesting silhouette. If you look for Chicory, go early since most days, especially sunny days, the blossoms close up later in the day. I typically see a lot of Chicory along the roads and clearings in the forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406832682842-0ZXOZT0IOS64LCDUMN69/Wild+Bergamot+%28Monarda+fistulosa%29 Home - Snails, Turkeytails, and Swallowtails Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406832722971-O1GN8KLMILNU76FB4UIO/Eastern+Tiger+Swallowtail+%28Papilio+glaucus%29 Home - Snails, Turkeytails, and Swallowtails Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ♂ (Papilio glaucus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406832790605-UUISJ9AHXF3O9XO6I7EE/Butterfly+Weed+%28Asclepias+tuberosa%29 Home - Snails, Turkeytails, and Swallowtails Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406832831696-HSMHF2IKO0E5VCASJH2C/Eastern+Daisy+Fleabane+%28Erigeron+annus%29 Home - Snails, Turkeytails, and Swallowtails Eastern Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron annus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406832873122-ROI18IP8Q3RVCKH4RW6V/Wild+Bergamot+%28Monarda+fistulosa%29 Home - Snails, Turkeytails, and Swallowtails Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406832911627-RE8OG43N3467DCH9IBY5/Eastern+Tiger+Swallowtail+%28Papilio+glaucus%29 Home - Snails, Turkeytails, and Swallowtails Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ♀ (Papilio glaucus) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/7/23/slugs-bugs-and-some-chicken-of-the-woods monthly 0.5 2014-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406140297435-X1GQ3I0J73Z39VMLB950/Indian+pipe+%28Monotropa+uniflora%29 Home - Slugs, Bugs, and Chicken of the Woods Indian pipe (Monotropa uniflora) - While I'm fairly familiar with Indian Pipe, this is the first I've actually seen the internal parts of the flowers, particularly the "anthers." The flower petals seem to have dropped exposing the anthers, which to me look like tiny little flowers themselves. Indian Pipe is also known as the "Ghost Plant" from its pale appearance due to the lack of chlorophyll in the plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406140348876-DARRGJHLCZO67XGCI3FH/Crown+Tipped+Coral+Fungus+%28Artomyces+pyxidatus%29 Home - Slugs, Bugs, and Chicken of the Woods Crown Tipped Coral Fungus (Artomyces pyxidatus) - This is the first I've run into Crown Tipped Coral fungus this year and surprisingly I found this cluster with several other clusters nearby.. more than I've ever seen before at one time. So I can only assume it's due to the especially wet summer we've had. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406140391017-K4LTKV3LSIWPIVIQTQZ6/Chicken+of+the+Woods+%28Laetiporus+sulphureus%29 Home - Slugs, Bugs, and Chicken of the Woods Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) - I found five or six good size clumps of Chicken of the Woods on just one large oak stump. The bright orange, yellow, and pink colors of this common shelf fungus really stood out on a grey day and the "shelves" will continue to get bigger in the coming weeks. According to my mushroom field guide, Chicken of the Woods is a "choice edible" and apparently tastes very similar to chicken (hence the name... haha). Disclaimer: As always, never eat any plants or mushrooms that you have not positively identified. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406140479101-Q8UPBFI5V9GBT92BVPL6/Star+Chickweed+%28Stellaria+pubera%29 Home - Slugs, Bugs, and Chicken of the Woods Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera) - This was the only Star Chickweed plant I found on Sunday and as with many of the other specimens I find, it was right next to the creek with its roots probably in the water. A pretty little flower, the blossoms are no bigger than a nickel and the plant only reaches about knee high in height. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406140542135-6JUHTZSNUPPWC9UNJC9M/Apheloria+Millipede+%28Apheloria+virginiensis%29 Home - Slugs, Bugs, and Chicken of the Woods Apheloria Millipede (Apheloria virginiensis) - This is the first I've photographed an Apheloria Millipede and I'm almost certain of my identification. This milipede was walking across some moss and wouldn't stop so the picture is a little out of focus. But I wanted to include it in this post since I saw three other Apheloria Millipedes on Sunday, so they must like wet weather too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406140582536-DSRBEYR6TDS8LFZVXPZ2/Slug+on+Impatiens+Capensis Home - Slugs, Bugs, and Chicken of the Woods Slug on Impatiens Capensis - I could see from a distance that this Spotted Touch Me Not flower (Impatiens Capensis) was oddly shaped but it wasn't until I got up close that I realized it was because there was a slug is wrapped around it. I am not sure what type of slug this is, I guess it could be the Common Garden Slug (Arion distinctus) but either way I thought it was interesting to see it on such a pretty flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406140667571-8NOWA2L012ZZUMAQKB83/Slug+on+Walnut+Shell Home - Slugs, Bugs, and Chicken of the Woods Slug on Walnut Shell - I hadn't walked more than twenty feet or so and I ran into another slug sitting on a fresh Black Walnut shell (Juglans nigra) with a tiny pool of water at the bottom. As with the other slug, it might be a Common Garden Slug (Arion distinctus) but I'm really not sure. I like this picture though, it looks like the slug is drinking water from the bottom of the shell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406140767012-FJH95ZV1DUQX5FRI3BNC/Dew+Drops Home - Slugs, Bugs, and Chicken of the Woods Dew Drops - These dew drops caught my eye in the grasses along the trail as I was hiking down a steep hill. I was able to get a few good pictures, this being my favorite. And if you look close, I think you can see my reflection in one of the larger droplets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406140851424-ETDMHGU0CJC6MGCKAF29/Common+Milkweed+%28Asclepias+syriaca%29 Home - Slugs, Bugs, and Chicken of the Woods Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) - At quick glance, I counted 32 bugs climbing in and around these Common Milkweed flowers. I've written about how important Milkweed is for butterflies, moths, and countless other insects... so I guess I now have photographic proof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406140937404-HS3VCPXA1A06ML44O2MC/Crown+Tipped+Coral+Fungus+%28Artomyces+pyxidatus%29 Home - Slugs, Bugs, and Chicken of the Woods Crown Tipped Coral Fungus (Artomyces pyxidatus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406141053362-R4XLSFHAH3PV0PI44UO3/Pa+Smartweed+%28Polygonum+pensylvanicum%29 Home - Slugs, Bugs, and Chicken of the Woods Pennsylvania Smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406141152292-7AILKQIBKKYBEBSCN1PP/Spotted+Touch+Me+Nots+%28Impatiens+capensis%29 Home - Slugs, Bugs, and Chicken of the Woods Spotted Touch Me Not (Impatiens capensis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406141187671-5AXTR470SOUQ9UC0LFJO/Chicken+of+the+Woods+%28Laetiporus+sulphureus%29 Home - Slugs, Bugs, and Chicken of the Woods Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406141214407-PHHG17AIT37J6NIY7KP4/Apheloria+Millipede+%28Apheloria+virginiensis%29 Home - Slugs, Bugs, and Chicken of the Woods Apheloria Millipede (Apheloria virginiensis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406141247191-IU6K1BR7YNMQNJFE79AD/Indian+pipe+%28Monotropa+uniflora%29 Home - Slugs, Bugs, and Chicken of the Woods Indian pipe (Monotropa uniflora) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406141298850-GI1OCNSAY3GMLMSLTPHH/Dew+Drops Home - Slugs, Bugs, and Chicken of the Woods Dew Drops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406141480451-A7AUY74FMY55YTLSR5WH/Heal+All+%28Prunella+vulgaris%29 Home - Slugs, Bugs, and Chicken of the Woods Heal All (Prunella vulgaris) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1406141586394-84FLO9CMA5WIZTAT596S/Common+Milkweed+%28Asclepias+syriaca%29 Home - Slugs, Bugs, and Chicken of the Woods Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/7/14/squawroot-indian-pipes-and-a-great-spangled-fritillary monthly 0.5 2014-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1405364321275-43LU4VQX3SY4GRTK8KCT/Great+Spangled+Fritillary+Butterfly+%28Speyeria+cybele%29 Home - Squawroot, Indian Pipes, and a Great Spangled Fritillary Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly (Speyeria cybele) - Great Spangled Fritillary Butterflies, like almost all butterflies, have very beautiful colors and geometric patterns that make for great photos. All I need to do is to get them in focus, which is no easy task since they rarely stay in one place for long. So I was excited that I got this great picture of the butterfly and I, "eye to eye." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1405364399118-PSDCMCECSQJ8N97B7XWD/Common+Milkweed+%28Asclepias+syriaca%29 Home - Squawroot, Indian Pipes, and a Great Spangled Fritillary Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) - Common Milkweed and its close relative Butterfly Weed are two of my favorite summer wildflowers. Plus butterflies, bees, and all sorts of other insects feed on their nectar, so they're gorging themselves now that the flowers are blossoming.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1405364461777-KYAWYUWSVTQPW2JSJ8ME/Spotted+Touch+Me+Not+%28Impatiens+capensis%29 Home - Squawroot, Indian Pipes, and a Great Spangled Fritillary Spotted Touch Me Not (Impatiens capensis) - Spotted Touch Me Nots are typically found in swampy areas and along streams in our area. They're in full bloom right now and I've been finding a lot of the Spotted Touch Me Nots lately, but not so many of the Pale Touch Me Nots (Impatiens pallida). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1405364563325-YSFBSXS9K6LWQYD5D84H/Oswego+Tea+%28Monarda+didyma%29 Home - Squawroot, Indian Pipes, and a Great Spangled Fritillary Oswego Tea (Monarda didyma) - Oswego Tea, also known as "Crimson Bee Balm," is normally found along stream banks growing in dense clusters. The bright red flowers of Oswego Tea distinguish it from its close relative, Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), which is nearly identical only it has purplish flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1405364653504-R8A0A389R4MYHX781L26/Butterfly+Weed+%28Asclepias+tuberosa%29 Home - Squawroot, Indian Pipes, and a Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) - The orange flowers of Butterfly Weed are so brilliant they almost glow with an orange hue when set against the green backdrop of the forest. The flowers stand out so much that several times I've spotted them across a field from a considerable distance. Like Milkweed, Butterfly Weed is a favorite of butterflies, bees, and other insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1405364692664-AOFT7L32ZSXO51VL8DMF/Indian+Pipe+%28Monotropa+uniflora%29 Home - Squawroot, Indian Pipes, and a Great Spangled Fritillary Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora) - Unlike most plants, Indian Pipe has no chlorophyll and instead of generating its energy directly from sunlight, it is a parasite that gets its enery from photosynthetic trees. Since it does not require sunlight to grow, this little wildflower is often found in the darkest parts of the forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1405364722725-Q20ZNHIVP54R7PXSP7RA/Thin-Leaved+Sunflower+%28Helianthus+decapetalus%29 Home - Squawroot, Indian Pipes, and a Great Spangled Fritillary Thin-Leaved Sunflower (Helianthus decapetalus) - Interestingly, I didn't even notice the spider web encircling this Thin-Leaved Sunflower specimen until I reviewed my pictures on my computer, but it turned out to be a great photo. There are some wildflowers, this being one of them, that I only find in the wildflower meadows in the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1405364776418-6TU76Z9AMUCDQ8RL6KN4/Wild+Black+Raspberries+%28Rubus+occidentalis%29 Home - Squawroot, Indian Pipes, and a Great Spangled Fritillary Wild Black Raspberries (Rubus occidentalis) - An easy way to distinguish Wild Black Raspberries from Wild Blackberries is the shape of the berry. Wild Black Raspberries are "cup" shaped whereas Wild Blackberries are not cupped. By the way, never eat any berries that you have not positively identified.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1405364825789-YNZYIFCV1EMWB21Z613A/Squawroot+%28Conopholis+americana%29 Home - Squawroot, Indian Pipes, and a Great Spangled Fritillary Squawroot (Conopholis americana) - When Squawroot first blooms, its tiny flowers are a bright white that fades into brown rather quickly. So if you're looking for Squawroot now, most all will be closer to brown and more difficult to find since they rarely get more than 4 inches or so tall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1405448176985-JCKMBSJ8L790GJFHR72W/Heal+All+%28Prunella+vulgaris%29 Home - Squawroot, Indian Pipes, and a Great Spangled Fritillary Heal All (Prunella vulgaris) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1405448209697-U5UAHZRO6SXUWJBVAKX5/Butterfly+Weed+%28Asclepias+tuberosa%29 Home - Squawroot, Indian Pipes, and a Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1405448278302-66XGM9XOB0QVN07YIECD/Great+Spangled+Fritillary+Butterfly+%28Speyeria+cybele%29 Home - Squawroot, Indian Pipes, and a Great Spangled Fritillary Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly (Speyeria cybele) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1405448371750-N5QBRI390GYPBNVDRUKU/Indian+Pipe+%28Monotropa+uniflora%29 Home - Squawroot, Indian Pipes, and a Great Spangled Fritillary Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1405448453847-YSD05BZWPM7NX14Y4PRF/Spotted+Touch+Me+Not+%28Impatiens+capensis%29 Home - Squawroot, Indian Pipes, and a Great Spangled Fritillary Spotted Touch Me Not (Impatiens capensis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1405448514598-DX9N0H63JLO3ZMF0ZZB0/Queen+Anne%27s+Lace+%28Daucus+carota%29 Home - Squawroot, Indian Pipes, and a Great Spangled Fritillary Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota) Non-Native https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1405448612991-2ZFSGVDIV68DKGUHI29K/Orange+Daylily+%28Hemerocallis+Fulva%29 Home - Squawroot, Indian Pipes, and a Great Spangled Fritillary Orange Daylily (Hemerocallis Fulva) Non-Native https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1405448719915-CY9E463H4WCZTXJI58MI/Thin-Leaved+Sunflower+%28Helianthus+decapetalus%29 Home - Squawroot, Indian Pipes, and a Great Spangled Fritillary Thin-Leaved Sunflower (Helianthus decapetalus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1405448808752-4Q4NSX8TOHYA7VLL3QZ3/Oswego+Tea+%28Monarda+didyma%29 Home - Squawroot, Indian Pipes, and a Great Spangled Fritillary Oswego Tea (Monarda didyma) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/7/7/not-all-who-wander-are-lost monthly 0.5 2014-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1404756336620-HMC4057PMRQWD30TH4Y6/Golden+Waxy+Cap+%28Hygrophorus+flavescens%29 Home - Not all who wander are lost... Golden Waxy Cap (Hygrophorus flavescens) - Golden Waxy Cap is a new mushroom to me and I am 95% certain of my identification. Even though it was slightly overcast that day, the yellow and orange of the mushroom seemed to glow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1404756433587-ZZ8V78841YPCCDZOVNNT/Pennsylvania+Smartweed+%28Polygonum+pennsylvanica+%29 Home - Not all who wander are lost... Pennsylvania Smartweed (Polygonum pennsylvanica ) - Even though Pennsylvania Smartweed has bright pink and white blossoms, they are easy to miss among the grasses that line the trail. It's also one of the flowers that last for months, so they'll be around for a while longer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1404757210850-QYR5B25RE3AITXDX9VU1/Heal+All+%28Prunella+vulgaris%29 Home - Not all who wander are lost... Heal All (Prunella vulgaris) - Heal All is aptly named since it's been used by many cultures over the millenia for medicinal purposes and I've even read that the Iroquois made a drink from the dried flowers and leaves to reduce fevers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1404757241507-28KJR3230TH1F7XKAU5I/Hairy+Rubber+Cup+Fungus+%28Galiella+rufa%29 Home - Not all who wander are lost... Hairy Rubber Cup Fungus (Galiella rufa) - Hairy Rubber Cup fungus is easy to miss since it is a low lying fungus whose brown color blends into the forest floor. As a matter of fact, the only reason I found these cups is because I sat down to take a break and then noticed them growing by my hiking boots. Hairy Rubber Cups look like they are made from round discs of leather to me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1404757308463-N5Y87EJPOEB0E9DJXX0A/Asiatic+Dayflower+%28Commelina+communis%29 Home - Not all who wander are lost... Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis) Non-Native - Even though Asiatic Dayflowers are not native to our area, they are very beautiful and interesting in that each plant only blossoms for one day a year. I've always wondered why the species developed that adaptation, since most changes a species develops are to help in survival, that adaptation seems counter-intuitive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1404757366514-JVQE3W9GXJM9YGLJ6D8W/Canada+Thistle+%28Cirsium+arvense%29 Home - Not all who wander are lost... Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense) Non-Native - Also known as Creeping Thistle, Canada Thistle produces a pinkish purple blossom on top of long skinny branches. Canada Thistles is not native to our area and is considered invasive in many states. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1404757465859-AJ7XPZFQ1SAYHVNZXZXA/Milkweed+Flower+Buds+%28Asclepias+syriaca%29 Home - Not all who wander are lost... Common Milkweed Flower Buds (Asclepias syriaca) - This Milkweed plant, which I found down near the stream on the floodplain, is getting ready to start flowering. Milkweed is a favorite for butterflies and the other pollinators and I even saw a few butterflies fluttering about waiting for the blossoms to open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1404758251406-8O1PAKXRVEOZMGZI4EEA/Star+Chickweed+%28Stellaria+pubera%29 Home - Not all who wander are lost... Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera) - I found this specimen of Star Chickweed among a large concentration of Small Flower Forget-Me-Nots. Star Chickweed must prefer similar, watery habitats to Forget-Me-Nots since both were within a foot or so of the stream.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1404758331804-4HNL67NP0UJFS6OG9LZS/Small+Flower+Forget-Me-Nots+%28Myosotis+laxa%29 Home - Not all who wander are lost... Small Flower Forget-Me-Nots (Myosotis laxa) - Small Flower Forget-Me-Nots are in full bloom right now and will be around for a few more months. I recently read that Henry David Thoreau referred to this plant as "Mouse Ear Forget-Me-Nots," which is interesting because the flowers are tiny... about the size of a mouse's ear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1404758740899-TF8QIS7FMEMQ0Z0C1NIW/Hairy+Rubber+Cup+Fungus+%28Galiella+rufa%29 Home - Not all who wander are lost... Hairy Rubber Cup Fungus (Galiella rufa) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1404758494656-3CCZ4Z71N6T9GHNJT7RJ/Dame%27s+Rocket+%28Hesperis+matronalis%29 Home - Not all who wander are lost... Dame's Rocket (Hesperis matronalis) Non-Native https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1404758596978-2O90I9OFWF6YRB26TKL7/Heal+All+%28Prunella+vulgaris%29 Home - Not all who wander are lost... Heal All (Prunella vulgaris) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/6/30/june-hike-off-sevins-road monthly 0.5 2014-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1404152146044-IXWZO6XJ8ABWFW94DWOC/Swamp+Buttercup+Ranunculus+septentrionalis Home - June Hike off Sevin's Road Swamp Buttercup (Ranunculus septentrionalis) - Swamp Buttercups are common in our area, since our moist deciduous woods are their preferred growing habitat. The flowers are typically only 6" - 12" tall and their pretty yellow flowers standout on the green and brown of the forest floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1404152208574-RUC7XUVEPU8QD9ISUIW4/Squawroot+%28Conopholis+americana%29 Home - June Hike off Sevin's Road Squawroot (Conopholis americana) - Squawroot, also known as "Bear corn," is a parasitic wildflower that grows on and receives its nutrients from the roots of Oak and Beech trees. This spring wildflower's blossoms are only white for a short period after which Squawroot becomes brown and dies off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1404152268561-1YOJP96BZZJGZXU1HQ88/Rue+Anemone+%28Thalictrum+thalictroides%29 Home - June Hike off Sevin's Road Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) - A small plant that seldom reaches more than 8" tall, Rue Anemone's brilliant white blossomes are easy spotted and can sometimes come in pink too. I found this specimen just off the path, growing among the grasses that line the trails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1404152334162-1KXZG9EVHDVDI3UYD5II/Spotted+Touch+Me+Not++%28Impatiens+capensis%29 Home - June Hike off Sevin's Road Spotted Touch Me Not (Impatiens capensis) - I've been seeing a lot of Touch Me Nots lately but this is the first I've found that is flowering. One of my favorite wildflowers, there is also a yellow variety of Touch Me Nots in our area too. When ready, their seed pods will burst open dispersing their seeds at the slightest touch, hence their name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1404152369360-R4RRYMSJLE5L59CX5XW7/Little+Sewickley+Creek Home - June Hike off Sevin's Road Little Sewickley Creek - Several sections of the creek were lit up by the sun, which gives the stream a golden glow as it reflects the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1404152425970-VEZLW6GWRVF6RWVH2EAW/Little+Sewickley+Creek Home - June Hike off Sevin's Road Little Sewickley Creek - In another section of the stream, the sun was filtered through a green "lense" of leaves and grasses that reflected a deep green hue on the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1404152520978-2MTTPFJSDJYS6P840JF9/Common+Fleabane+%28Erigeron+philadelphicus%29 Home - June Hike off Sevin's Road Common Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) - Common Fleabane, also known as Philadelphia Fleabane, is prevalent in our area and will become even more prevalent as its season progresses. This native perennial looks similar to Ox-eye Daisies, but the petals are much narrower. http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/6/5/late-may-and-early-june-flowers monthly 0.5 2014-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401994727468-4B7I4IZL65F71J967LDX/Swamp+Dewberry+%28Rubus+Hispidus%29 Home - Late May and Early June Flowers Swamp Dewberry (Rubus Hispidus) - Swamp Dewberry is a native shrub from the Rose family that I find throughout the valley, typcially down on the floodplains of the stream. Its white flowers are fairly distinctive with a clear separation between all 5 petals with hair-like extensions protruding from the center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401994755111-N2UXIRI8MWWO1JIPWT1Z/Virginia+Waterleaf+%28Hydrophyllum+virginianum%29 Home - Late May and Early June Flowers Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum) - Viriginia Waterleaf is typically 1 or 2 feet tall with a dense cyme of white flowers a couple of inches across. Cyme is a new word for me and literally means a flat topped flower cluster that radiates from the center the branch tip. Virginia Waterleaf is pretty easy to recognize, but I don't typically see that much of it around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401994808527-9UOQQ5XWRWWQYR38X9V2/Swamp+Buttercup+%28Ranunculus+septentrionalis%29 Home - Late May and Early June Flowers Swamp Buttercup (Ranunculus septentrionalis) - Swamp Buttercups are one of the many Buttercups in our region and they all have very similar yellow flowers, it can be difficult identifying the different species correctly. But I am fairly confident that these are in fact Swamp Buttercups and not another variety. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401994855316-FZ6N9NKGGPB5333ABP7H/Dame%27s+Rocket+%28Hesperis+matronalis%29 Home - Late May and Early June Flowers Dame's Rocket (Hesperis matronalis) Non Native - Dame's Rocket is an invasive species that displaces native plants and will hinder local wildflower populations, but it is very pretty and is common along the roads in and around Little Sewickley Creek. Its blossoms are mostly white and purple, but some cross breeding does result in a mixed white/purple flower, as in my photograph. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401994942605-ZO36RQTGW85KRRJHTKQ2/Star+of+Bethlehem+%28Ornithogalum+umbellatum%29 Home - Late May and Early June Flowers Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) Non Native - Even though Star of Bethlehem is a non native, the striking white flowers are especially beautiful. The petals have a shiny, waxy look that gives them a silk-like appearance. Star of Bethlehem is also known as "sleepydick," whatever that means... haha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401994972120-KN933P1IVEXC3RT72XXN/Wild+Morning+Glory+%28Calystegia+sepium%29 Home - Late May and Early June Flowers Wild Morning Glory (Calystegia sepium) - Also known as Hedge Bindweed, Wild Morning Glory is a vine that produces large white blossoms that some say resemble bugles. I personally rarely see it, except for one location near the headwaters of Little Sewickley Creek where it appears every year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401995023992-WHI87PUOGIP5DX84CKVO/Wild+Geranium+%28Geranium+maculatum%29 Home - Late May and Early June Flowers Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) - I'm starting to see less and less Wild Geranium in the woods as their season winds down. But they are one of my favorite wildflowers and one of the very first I identified when I bought my camera to learn about the flora and fauna in the woods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401995058725-63JAPYUGOOV7LE4TN77U/Small+Flower+Forget-Me-Nots+%28Myosotis+laxa%29 Home - Late May and Early June Flowers Small Flower Forget-Me-Nots (Myosotis laxa) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401995088707-UNWWO3VN6BB7KLNAG2EZ/Swamp+Dewberry+%28Rubus+Hispidus%29 Home - Late May and Early June Flowers Swamp Dewberry (Rubus Hispidus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401995119086-3KXQ9H7D7JB6W35CBWZ8/Virginia+Waterleaf+%28Hydrophyllum+virginianum%29 Home - Late May and Early June Flowers Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401995177295-Z72F9PEPEEN0LOWY6AYQ/Star+of+Bethelhem+%28Ornithogalum+umbellatum%29+Non+Native Home - Late May and Early June Flowers Star of Bethelhem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) Non Native http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/6/4/april-showers-bring monthly 0.5 2014-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401907237054-9PKNQXJSIIET69N77VVX/Common+White+Violet+%28Viola+striata%29 Home - April Showers bring... Common White Violet (Viola striata) - There are still a lot of violets around the stream bottoms and in my experience the Common White Violets tend to blossom later into the spring than many of the yellow and blue varieties. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401907285964-5UCQGAQ930T9VJA2D7HZ/Woodland+Stonecrop+%28Sedum+ternatum%29 Home - April Showers bring... Woodland Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum) - Woodland Stonecrop is a small "cluster-like" flower that is very low to the ground and easy to miss. Woodland Stonecrop flowers are often found on rock outcroppings, hence their name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401907367037-GCJPRNBBD6JZ0CRK5SA6/Ground+Ivy+%28Glechoma+hederacea%29 Home - April Showers bring... Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) - Non Native - Ground Ivy also has very small flowers but will often grow in large colonies making it easy to find them. This non-native plant was originally from Europe and southwestern Asia and is now very common in North America. Many cultures still eat the leaves as a salad green. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401907392178-JH8WCGXY7W2QVQB5RG3M/Virginia+Bluebells+%28Mertensia+virginica%29 Home - April Showers bring... Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) I personally have only found Virginia Bluebells one spot in the Little Sewickley Creek watershed down on the floodplain in the moist, rich soils that the plant prefers. This photo was taken after a few days of heavy rain, so the blossoms are looking a little beat up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401907423430-YYB80CNG50IPY2TN4033/May+Apple+%28Podophyllum+peltatum%29 Home - April Showers bring... May Apple (Podophyllum peltatum) - May Apples are ubiquitous throughout our region and their umbrella-like leaves are easily recognizable by even the most inexperienced woodsman. The flowers are very pretty and are typically nodding, meaning that I practically have to lie on the ground to get a good picture. As I did with this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401907447589-1FBA9C9GKZI3T6GIS558/Small+Flower+Forget-Me-Nots+%28Myosotis+laxa%29 Home - April Showers bring... Small Flower Forget-Me-Nots (Myosotis laxa) - I'm starting to see more and more Small Flower Forget-Me-Nots along the stream and even on small alluvial islands formed in the stream itself. These tiny blue flowers are very pretty and one of the few Forget-Me-Nots native to our area. They are most definitely water lovers and can even grow in shallow water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401907486903-9JCV3JCK18AQ3G9606L0/Wild+Blue+Phlox+%28Phlox+divaricata%29 Home - April Showers bring... Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata) - Wild Blue Phlox, also known as Woodland Phlox, typically appears in the late spring and its large purplish-blue flowers easily recognizable. Many cultivated species are used in home landscaping, but the flowers are smaller and come in a greater variety of colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401907515377-N75Y0BSDSOJBB0BILJAW/Golden+Ragwort+%28Packera+aurea%29 Home - April Showers bring... Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) - Golden Ragwort is a pretty yellow wildflower I've only recently identified. Native to our area, I tend to find it along trails and old logging roads in near to full sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401907560253-WKZEBR2WTT7YZ96544ZM/Common+Blue+Violet+%28Viola+sororia%29 Home - April Showers bring... Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) - There are still a few Common Blue Violets out in the woods, but I think we're nearing the end of their flowering season. Like all violets, the flowers and leaves are edible and were even used for some medicinal purposes by Native Americans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401907583353-AC9IUWLRQ4TDJEAMXPZY/Philadelphia+Fleabane+%28Erigeron+philadelphicus%29 Home - April Showers bring... Philadelphia Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) - Also known as Common Fleabane, Philadelphia Fleabane is just starting to show up in our woods. The daisy-like flowers have very thin petals that can be white or purple or a combination of both and are very pretty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401907621167-XA12FU6CZNUZPH1BMIO3/Wild+Geranium+%28Geranium+maculatum%29 Home - April Showers bring... Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401907662478-234KB9G86VGBR0HD7J66/Common+White+Violet+%28Viola+striata%29 Home - April Showers bring... Common White Violet (Viola striata) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401907696662-2QWZK84DAG7B34P9NZY1/Small+Flower+Forget-Me-Nots+%28Myosotis+laxa%29 Home - April Showers bring... Small Flower Forget-Me-Nots (Myosotis laxa) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401907749954-82DFIL9166EOSKULOZU4/Golden+Ragwort+%28Packera+aurea%29 Home - April Showers bring... Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/5/28/muddy-creek-paddle-on-lake-arthur monthly 0.5 2014-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401306841752-0ZA1TOXJHFSHDX0MFMV6/Lake+Arthur Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur We started our paddle on the lake and headed up to Muddy Creek on the northernmost finger of the eastern end of the lake. The area along the lake is mostly wooded but is surrounded by rolling hills dotted with farms adding a very rural feel to the area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401306874821-1T4ZSRCRBWTGL55KB9PL/Muddy+Creek+Finger+of+Lake+Arthur Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur As you continue to paddle further up the finger, the lake begins to narrow and lily pads start to get more common. We paddled past Canada Geese, Osprey, and many other water birds, although I wasn't able to get any good pictures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401306911107-TJX0JABKJKZ49TZYQ67K/Duck+Pond+Dam Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur According to the park maps, this dam is known as the "Duck Pond Dam" and I've heard a couple of explanations regarding why it was installed. Some say it was to improve waterfowl habitat and others say that it was to stop an invasive minnow species from spawning in Muddy Creek. Whatever the reason for the dam, most of the time the dam is "open" and does little other than get in the way. But if you want to travel further up Muddy Creek, you have to portage around it (although my brother was able to sneak through a chute in his kayak, my canoe was just to wide though). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401306957171-3C34BIX8U7BVJ6LGIHT7/Lily+Pads Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur After portaging my canoe around the dam, we continued further into a swampy area. The paddling was slow, but the lily pads weren't so dense we couldn't get through the first 100 yards or so. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401307006140-FDDPKM77CUFNRATS37W0/Lily+Pad+Blockade Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur Eventually, the lily pads choked the stream channel so much that we couldn't go any further. I literally couldn't paddle forward; the pads held my canoe in place. The swamp does give way to a more pronounced stream channel where Muddy Creek meets the lake and one can paddle for a good distance up the stream without too many obstructions but we couldn't get that far. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401307035410-J2YEEDKRIQRU3VVZLKJE/Beaver+Lodge Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur We found this Beaver lodge along the eastern shore above the dam. The water was only a few feet deep and clear, but unfortunately we didn't see any Beaver. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401307061326-QM3K3FWNHN8GZ5QTPWMY/Common+Blue+Violet+%28Viola+sororia%29 Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) - We stopped for lunch at a spot along the lake shore where the forest was blanketed with violets and many other flowers. Common Blue Violets, like all violets, are in their prime right now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401307095470-ZDHGMI7KSJBZWCXFMZ3H/Spring+Beauty+%28Claytonia+virginica%29 Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) - Spring Beautys are some of my favorite wildflowers but they probably won't be around for too much longer. I recently read that Spring Beautys were a significant early spring food source for Native Americans, who would dig up the bulb-like "corm" and cook them much like potatos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401307141784-Z1QIYMFN8GMNUNDQ5C4M/Smooth+Yellow+Violet+%28Viola+pensylvanica%29 Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur Smooth Yellow Violet (Viola pensylvanica) - Our area has a lot of native violets, especially white, blues, and yellow Violets. The other species of yellow violet, Downy Yellow Violet (Viola pubescens) has "hairs" on its stem, whereas Smooth Yellow Violet do not. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401307175165-SEGMZVU6NC5ZXA440FIM/Sessile-leaf+Bellwort+%28Uvularia+sessilifolia%29 Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur Sessile-leaf Bellwort (Uvularia sessilifolia) - When I took this picture, I thought the flower was a Lily similar to Trout Lily but as it turns out this is actually a different species entirely. Apparently Bellworts are common in Eastern North America and derive their name for their nodding blossoms which resemble a bell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401307212868-QC5D6MUJHNZDJFYODH5Z/Canada+Geese+%28Branta+canadensis%29 Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur Canada Geese Feeding (Branta canadensis) - These Canada Geese were feeding not too far from where we ate lunch and didn't seem too concerned about us. I like watching geese feed in the shallows and a lot of times they'll literally stick their butts straight up in the air while they dig for food on the lake bottom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401307293027-BWRDK5YGEXVDRYHMUPG4/Spring+Beauty+%28Claytonia+virginica%29 Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401307349816-RHAH0NMVPDQS4OZ0LLO6/Common+Blue+Violet+%28Viola+sororia%29 Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401307411194-7FPGVXA4GK1YCQ2Q6MW6/Canada+Geese+%28Branta+canadensis%29 Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401307465818-6RJ1GZ2AMCSHHZNNJDSG/Lake+Arthur Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur Lake Arthur https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1401307486104-AX77HD2OKMQ0W3M42GHW/Sessile-leaf+Bellwort+%28Uvularia+sessilifolia%29 Home - Muddy Creek Paddle on Lake Arthur Sessile-leaf Bellwort (Uvularia sessilifolia) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/5/20/late-april-moraine-state-park-trip monthly 0.5 2014-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400626854325-5VQ577RSVYRBHGFR1W72/Beaver+Dam+on+Lake+Arthur Home - Late April Moraine State Park Trip Beaver Dam - My sister and I paddled up the "hidden river" in the northwest corner of Lake Arthur until we were stopped by a relatively new beaver dam. I say "relatively new" because the dam wasn't here last spring when we came up but this is the spot where we normally turn around anyway because the creek typically gets too shallow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400626933417-DQGNDFRG5P5LSID7M1SI/Canada+goose+%28Branta+canadensis%29 Home - Late April Moraine State Park Trip Canada goose (Branta canadensis) - On a small island in the beaver pond, this Canada Goose was sitting on its nest while keeping a close eye on us. Since we didn't want to disturb it, I took a few pictures and then we moved on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400627054891-ECZVFSWB13KOVEIGFG12/Bloodroot+%28Sanguinaria+canadensis%29 Home - Late April Moraine State Park Trip Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) - The woods along the "hidden river" were full of wildflowers, including this Bloodroot. Bloodroot derives its name from Native Americans' use of its roots to make red dyes. The light purple flowers in the photo are Round-Lobed Hepatica (Anemone americana) the Lavender variety. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400627195490-7KH85WH65QXBC619QJBM/04-25-14+Moraine+State+Park+Cabin+Trip+042.JPG Home - Late April Moraine State Park Trip Lake Arthur - We had rain and winds part of the weekend, but then on Saturday the lake got really calm and the rain clouds gave way to blue sky. While difficult to see, the entrance to the "hidden river" in near the center of the photograph on the distant shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400627263761-ZPUXLDR0FWGK9H5B87DK/Round-Lobed+Hepatica+%28Anemone+americana%29+-+Lavender+Variety Home - Late April Moraine State Park Trip Round-Lobed Hepatica (Anemone americana) - Lavender Variety - This is the first time I photographed Round-Lobed Hepatica and I was interested to discover that the species includes both lavender and whitish pink varieties. I found these along the shore along with other whitish pink Round Lobed Hepatica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400627316531-ED3NAGWLQBW24B6DNH3O/Osprey+%28Pandion+haliaetus%29 Home - Late April Moraine State Park Trip Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - The northwest corner of the park is home to an active Osprey nest. Since it's right across the water from a popular boat launch, the Osprey must be accustomed to people and it let me get pretty close. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400630982174-7KVMJO15C1SIN5GYRVQN/Painted+Turtle+%28Chrysemys+picta%29 Home - Late April Moraine State Park Trip Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) - The Painted Turtles that sun themselves on the logs and rocks along the shore are some of my favorite subjects to photograph at Moraine. The swampy bays at the mouths of the lake's tributaries must be their preferred habitat since we find so many of these turtles clustered together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400631014815-YNMN613ZEDQOJTUJ0KU4/Pectoral+Sandpiper+%28Calidris+melanotos%29 Home - Late April Moraine State Park Trip Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) - I'm not certain that this is in fact a Pectoral Sandpiper, but it seems like the right identification based on its greenish-yellow legs and its slightly drooping bill. Either way, I got a decent picture of it trolling the swampy shallows in search of its next meal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400631041263-KIUH7ZOZ3JISB4YUKNPN/Tree+Swallow+%28Tachycineta+bicolor%29 Home - Late April Moraine State Park Trip Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) - This Tree Swallow perched on top of a large, long dead tree along the lake shore while my sister and I paddled by. I really like the blue and black of the bird perched on the white-washed grey log with the brilliant blue sky in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400631090545-PHO1GQ6ETEBQN8W6IM2B/Painted+Turtle+%28Chrysemys+picta%29 Home - Late April Moraine State Park Trip Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400631128592-ZUD1J7CJS5JT0P6K5TBX/Canada+goose+%28Branta+canadensis%29 Home - Late April Moraine State Park Trip Canada goose (Branta canadensis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400631169783-TS7FLYKP8UKMXXRC4T7R/Tree+Swallow+%28Tachycineta+bicolor%29 Home - Late April Moraine State Park Trip Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400631304464-Z1GMU9OSO375OREIQSSW/Round-Lobed+Hepatica+%28Anemone+americana%29 Home - Late April Moraine State Park Trip Round-Lobed Hepatica (Anemone americana) - White Variety http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/5/13/spring-sprang monthly 0.5 2014-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400005072464-XQGTYS02HXOOJD6FNX8S/Common+Snowdrops+%28Galanthus+nivalis%29 Home - Spring... Sprang Common Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) Non Native - This is the first time I've come across Snowdrops and even though they are not native to our area, they are very beautiful. Typically one of the very first wildflowers to appear in the spring, I found this cluster down by the stream on the floodplain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400005127304-ODHVJNJTNTEBFKDKYA5H/Eastern+Skunk+Cabbage+%28Symplocarpus+foetidus%29 Home - Spring... Sprang Eastern Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) - Eastern Skunk Cabbage is abundant in our area and is most often found along the stream in the dampest sections of the floodplain. One of the earliest to flower in our area, its unusual flower blossoms are a deep purple with streaks of yellow. It will get its skunky-smelling leaves that it is known for this summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400005214572-R32KC8L6K4YH2IZEZWN3/Frog+Eggs Home - Spring... Sprang I am not sure what type of frog eggs I came across, but I found them in the "backwater" of Little Sewickley Creek that I've written about before. Given the large number of eggs, I would suspect they suffer heavily from predation with only a small number making it through the tadpole stage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400005251877-3HJ4F9F78D6OTO2K34ZH/Spring+Beauty+%28Claytonia+virginica%29 Home - Spring... Sprang Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) - Spring Beautys prefer rich, moist soil and I typically find them near the stream and its tributaries. They're one of my favorite early spring wildflowers with their delicate pink and white blossoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400021308303-RZM0PRBUFT8H1QEEEJED/Northern+Two-Lined+Salamander+%28Eurycea+bislineata%29 Home - Spring... Sprang Northern Two-Lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata) - I almost stepped on this Norther Two-Lined Salamander while walking up a small tributary of Little Sewickley Creek, but fortunately I saw him before I got too close. This is one of my favorite pictures so far this spring; the water flowing gives a slight distortion to his appearance while the sun shine is refracted into slivers of light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400005388776-AQK17UROM7V6YP7RFJR9/Bloodroot+%28Sanguinaria+canadensis%29 Home - Spring... Sprang Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) - I like Bloodroot; its bright white petals and yellow stamens stand out against the brown drab of the early spring forest floor. It's named Bloodroot because Native Americans would use the roots to create a red dye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400005454726-51UZWQJ80YTYYKS6KJCY/Green+Frog+%28Lithobates+clamitans%29 Home - Spring... Sprang Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans) - I'm pretty sure this is a Green Frog and not a Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus), but I honestly can't be sure. I found him sitting in a stagnant pool along the creek after a cold night, so he seemed pretty sluggish while he waited for the sun to heat the pool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400005502041-89V7GQTB3RG5EQE9NRF0/Mourning+Cloak+Butterfly+%28Nymphalis+antiopa%29 Home - Spring... Sprang Mourning Cloak Butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) - This is my first picture of Mourning Cloak butterflies. I just happened spot the pair sunning themselves on the leaves and was lucky enough to get a photo when the one spread its wings. The other is in the shadows with its wings folded in an upright position. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400021019733-O3E1JOGJIZ4IUVH7YB7T/Scarlet+Tanager+%28Piranga+olivacea%29 Home - Spring... Sprang Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) - Scarlet Tanagers are one of my favorite songbirds. Both the males and females are a greenish-olive color throughout most of the year, except during the spring and early summer when the males take on a bright red plummage (with black wings) for mating. The red of the Scarlet Tanager is far more intense and deeply hued than even the reddest Cardinal and they really stand out in the woods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400005582128-0CT19WHROGV9GA8WDT1J/Common+Snowdrops+%28Galanthus+nivalis%29 Home - Spring... Sprang Common Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) Non Native https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400005613977-5G3RAXIG1P002S3WQKTW/Eastern+Spring+Beauty+%28Claytonia+virginica%29 Home - Spring... Sprang Eastern Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400005674251-XGNDR688LDX8XHN3TLY6/Fig+Buttercup+%28Ficaria+verna%29+Non+Native Home - Spring... Sprang Fig Buttercup (Ficaria verna) Non Native https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400021343073-YWG5IPGLBV02UISFC7A3/Northern+Two-Lined+Salamander+%28Eurycea+bislineata%29 Home - Spring... Sprang Northern Two-Lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400005802885-CY6LVBLTWJ22EVJ8AVLM/Bloodroot+%28Sanguinaria+canadensis%29 Home - Spring... Sprang Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400005836283-WBZFHSMA1CR6QZQ7A9RA/Green+Frog+%28Lithobates+clamitans%29 Home - Spring... Sprang Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1400021072379-0UJT28YKESM2B7ZXNRSK/Scarlet+Tanager+%28Piranga+olivacea%29 Home - Spring... Sprang Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2014/5/6/spring-day-at-ohiopyle monthly 0.5 2014-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1399413502933-39ROGGZ97ND4DZLQUU2X/Youghiogheny+above+main+falls Home - Spring Day at Ohiopyle I took this picture while standing on the bike/walking bridge on the Ohiopyle side of the Ferncliff peninsula. This section of the river is directly above the main falls, which are about 100 yards around the bend downriver in the photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1399413588621-Y6PHWSFR07VO34CC9OFV/Rhododendron+%3F%3F%3F%3F Home - Spring Day at Ohiopyle I started my day hiking on Ferncliff peninsula. This area was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1973 due to its unique habitat that hosts many southern species that north of their typical range. The area has a microclimate that is warmer than the surrounding area that give those plants a rare foothold. Even though Rhododendrons are not uncommon in our area, they are especially dense on this section of the peninsula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1399413681779-TSXNV2Y7GE22PI6AZZUH/Main+Falls+on+Youghiogheny+River Home - Spring Day at Ohiopyle After passing the falls there is a set of steps on the left side of the trail that lead to a large boulder that overlooks the falls and provides a great vantage point for photographs. While the light the day I was there wasn't the best, the picture still gives one an idea of how large the falls really are. And I was surprised to find many people fishing the large pool just below the falls (a man and his boy are visible at the bottom left of my photo). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1399413811757-JNNQDZVA55YO734BKFAI/Ferncliff+Trail Home - Spring Day at Ohiopyle I hiked the Ferncliff trail starting at the river's edge closest to the falls. The start of the trail traverses large boulders along the water and then heads up into the forest above the cliffs. At this point, the river is at the bottom of a 60 foot cliff to the right side of this picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1399413867290-ONQWE9UFIYDBVGR5HSA2/Youghiogheny+River+through+Trees Home - Spring Day at Ohiopyle I was hoping the Ferncliff trail would head back down to the river's edge, but after leaving the main falls, it stayed on top of the cliffs for the rest of the way. At one point, the river was visible through the trees and rhododendron thickets so I snapped a few pics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1399413925703-YU3EDQLYYX9F3RYUKL63/image-asset.jpeg Home - Spring Day at Ohiopyle This picture was taken from the rails to trails biking/walking bridge looking up river. The bridge is 120 feet above the water and has great views of the river valley in both directions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1399414000608-IQVUM1LYXTPN8O76V8WV/American+Bullfrog Home - Spring Day at Ohiopyle American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) - The sounds of the bullfrogs were so loud when I got close to this vernal pool that I honestly thought there was a flock of ducks or geese close by, but it turns out they were Bullfrogs in mating season. I took a lot of pictures but this is one of my favorites; the stripes on their legs is clearly visible and the frog didn't seem bothered by me being there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1399414178758-O1ZLE1KWCNCVPWKYM233/Cucumber+Falls Home - Spring Day at Ohiopyle Cucumber Falls are in another part of the park not far from Ferncliff Peninsula on the aptly named Cucumber Run. The trail down to the base of the falls was covered in ice so I was surprised to see quite a few people having lunch and relaxing at the base of the falls. Even though there were a lot of people around, I was able to get a good picture without too many people in the shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1399414259040-RAK5VISHHS0SYZ3R053L/image-asset.jpeg Home - Spring Day at Ohiopyle Baughman Rock is about 5 miles east of Ferncliff Peninsula and has some spectacular views of the Youghigheny river valley from the top of the mountains. 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Thanksgiving Weekend on Lake Erie Freeze Dried Aster Blossoms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1386718191385-1XAZ95AEOMHEQYYU12HR/12-01-13+Canadaway+Beach+Hikes+088.jpg Home - Thanksgiving Weekend on Lake Erie Bluffs on Lake http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/11/21/slugs-some-fungus-and-a-polypore-on-a-rainy-day monthly 0.5 2013-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1385077210928-MZPYRJ8JQ22Q30XZF66M/11-17-13+Windy+Creek+125.jpg Home - Slugs, Some Fungus, and a Polypore on a Rainy Day Little Nest Polypore Poronidulus conchifer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1385077663298-O7LA7NI535J0LGNQUO8H/11-17-13+Windy+Creek+128.jpg Home - Slugs, Some Fungus, and a Polypore on a Rainy Day Tributary Confluence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1385077712445-MJX7BISN73MFPCKF6FC3/11-17-13+Windy+Creek+089.jpg Home - Slugs, Some Fungus, and a Polypore on a Rainy Day False Turkeytail Stereum ostrea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1385078162481-UL0POAQM4QYWNV4WLN1W/11-17-13+Windy+Creek+101.jpg Home - Slugs, Some Fungus, and a Polypore on a Rainy Day Jelly Fungus Tremella foliacea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1385078240974-J4U7CKM2AB3RU4CU99JH/11-17-13+Windy+Creek+122.jpg Home - Slugs, Some Fungus, and a Polypore on a Rainy Day Red Banded Polypore Fomitopsis pinicola https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1385078280862-J41A388E0Z9E26MRW414/11-17-13+Windy+Creek+106.jpg Home - Slugs, Some Fungus, and a Polypore on a Rainy Day Spongy Tooth Fungus Spongipellis pachydon http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/11/7/green-shield-lichens-poison-ivy-vines-and-a-screech-owl monthly 0.5 2013-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383870181487-2JDDVI8OEO5468D8SANC/11-03-13+Sevins+Creek+to+Fire+Ring+to+Sevins+Descent+062.jpg Home - Green Shield Lichens, Poison Ivy vines, and a Screech Owl Chestnut Oak Quercus prinus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383870257611-SJNGOGP197II9IQ75AI1/11-03-13+Sevins+Creek+to+Fire+Ring+to+Sevins+Descent+082.jpg Home - Green Shield Lichens, Poison Ivy vines, and a Screech Owl Paper Wasp Nest Vespidae ???? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383870336532-1ILJNMOW257QNFT8BL35/11-03-13+Sevins+Creek+to+Fire+Ring+to+Sevins+Descent+078.jpg Home - Green Shield Lichens, Poison Ivy vines, and a Screech Owl Common Green Shield Lichen Flavoparmelia caperata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383870958830-E5XDBO5X8EHURTTQY6SR/11-03-13+Sevins+Creek+to+Fire+Ring+to+Sevins+Descent+055.jpg Home - Green Shield Lichens, Poison Ivy vines, and a Screech Owl Spinulose Wood Fern Dryopteris carthusiana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383871513949-81WU66G1KHR9L59OAWBR/11-03-13+Sevins+Creek+to+Fire+Ring+to+Sevins+Descent+074.jpg Home - Green Shield Lichens, Poison Ivy vines, and a Screech Owl Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383952963341-WXRMK4O42E5NC8GZ3IAO/11-03-13+Sevins+Creek+to+Fire+Ring+to+Sevins+Descent+044.jpg Home - Green Shield Lichens, Poison Ivy vines, and a Screech Owl Beech Aphid Poop Eater Fungus Scorias spongiosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383953017377-C2ACKO254G7F9ERHAVZR/11-03-13+Sevins+Creek+to+Fire+Ring+to+Sevins+Descent+028.jpg Home - Green Shield Lichens, Poison Ivy vines, and a Screech Owl White-tailed Deer Skull Odocoileus virginianus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383953064756-K99KLO9BFP09OZD53STW/11-03-13+Sevins+Creek+to+Fire+Ring+to+Sevins+Descent+010.jpg Home - Green Shield Lichens, Poison Ivy vines, and a Screech Owl Eastern Screech Owl Megascops asio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383953154526-4KYLA2DHEP154VI95T74/11-03-13+Sevins+Creek+to+Fire+Ring+to+Sevins+Descent+016.jpg Home - Green Shield Lichens, Poison Ivy vines, and a Screech Owl Pennsylvania Smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383953207593-KEW6XJV84P485G06Y660/11-03-13+Sevins+Creek+to+Fire+Ring+to+Sevins+Descent+066.jpg Home - Green Shield Lichens, Poison Ivy vines, and a Screech Owl Sugar Maple Acer saccharum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383953390276-9EUP0AF30DRPBK8B1KB1/11-03-13+Sevins+Creek+to+Fire+Ring+to+Sevins+Descent+053.jpg Home - Green Shield Lichens, Poison Ivy vines, and a Screech Owl Spinulose Wood Fern Dryopteris carthusiana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383953420524-GD5USOUVVUHBVHYWMF6D/11-03-13+Sevins+Creek+to+Fire+Ring+to+Sevins+Descent+038.jpg Home - Green Shield Lichens, Poison Ivy vines, and a Screech Owl Beech Aphids Grylloprociphilus imbricator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383953450513-VYPRH2K9RNRV9W0ZFOIY/11-03-13+Sevins+Creek+to+Fire+Ring+to+Sevins+Descent+009.jpg Home - Green Shield Lichens, Poison Ivy vines, and a Screech Owl Eastern Screech Owl Megascops asio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383953486635-IP7BKF6JE20DXT4ZMUB7/11-03-13+Sevins+Creek+to+Fire+Ring+to+Sevins+Descent+022.jpg Home - Green Shield Lichens, Poison Ivy vines, and a Screech Owl American Sycamore Platanus occidentalis  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383953517494-GDAH5JGINKGLTX7EGDW4/11-03-13+Sevins+Creek+to+Fire+Ring+to+Sevins+Descent+033.jpg Home - Green Shield Lichens, Poison Ivy vines, and a Screech Owl Brachythecium Moss Brachythecium reflexum http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/11/5/sycamores-oaks-and-deer-scrapes monthly 0.5 2013-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383694508716-WEQIBKQS384H653UBQYT/10-27-13+Bear+Hollow+up+Ball+Buster+down+Hoot+Owl+001.jpg Home - Sycamores, Oaks, and Deer Scrapes American Sycamore Platanus occidentalis   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383694638266-BEPHPS4VT1EAJILCF0HR/10-27-13+Bear+Hollow+up+Ball+Buster+down+Hoot+Owl+017.jpg Home - Sycamores, Oaks, and Deer Scrapes American  Holly Ilex opaca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383694692516-1E61HTWAG24HQP17TW7L/10-27-13+Bear+Hollow+up+Ball+Buster+down+Hoot+Owl+061.jpg Home - Sycamores, Oaks, and Deer Scrapes Pennsylvania Smartweed Polygonum pennsylvanica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383695883482-URKV7C00D4J4MGDYZCFC/10-27-13+Bear+Hollow+up+Ball+Buster+down+Hoot+Owl+043.jpg Home - Sycamores, Oaks, and Deer Scrapes Chestnut Oak Quercus prinus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383695945452-6IXB1HRKQWX50OK1CIA8/10-27-13+Bear+Hollow+up+Ball+Buster+down+Hoot+Owl+051.jpg Home - Sycamores, Oaks, and Deer Scrapes Beech Aphids Grylloprociphilus imbricator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383696000868-57HSYBZKM43J1VLF1HT3/10-27-13+Bear+Hollow+up+Ball+Buster+down+Hoot+Owl+055.jpg Home - Sycamores, Oaks, and Deer Scrapes White Tailed Deer Scrape Odocoileus virginianus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383696108499-R68UHXVEN9UAD6UXHGMY/10-27-13+Bear+Hollow+up+Ball+Buster+down+Hoot+Owl+052.jpg Home - Sycamores, Oaks, and Deer Scrapes White Tailed Deer Scrape Odocoileus virginianus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383696179657-KNWAAL881ORNCNGJOH4S/10-27-13+Bear+Hollow+up+Ball+Buster+down+Hoot+Owl+004.jpg Home - Sycamores, Oaks, and Deer Scrapes Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383696263670-GW5KMY0UO6450IMX6MPY/10-27-13+Bear+Hollow+up+Ball+Buster+down+Hoot+Owl+056.jpg Home - Sycamores, Oaks, and Deer Scrapes American Sycamore Platanus occidentalis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383696476262-4TAP4L0SP086R5NTCDL0/10-27-13+Bear+Hollow+up+Ball+Buster+down+Hoot+Owl+023.jpg Home - Sycamores, Oaks, and Deer Scrapes American Beech Fagus grandifolia  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383696549796-W21DFS9XSUZOFE3L76MV/10-27-13+Bear+Hollow+up+Ball+Buster+down+Hoot+Owl+045.jpg Home - Sycamores, Oaks, and Deer Scrapes Chestnut Oak Quercus prinus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383696650064-HC8SDKNO6ZNYZE8U6Y6Z/10-27-13+Bear+Hollow+up+Ball+Buster+down+Hoot+Owl+021.jpg Home - Sycamores, Oaks, and Deer Scrapes Sugar Maple Acer saccharum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1383696731972-KELSIDQKRHBIW98HPJ8K/10-27-13+Bear+Hollow+up+Ball+Buster+down+Hoot+Owl+003.jpg Home - Sycamores, Oaks, and Deer Scrapes Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/10/24/yellow-jackets-wood-ducks-and-turkeytails monthly 0.5 2013-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382635090151-MN2VSWC5DBUUG0F6BJKV/10-20-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Big+Oak+067.jpg Home - Yellow Jackets, Wood Ducks, and Turkeytails Purple Cup Fungus Ascocoryne cylichnium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382635139698-1WO52K8O9WRNHKBW7AQC/10-20-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Big+Oak+061.jpg Home - Yellow Jackets, Wood Ducks, and Turkeytails American Beech (Nut Husk) Fagus grandifolia   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382635189301-6LO55IUA4V7GTDUKRN9W/10-20-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Big+Oak+155.jpg Home - Yellow Jackets, Wood Ducks, and Turkeytails Turkeytail Mushroom Trametes versicolor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382635261633-5ILGKXBPIIZXETIQTH3W/10-20-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Big+Oak+103.jpg Home - Yellow Jackets, Wood Ducks, and Turkeytails Scaly Pholiota Pholiota squarrosa   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382635310600-CINM43H2WJF1XXIQZC8F/10-20-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Big+Oak+160.jpg Home - Yellow Jackets, Wood Ducks, and Turkeytails Black Cherry Sap Prunus serotina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382635359727-EOZTOKD2HRCZ3IGUG5IB/10-20-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Big+Oak+195.jpg Home - Yellow Jackets, Wood Ducks, and Turkeytails Wood Ducks Aix sponsa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382635429771-LG5AZCWFU27N0BFJ9YNB/10-20-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Big+Oak+046.jpg Home - Yellow Jackets, Wood Ducks, and Turkeytails Eastern Yellow Jacket Vespula maculifrons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382635520197-BPG4MITR33A21QSOA6I2/10-20-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Big+Oak+121.jpg Home - Yellow Jackets, Wood Ducks, and Turkeytails Bald Faced Hornet Dolichovespula maculata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382635571089-K019CBSZ6K0Q0SJUYAKT/10-20-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Big+Oak+182.jpg Home - Yellow Jackets, Wood Ducks, and Turkeytails White Green Algae Coral Multiclavula mucida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382635634769-BX90D0WVAUV84SKFTXEU/10-20-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Big+Oak+156.jpg Home - Yellow Jackets, Wood Ducks, and Turkeytails Turkeytail Mushroom Trametes versicolor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382635667737-JI5LLRH8OBLL206NPJV8/10-20-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Big+Oak+167.jpg Home - Yellow Jackets, Wood Ducks, and Turkeytails Black Cherry Sap Prunus serotina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382635700816-Q3I4CFILB8W4NK347CTY/10-20-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Big+Oak+190.jpg Home - Yellow Jackets, Wood Ducks, and Turkeytails Wood Ducks Aix sponsa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382635742265-KSH2T7W14V4XKCBBT1OR/10-20-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Big+Oak+064.jpg Home - Yellow Jackets, Wood Ducks, and Turkeytails Purple Cup Fungus Ascocoryne cylichnium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382635773184-SHOB7BNVHNEOYOAEK20W/10-20-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Big+Oak+036.jpg Home - Yellow Jackets, Wood Ducks, and Turkeytails Reddish Brown Crust Fungus Hymenochaete tabacina   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382635808382-S4GOVUH1K7DTSDS1ME8M/10-20-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Big+Oak+093.jpg Home - Yellow Jackets, Wood Ducks, and Turkeytails Scaly Pholiota Pholiota squarrosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382635856597-GT7T0AB8836WRJ7LI2RT/10-20-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Big+Oak+187.jpg Home - Yellow Jackets, Wood Ducks, and Turkeytails Little Sewickley Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382635910617-IN27OCSDDRF0ERE2456K/10-20-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Big+Oak+174.jpg Home - Yellow Jackets, Wood Ducks, and Turkeytails American Hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382635943791-9IWZPYD6VYDV1TE5OVD3/10-20-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Big+Oak+126.jpg Home - Yellow Jackets, Wood Ducks, and Turkeytails Beech Aphids Grylloprociphilus imbricator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382635972650-LBH5GK228OVRBONRW62A/10-20-13+Hoot+Owl+to+Ball+Buster+to+Big+Oak+017.jpg Home - Yellow Jackets, Wood Ducks, and Turkeytails American Sycamore Platanus occidentalis http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/10/17/puffballs-asters-and-a-snake monthly 0.5 2013-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382055101973-XRZZH5DWCT5NP62AH2UF/10-13-13+Big+Boulder+to+LSC+212.jpg Home - Puffballs, Asters, and a Snake Smooth Blue Aster Symphyotrichum laeve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382055160445-6I0I2EWFNG5VY2HXSQL2/10-13-13+Big+Boulder+to+LSC+186.jpg Home - Puffballs, Asters, and a Snake Gem Studded Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382055219984-J9PHUYYL123M0WJE3Z4K/10-13-13+Big+Boulder+to+LSC+202.jpg Home - Puffballs, Asters, and a Snake Red Maple Leaf Acer rubrum   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382055786947-QHCT29VL3NOOTBZCQ1IY/10-13-13+Big+Boulder+to+LSC+190.jpg Home - Puffballs, Asters, and a Snake Pear Shaped Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382055842869-WRCC653K1U8SATCY5S4S/10-13-13+Big+Boulder+to+LSC+194.jpg Home - Puffballs, Asters, and a Snake Pear Shaped Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382055916068-KTZ40NGDUXMB7SDXGGVO/10-13-13+Big+Boulder+to+LSC+205.jpg Home - Puffballs, Asters, and a Snake Eastern Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382056059464-LLZILKB2IALIPAJWXF3T/10-13-13+Big+Boulder+to+LSC+198.jpg Home - Puffballs, Asters, and a Snake Whitetail Deer Odocoileus virginianus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382056115232-PQYTMXIY3QDA3TD367WN/10-13-13+Big+Boulder+to+LSC+209.jpg Home - Puffballs, Asters, and a Snake Eastern Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382056152622-1RBVY1UZPUA6SPLM36M5/10-13-13+Big+Boulder+to+LSC+193.jpg Home - Puffballs, Asters, and a Snake Pear Shaped Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1382056202115-WWBMYL43ANYQC90T8R06/10-13-13+Big+Boulder+to+LSC+215.jpg Home - Puffballs, Asters, and a Snake Calico aster Symphyotrichum lateriflorum http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/10/11/fall-weekend-on-lake-erie monthly 0.5 2013-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1381528419397-CQP2L478PBR5BYBD9HJL/10-05-13+Lake+Erie+004.jpg Home - Fall Weekend on Lake Erie Pumpkin CUCURBITA ???? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1381528522951-WSM6HH7JBCR0O9ZMZ1WM/10-05-13+Lake+Erie+029.jpg Home - Fall Weekend on Lake Erie New England Aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1381528589312-MTQMGNJ0NAYUNDZB8V04/10-05-13+Lake+Erie+046.jpg Home - Fall Weekend on Lake Erie Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly Phoebis sennae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1381528660443-9W82Q391B1EKWMOAGTH3/10-05-13+Lake+Erie+014.jpg Home - Fall Weekend on Lake Erie Mouth of Canadaway Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1381528706730-QUM2JHAIBA08NLURAH4F/10-05-13+Lake+Erie+024.jpg Home - Fall Weekend on Lake Erie White Heath Aster Symphyotrichum ericoides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1381528804133-3VQUMCJ9LKQ5PR91IKN8/10-05-13+Lake+Erie+044.jpg Home - Fall Weekend on Lake Erie Heal All Prunella vulgaris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1381529408652-54JT5OWZ5VXLU0CCCNKS/10-05-13+Lake+Erie+038.jpg Home - Fall Weekend on Lake Erie Yellow Fly Agaric Mushroom Amanita muscaria var. formosa sensu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1381528944409-WFXZLYRNST882YFSXSK0/10-05-13+Lake+Erie+047.jpg Home - Fall Weekend on Lake Erie Common Eastern Bumble Bee BOMBUS IMPATIENS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1381529005973-ZBVBWWHKKU3UXZ8WR4VC/10-05-13+Lake+Erie+006.jpg Home - Fall Weekend on Lake Erie Pumpkin Flower CUCURBITA ???? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1381529040958-FKX2LYBH6DG9ZNL49FAO/10-05-13+Lake+Erie+026.jpg Home - Fall Weekend on Lake Erie New England Aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1381529078580-362GYDKMCOXIXF1ZGAMM/10-05-13+Lake+Erie+045.jpg Home - Fall Weekend on Lake Erie Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly Phoebis sennae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1381529364366-D7SODMJ3UZZ6X68NRPBU/10-05-13+Lake+Erie+033.jpg Home - Fall Weekend on Lake Erie Yellow Fly Agaric Mushroom Amanita muscaria var. formosa sensu http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/10/3/lake-erie-weekend monthly 0.5 2013-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380823351743-74TSXJHEKDTPZOYR1Z8S/09-28-13+Lake+Erie+153.jpg Home - Late September on Lake Erie New England Aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380823401513-DJZYU1SA2YUP50RKMJ32/09-28-13+Lake+Erie+194.jpg Home - Late September on Lake Erie White Wood Aster Eurybia divaricata   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380823457930-OSLYBYFFPE8GTS8HTTXP/09-28-13+Lake+Erie+108.jpg Home - Late September on Lake Erie Baby Snapping Turtle CHELYDRA SERPENTINA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380823524747-OW8K84Z1445V1A0O0VES/09-28-13+Lake+Erie+131.jpg Home - Late September on Lake Erie Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380823587700-27BVC3AG6SNS53PBCZH3/09-28-13+Lake+Erie+165.jpg Home - Late September on Lake Erie White Heath Aster Symphyotrichum ericoides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380823650667-T7R9W55C3WVRSS31YMRI/09-28-13+Lake+Erie+235.jpg Home - Late September on Lake Erie Calico Aster Symphyotrichum lateriflorum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380823711151-55HNABK708D7BL1BN37M/09-28-13+Lake+Erie+180.jpg Home - Late September on Lake Erie Spotted Touch Me Not Impatiens capensis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380823776568-WM0BLRTH4FYEA4ACVP3V/09-28-13+Lake+Erie+145.jpg Home - Late September on Lake Erie Red Fox Vulpes vulpes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380823830798-UUWGP70A6M96A0HSTKSD/09-28-13+Lake+Erie+223.jpg Home - Late September on Lake Erie Small Flower White Aster Symphyotrichum racemosum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380823905711-2RVFP5B8QIGXWFSQMZFY/09-28-13+Lake+Erie+225.jpg Home - Late September on Lake Erie New England Aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380823967077-0QV2XBIEOLEJRXJE10H6/09-28-13+Lake+Erie+230.jpg Home - Late September on Lake Erie Chicory Cichorium intybus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380824014042-I163EHHE6BPLJHFWRW3S/09-28-13+Lake+Erie+124.jpg Home - Late September on Lake Erie Lake Erie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380824052016-VCZ7E44G6PV60X8V3Z45/09-28-13+Lake+Erie+110.jpg Home - Late September on Lake Erie Baby Snapping Turtle CHELYDRA SERPENTINA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380824087429-62C0TQBTGAG217FUQVET/09-28-13+Lake+Erie+144.jpg Home - Late September on Lake Erie Red Fox Vulpes vulpes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380824123312-XB4RVD6CN3T2V8IZRNF3/09-28-13+Lake+Erie+149.jpg Home - Late September on Lake Erie Calico Aster Symphyotrichum lateriflorum http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/9/25/fighting-crayfish-pooping-beech-aphids-and-plenty-of-asters monthly 0.5 2013-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380135058651-5AP11Z94V252Y4JBMODJ/09-22-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Gun+Club+001.JPG Home - Fighting Crayfish, Pooping Beech Aphids, and Plenty of Asters Calico Aster Symphyotrichum lateriflorum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380135105536-TJYX7SM91RSCK80CZLUN/09-22-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Gun+Club+006.JPG Home - Fighting Crayfish, Pooping Beech Aphids, and Plenty of Asters White Wood Aster Eurybia divaricata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380135156068-RYTDHCCW205T4KQ6J7DK/09-22-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Gun+Club+066.JPG Home - Fighting Crayfish, Pooping Beech Aphids, and Plenty of Asters Scarlet Elf Cap Scutellinia scutellata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380135208447-9DTISVPA6EYS70ONMI0O/09-22-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Gun+Club+034.JPG Home - Fighting Crayfish, Pooping Beech Aphids, and Plenty of Asters White Snakeroot Ageratina altissima https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380135256501-G8VXQH3TNR1V048HQ07S/09-22-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Gun+Club+080.JPG Home - Fighting Crayfish, Pooping Beech Aphids, and Plenty of Asters Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380135433538-70E9OX9BS21YJUKC2LEZ/09-22-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Gun+Club+053.JPG Home - Fighting Crayfish, Pooping Beech Aphids, and Plenty of Asters Beech Aphids Grylloprociphilus imbricator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380135480997-8R6R0IUF1WVHCJWZUY5H/09-22-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Gun+Club+047.JPG Home - Fighting Crayfish, Pooping Beech Aphids, and Plenty of Asters Beech Aphid Poop Grylloprociphilus imbricator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380135531947-J8S65SMWS4YNNH29J154/09-22-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Gun+Club+068.JPG Home - Fighting Crayfish, Pooping Beech Aphids, and Plenty of Asters Devil Crayfish Cambarus diogenes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380135657834-8A1VUJTLH1LYEIXYGDGX/09-22-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Gun+Club+010.JPG Home - Fighting Crayfish, Pooping Beech Aphids, and Plenty of Asters Wingstem/Yellow Ironweed Verbesina alternifolia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380135812278-M38BDUAUEWGY0Q6T9U2F/09-22-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Gun+Club+091.JPG Home - Fighting Crayfish, Pooping Beech Aphids, and Plenty of Asters Yellow Ironweed Verbesina alternifolia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380135845791-8MECJ2YBV05V3NVWGC5K/09-22-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Gun+Club+073.JPG Home - Fighting Crayfish, Pooping Beech Aphids, and Plenty of Asters Little Sewickley Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380135886712-WZ70OP3Q7798ISGB0G8L/09-22-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Gun+Club+064.JPG Home - Fighting Crayfish, Pooping Beech Aphids, and Plenty of Asters Scarlet Elf Cap Scutellinia scutellata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380135935571-8WIL49R7CU6LVXKCZRKE/09-22-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Gun+Club+083.JPG Home - Fighting Crayfish, Pooping Beech Aphids, and Plenty of Asters Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1380135982746-YRB7XK6O5HD0DSQGAND7/09-22-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Gun+Club+041.JPG Home - Fighting Crayfish, Pooping Beech Aphids, and Plenty of Asters Common Water Strider Gerris lacustris http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/9/15/a-cardinal-flower-lots-of-asters-and-a-skipper monthly 0.5 2013-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1379288395837-LXU74QEJBVTJWNAT0R11/09-08-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+095.jpg Home - A Cardinal Flower, lots of Asters, and a Skipper Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1379288447489-XTV2YMHALMOJ56O4CXVJ/09-08-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+078.jpg Home - A Cardinal Flower, lots of Asters, and a Skipper Tall Ironweed Vernonia altissima https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1379288498431-Y8CBDMXM6A5FEFM74YH5/09-08-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+039.jpg Home - A Cardinal Flower, lots of Asters, and a Skipper Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1379288564645-TP7LPYIVIIUZ1RPD31QN/09-08-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+044.jpg Home - A Cardinal Flower, lots of Asters, and a Skipper New York Aster Aster novi-belgii https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1379288628489-P56MK5P1ZUOMM2S2GXOL/09-08-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+083.jpg Home - A Cardinal Flower, lots of Asters, and a Skipper New England Aster Aster novae-angliae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1379288681487-2YTRYT3SVND2CBJDADEE/09-08-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+076.jpg Home - A Cardinal Flower, lots of Asters, and a Skipper Peck's Skipper Polites peckius https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1379288731699-0GWSPK0XC1TVWPR0KOVV/09-08-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+040.jpg Home - A Cardinal Flower, lots of Asters, and a Skipper Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1379288780705-88MKA107XJPV19PQMCRQ/09-08-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+124.jpg Home - A Cardinal Flower, lots of Asters, and a Skipper White Wood Aster Eurybia divaricata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1379288840143-S26MAJOI8CMCADWP5WEG/09-08-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+014.jpg Home - A Cardinal Flower, lots of Asters, and a Skipper Pale Touch Me Not Impatiens pallida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1379288887249-FVGC4JI19653R1GLJEC8/09-08-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+048.jpg Home - A Cardinal Flower, lots of Asters, and a Skipper Wild Morning Glory (Non-Native) Calystegia sepium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1379288949326-M8FUCNQBKI57QJBQ2O1J/09-08-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+046.jpg Home - A Cardinal Flower, lots of Asters, and a Skipper New York Aster Aster novi-belgii https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1379288984496-60IBDQZ7XYHV07XGJVLW/09-08-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+105.jpg Home - A Cardinal Flower, lots of Asters, and a Skipper Tall Ironweed Vernonia altissima https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1379289025003-SVS7ABRGTRXBVN148JWZ/09-08-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+099.jpg Home - A Cardinal Flower, lots of Asters, and a Skipper Yellow Ironweed Verbesina alternifolia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1379289066045-7LUURJT9DUGXK90OXHN6/09-08-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+004.jpg Home - A Cardinal Flower, lots of Asters, and a Skipper White Wood Aster Eurybia divaricata http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/9/6/labor-day-weekend-at-lake-erie monthly 0.5 2013-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1378504508159-X0T1HN3W5H7SKTVQ47SQ/08-30-13+Chautauqua+Creek+073.jpg Home - Labor Day Weekend at Lake Erie Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1378504823690-S9Y97FCNCWHP7BHG7YNT/08-30-13+Chautauqua+Creek+034.jpg Home - Labor Day Weekend at Lake Erie White Turtlehead Chelone glabra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1378504939159-JPMLABXA562N8LPCKGO4/08-30-13+Chautauqua+Creek+096.jpg Home - Labor Day Weekend at Lake Erie American Toad Bufo americanus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1378504988359-2SIXWRM9740MJ0I4PUX8/08-30-13+Chautauqua+Creek+011.jpg Home - Labor Day Weekend at Lake Erie Yellow Touch Me Not Impatiens pallida    https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1378505057641-OKO25YKZT9HSLDXMVTWB/08-30-13+Chautauqua+Creek+084.jpg Home - Labor Day Weekend at Lake Erie Northern Catalpa Catalpa speciosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1378505267557-DJNTAH9Y7JW7ERJEMVIG/08-30-13+Chautauqua+Creek+033.jpg Home - Labor Day Weekend at Lake Erie White Wood Aster Eurybia divaricata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1378505340321-N58TKFNYGSLG0OMXOMA1/08-30-13+Chautauqua+Creek+098.jpg Home - Labor Day Weekend at Lake Erie Pumpkin CUCURBITA ???? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1378505411894-FAC66EENAEDUXH5EONF5/08-30-13+Chautauqua+Creek+088.jpg Home - Labor Day Weekend at Lake Erie Woodland Sunflower Helianthus divaricatu s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1378505611042-0GWXP0628RSTUNCGNC6T/08-30-13+Chautauqua+Creek+019.jpg Home - Labor Day Weekend at Lake Erie Spotted Touch Me Not Impatiens capensis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1378506250212-VUFYU6W3DREHS5PCO8WI/08-30-13+Chautauqua+Creek+097.jpg Home - Labor Day Weekend at Lake Erie American Toad Bufo americanus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1378505729879-AOY2A3WX33RPK0MJLZEL/08-30-13+Chautauqua+Creek+065.jpg Home - Labor Day Weekend at Lake Erie Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1378505828114-Y01TSRL89XMBITL19JTI/08-30-13+Chautauqua+Creek+005.jpg Home - Labor Day Weekend at Lake Erie The Mouth of Chautauqua Creek on Lake Erie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1378505930964-4FFW6QH0PMNKF9DSBB7V/08-30-13+Chautauqua+Creek+038.jpg Home - Labor Day Weekend at Lake Erie Turtlehead Chelone glabra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1378506104535-J70WW4GAOI4SE58VYVU4/08-30-13+Chautauqua+Creek+089.jpg Home - Labor Day Weekend at Lake Erie Woodland Sunflower Helianthus divaricatus http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/8/27/great-lobelia-goldenrod-and-pollen-sacs monthly 0.5 2013-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377650949572-NU6Z73KEN6P8VC3BE5YV/08-25-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+LSC+196.jpg Home - Great Lobelia, Goldenrod, and Pollen Sacs? Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377650997832-X7QP0K2YYRHQQR7QEIPF/08-25-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+LSC+187.jpg Home - Great Lobelia, Goldenrod, and Pollen Sacs? Canada Goldenrod Solidago altissima https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377651078929-O1VP8K1V6GXP79HNDQ13/08-25-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+LSC+160.jpg Home - Great Lobelia, Goldenrod, and Pollen Sacs? Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377651128412-XB9XJZXR7YAVVJHKGSQP/08-25-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+LSC+179.jpg Home - Great Lobelia, Goldenrod, and Pollen Sacs? Pennsylvania Smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377651174932-ZBQEE6CNL8QDDPAJFHHV/08-25-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+LSC+173.jpg Home - Great Lobelia, Goldenrod, and Pollen Sacs? Beech Aphids Grylloprociphilus imbricator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377651237403-DRGP707HDUK3Y1TI2F9X/08-25-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+LSC+175.jpg Home - Great Lobelia, Goldenrod, and Pollen Sacs? Beech Aphids Poop Grylloprociphilus imbricator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377651332197-JE2GX0GXQZLP07132ULY/08-25-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+LSC+143.jpg Home - Great Lobelia, Goldenrod, and Pollen Sacs? Common Eastern Bumble Bee Bombus impatiens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377651394483-WFL1OCRG9C4FXX2WWEEU/08-25-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+LSC+125.jpg Home - Great Lobelia, Goldenrod, and Pollen Sacs? Common Water Strider Gerris lacustris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377651448717-2D69TGNXSF7WP9SN8ZSL/08-25-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+LSC+185.jpg Home - Great Lobelia, Goldenrod, and Pollen Sacs? Asiatic Dayflower (Non Native) Commelina communis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377651538175-O6NETUU0SAG0YXVP3GKZ/08-25-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+LSC+130.jpg Home - Great Lobelia, Goldenrod, and Pollen Sacs? Yellow Ironweed Verbesina alternifolia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377651573482-WIUSSZSZJ6YF370TJGWL/08-25-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+LSC+112.jpg Home - Great Lobelia, Goldenrod, and Pollen Sacs? Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly Speyeria cybele https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377651613454-9OILDNRXAA2L38ATH8QQ/08-25-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+LSC+197.jpg Home - Great Lobelia, Goldenrod, and Pollen Sacs? Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377651650740-GNI2WHYLPJ52XQCGC0IN/08-25-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+LSC+201.jpg Home - Great Lobelia, Goldenrod, and Pollen Sacs? Asiatic Dayflower Commelina communis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377651696350-UXW5GKAQ14KPOBCC3G22/08-25-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+LSC+120.jpg Home - Great Lobelia, Goldenrod, and Pollen Sacs? Eastern Skunk Cabbage "Fruit" Symplocarpus foetidu s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377651728272-MFUDSMJLYAB5AKP5EZKJ/08-25-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+LSC+183.jpg Home - Great Lobelia, Goldenrod, and Pollen Sacs? Yellow Ironweed Verbesina alternifolia http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/8/22/tall-ironweed-indian-pipes-and-a-green-frog monthly 0.5 2013-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377209519173-YPBDYHLFEVD35MBGJFOX/08-11-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+Path+012.jpg Home - Tall Ironweed, Indian Pipes, and a Green Frog Indian Pipe Monotropa uniflora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377209587838-EKPT6HAL01U2ACPV9GSE/08-11-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+Path+032.jpg Home - Tall Ironweed, Indian Pipes, and a Green Frog Tall Ironweed Vernonia altissima https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377209643186-M6C4XHBUSSJGOZYUQNKD/08-11-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+Path+075.jpg Home - Tall Ironweed, Indian Pipes, and a Green Frog Green Frog Rana clamitans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377209706751-EB9OTEUVO2OWDEGCQ6PG/08-11-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+Path+063.jpg Home - Tall Ironweed, Indian Pipes, and a Green Frog Yellow Ironweed Verbesina alternifolia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377209856912-R2A0AF3R5CJZ37Y4JZNK/08-11-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+Path+009.jpg Home - Tall Ironweed, Indian Pipes, and a Green Frog Gem Studded Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377209909016-ZSLBZOSTZ3JT9XY15UL1/08-11-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+Path+078.jpg Home - Tall Ironweed, Indian Pipes, and a Green Frog Small Flower Forget Me Nots Myosotis laxa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377209967341-5DYNEY1OCEML6A0P9TAF/08-11-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+Path+082.jpg Home - Tall Ironweed, Indian Pipes, and a Green Frog Chicken of the Woods Laetiporus sulphureus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377210057619-XGM4DYNVPKLND33EMM91/08-11-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+Path+041.jpg Home - Tall Ironweed, Indian Pipes, and a Green Frog Daisy Fleabane Erigeron strigosus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377212145636-PWQC8XY508EL3PI09ML1/08-11-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+Path+003.jpg Home - Tall Ironweed, Indian Pipes, and a Green Frog Scarlet Pimpernel (Non-Native) Anagallis arvensis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377212196872-3JA1PMXL5VWG317S6R6H/08-11-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+Path+043.jpg Home - Tall Ironweed, Indian Pipes, and a Green Frog Daisy Fleabane Erigeron strigosus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377212511598-RVT550BOHFEM6NSAZOGW/08-11-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+Path+086.jpg Home - Tall Ironweed, Indian Pipes, and a Green Frog Indian Pipe Monotropa uniflora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377212617709-6DQDBR7BUIVFVPYA6O2U/08-11-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+Path+006.jpg Home - Tall Ironweed, Indian Pipes, and a Green Frog Viburnum Leaves Viburnum ???? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1377212655708-31TS6P8FV44CMA2A3NEF/08-11-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Gas+Well+Path+005.jpg Home - Tall Ironweed, Indian Pipes, and a Green Frog Yellow Ironweed Verbesina alternifolia http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/8/14/zoar-valley monthly 0.5 2013-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376521478815-1BB0X2P72G3K0JZMNT0K/08-05-13+Zoar+Valley+208.jpg Home - Zoar Valley South Branch of Cattaraugus Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376521541035-H0HC7ZTL4EX8928SOZIK/08-05-13+Zoar+Valley+270.jpg Home - Zoar Valley Confluence of Cattaraugus Creek (L) and the South Branch of Cattaraugus Creek (R) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376521671775-9BL0U9OAKDEUFAXNNB5W/08-05-13+Zoar+Valley+205.jpg Home - Zoar Valley Green Frog Lithobates clamitans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376521796901-AQC6GQDEDPP6IOR5WWAZ/08-05-13+Zoar+Valley+188.jpg Home - Zoar Valley Gossamer Cascade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376521898475-XYCWEFLQCPTTCCJ8RGGC/08-05-13+Zoar+Valley+234.jpg Home - Zoar Valley Beaver Castor canadensis   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376523161361-3PFS3J8K5669L6XS61Q3/08-05-13+Zoar+Valley+236.jpg Home - Zoar Valley Second Highest Cliff in NY? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376523260735-5I96S4YW4ALKL92CQLP5/08-05-13+Zoar+Valley+243.jpg Home - Zoar Valley Woodland Sunflower Helianthus strumosus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376523379958-5XK8H63L6HTBM1CXX59Z/08-05-13+Zoar+Valley+195.jpg Home - Zoar Valley Green Frog Lithobates clamitans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376523472737-OB96G2HECB5H67PM0POU/08-05-13+Zoar+Valley+274.jpg Home - Zoar Valley Waterfall on Cattaraugus Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376523583289-V5TAG31N6YPB4X7F3BDD/08-05-13+Zoar+Valley+219.jpg Home - Zoar Valley Sweetpea (Non Native) Lathyrus odoratus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376525403828-XVS160Y7UUY5EXON1A8I/08-05-13+Zoar+Valley+280.jpg Home - Zoar Valley South Branch of Cattaraugus Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376523815789-KGS5K4OKOVFBK1SB6EOZ/08-05-13+Zoar+Valley+241.jpg Home - Zoar Valley Woodland Sunflower Helianthus strumosus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376523928448-S1HJ45WD6OW8MBELM3KG/08-05-13+Zoar+Valley+191.jpg Home - Zoar Valley Purple Loosestrife (Non Native) Lythrum salicaria http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/8/14/lake-erie-vacation monthly 0.5 2013-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376518872787-7ZU34RFNYI9S56CFEXLO/08-02-13+Chautauqua+Creek+043.jpg Home - Lake Erie Vacation Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376518970736-Z4HPIWGN3I3IVZBAR30S/08-04-13+Canadaway+Creek+134.jpg Home - Lake Erie Vacation Bald Eagles Haliaeetus leucocephalus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376519019438-N0HJSUJ5HTKTQSPT28D1/08-04-13+Canadaway+Creek+117.jpg Home - 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Lake Erie Vacation Allegheny Monkeyflower Mimulus ringens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376519929647-YWF5UN3FRWUAE0QVC659/08-04-13+Canadaway+Creek+142.jpg Home - Lake Erie Vacation Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376519990065-K9QZH2O5UQAIPHAA7SVY/08-02-13+Chautauqua+Creek+072.jpg Home - Lake Erie Vacation  Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376520038955-XLWCSVVKXWUM2Z4K8Y1Z/08-04-13+Canadaway+Creek+078.jpg Home - Lake Erie Vacation Spotted Touch Me Not Impatiens capensis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376520267224-NSSP0X4UE1MH2R34H1VC/08-04-13+Canadaway+Creek+089.jpg Home - Lake Erie Vacation Heal All Prunella vulgaris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376520319242-OSUSRJYCIZH0I6SK5CR2/08-04-13+Canadaway+Creek+111.jpg Home - Lake Erie Vacation Purple Loosestrife (Non Native) Lythrum salicaria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376520370172-O44B03IHW5Q44YXMTJM0/08-04-13+Canadaway+Creek+159.jpg Home - Lake Erie Vacation  Pumpkin Flower Cucurbita ???? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1376520421735-DPEXX97WHMK1BPBJMHL7/08-04-13+Canadaway+Creek+144.jpg Home - Lake Erie Vacation Beach near Canadaway Creek http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/7/31/swallowtails-jack-o-lanterns-and-ironweed monthly 0.5 2013-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1375312414567-VLB11YU67UWF0H9T0KV6/07-28-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+106.jpg Home - Swallowtails, Jack O' Lanterns, and Ironweed Yellow Ironweed Verbesina alternifolia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1375312494478-JB2FUXM3VOWVEMVJUH37/07-28-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+015.jpg Home - Swallowtails, Jack O' Lanterns, and Ironweed Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio polyxenes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1375312580163-NLFCAE3QZ70FBXEI03DG/07-28-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+040.jpg Home - Swallowtails, Jack O' Lanterns, and Ironweed Beech Aphids Grylloprociphilus imbricator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1375312866920-WY9BJULH394D0361YWQ7/07-28-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+054.jpg Home - Swallowtails, Jack O' Lanterns, and Ironweed Golden Chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1375312988931-0AZC7X74B0BFGOSOI6UO/07-28-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+047.jpg Home - Swallowtails, Jack O' Lanterns, and Ironweed Rubber Cup Fungus Galiella rufa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1375313096543-SERD20GW13LC2QT0V1JQ/07-28-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+069.jpg Home - Swallowtails, Jack O' Lanterns, and Ironweed Jack O Lantern Omphalotus olearius   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1375313164140-M1N2F9A7FJ88UCL5DB3O/07-28-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+110.jpg Home - Swallowtails, Jack O' Lanterns, and Ironweed Yellow Ironweed Verbesina alternifolia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1375313223186-O00UOJ586PZW810PX3UR/07-28-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+017.jpg Home - Swallowtails, Jack O' Lanterns, and Ironweed Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio polyxenes asterias https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1375313301596-M4XAU7JOEL26N376LGME/07-28-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+034.jpg Home - Swallowtails, Jack O' Lanterns, and Ironweed Spotted Touch Me Nots Impatiens capensis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1375313347658-0XM89X1VG6M3894LW1YK/07-28-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+041.jpg Home - Swallowtails, Jack O' Lanterns, and Ironweed Beech Aphids Grylloprociphilus imbricator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1375313405836-V4Q0FZY2TWC0OHE5OMKR/07-28-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+088.jpg Home - Swallowtails, Jack O' Lanterns, and Ironweed Heal All Prunella vulgaris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1375313457830-ETFPY30AVLVI4WDLMAZ3/07-28-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+059.jpg Home - Swallowtails, Jack O' Lanterns, and Ironweed Golden Chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/7/24/bergamots-coneflowers-and-indian-pipes monthly 0.5 2013-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374706017901-F25C3AYBNRR3RO06ZIHM/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+185.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes Indian Pipe Monotropa uniflora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374706068665-PE7QEGI0NCK53PZ0J6T3/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+249.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes Pale Touch Me Not Impatiens pallida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374706207104-63ZD7WO1ELNDVGWM9QXH/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+272.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374706268904-P35U7IKHHXUNI39ANBAZ/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+267.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes Yellow Coneflower Ratibida pinnata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374706324204-0X10KPG91ARR788CFF6X/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+277.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly Speyeria cybele https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374706425948-G9NVAI7W2EXUR7H95MFQ/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+264.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes Eastern Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374706520589-AM5OYM3T3OX7QXO3TC0Q/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+253.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374706809196-MTPMO2TXN6ECARUHU5A8/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+318.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes Oswego Tea Monarda didyma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374707172569-6T2ZK07TPD8EYBZ4203K/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+357.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes Crown Tipped Coral Fungus Artomyces pyxidatus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374707280452-W28ORS3KTMP65VO9HJ7H/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+311.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes May Apple (fruit) Podophyllum peltatum   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374707350151-LWY99O3BR0M0TSSD6AU0/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+167.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes Gem-Studded Puffball Lycoperdon Perlatum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374707433164-AGTRM9JVB6726KZKMJKL/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+142.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes Chicory (Non-Native) Cichorium intybus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374707564719-948ADWPVC91P9WU8ISGK/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+147.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes Scarlet Pimpernel (Non-Native) Anagallis arvensis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374707616641-LPMMW1A4SNCCQ9Q7AI08/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+279.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes Yellow Coneflower Ratibida pinnata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374707688024-2O7P8V1FHB4KHIJNHCCL/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+205.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes Common Burdock Arctium minus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374707734390-LAW8135LFWCXY0MZ3KBN/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+257.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374707797777-0F2ZYN5AWY8QP46CO9LM/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+283.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes Common St. Johnswort (Non-Native) Hypericum perforatum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374707850997-NO0JSIVQX2HABDMFTSTK/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+241.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes Pale Touch Me Not Impatiens pallida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374707895322-76CU15NKNZ87H9W58AFQ/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+313.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes Chicken of the woods Laetiporus sulphureus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374707945932-GG1GWMSYFD2U0QUQNYE2/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+286.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374707994902-JIXJDG3DS4R74XGIZ6CN/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+330.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes Bittersweet Nightshade (Non-Native) Solanum dulcamara   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374708036396-BVJ1SRJ5W495N2SEDV98/07-21-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Meadow+to+Gas+Well+Path+269.jpg Home - Bergamots, Coneflowers, and Indian Pipes Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly Speyeria cybele http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/7/16/turkeytails-damselflies-and-rubber-cups monthly 0.5 2013-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374015170273-XCHZDDC6NP8ZY4ERVHX4/07-14-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ballbuster+to+Hoot+Owl+068.jpg Home - Turkeytails, Damselflies, and Rubber Cups Pennsylvania Smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374016817793-JU71IC4H3FB42KDA3BNF/07-14-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ballbuster+to+Hoot+Owl+070.jpg Home - Turkeytails, Damselflies, and Rubber Cups Turkeytail Mushroom Trametes versicolor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374015316528-Q58FGNZYACHXM09AS6LJ/07-14-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ballbuster+to+Hoot+Owl+097.jpg Home - Turkeytails, Damselflies, and Rubber Cups Mouse-Ear Forget Me Not Myosotis laxa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374015367197-P9CGEKS70VQYKJKZEOYS/07-14-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ballbuster+to+Hoot+Owl+088.jpg Home - Turkeytails, Damselflies, and Rubber Cups EBONY JEWELWING DAMSELFLY ♂ CALOPTERYX MACULATA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374015430443-T4ALS0WQB3VOAVOV9ZUM/07-14-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ballbuster+to+Hoot+Owl+055.jpg Home - Turkeytails, Damselflies, and Rubber Cups Green Frog Lithobates clamitans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374015783625-06UFWOAGWH01PC4W31TP/07-14-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ballbuster+to+Hoot+Owl+059.jpg Home - Turkeytails, Damselflies, and Rubber Cups Hairy Rubber Cup Galiella rufa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374015889268-BQ4HU74IDOF3467QSQI6/07-14-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ballbuster+to+Hoot+Owl+108.jpg Home - Turkeytails, Damselflies, and Rubber Cups American Eastern Yellow Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria var. guessowii https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374015961387-CGOYL4G16XDIOMZJNG0X/07-14-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ballbuster+to+Hoot+Owl+128.jpg Home - Turkeytails, Damselflies, and Rubber Cups Golden Fairy Club Fungus Clavulinopsis laeticolor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374016040134-VYC1QTT3PIO6XAJUOAP1/07-14-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ballbuster+to+Hoot+Owl+025.jpg Home - Turkeytails, Damselflies, and Rubber Cups Red Banded Polypore Fomitopsis pinicola https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374016091108-PV492BP1WQT7AEB7PWUW/07-14-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ballbuster+to+Hoot+Owl+019.jpg Home - Turkeytails, Damselflies, and Rubber Cups Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374016136440-YVU4UF537GJY89R8PM21/07-14-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ballbuster+to+Hoot+Owl+104.jpg Home - Turkeytails, Damselflies, and Rubber Cups American Eastern Yellow Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria var. guessowii https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374016213137-E3AA34CIF8RTUFNRWTR6/07-14-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ballbuster+to+Hoot+Owl+052.jpg Home - Turkeytails, Damselflies, and Rubber Cups Green Frog Lithobates clamitans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374016276092-XF6M70ZVSWG8Y5PHWGR3/07-14-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ballbuster+to+Hoot+Owl+015.jpg Home - Turkeytails, Damselflies, and Rubber Cups Heal All Prunella vulgaris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374016322460-BDNEH9KTRR30U45Q3QJL/07-14-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ballbuster+to+Hoot+Owl+064.jpg Home - Turkeytails, Damselflies, and Rubber Cups Hairy Rubber Cup Galiella rufa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374016371567-Q73CFDGSRXEQBGLOLXR0/07-14-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ballbuster+to+Hoot+Owl+072.jpg Home - Turkeytails, Damselflies, and Rubber Cups Turkeytail Mushroom Trametes versicolor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1374016428678-PA94EHONWOG89PXY58XV/07-14-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ballbuster+to+Hoot+Owl+137.jpg Home - Turkeytails, Damselflies, and Rubber Cups Teasel (Non-Native) Dipsacus sylvestris http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/7/12/hawkweeds-hornbeam-and-poop-eaters monthly 0.5 2014-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373651221394-YFJEJ670XG3XB4443WIZ/07-07-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+069.jpg Home - Hawkweeds, Hornbeam, and Poop Eaters Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373651264858-69T80YX4EQIC9FWHOG12/07-07-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+038.jpg Home - Hawkweeds, Hornbeam, and Poop Eaters Pale Touch Me Not Impatiens pallida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373651311203-L755W0750J83IY25QP15/07-07-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+174.jpg Home - Hawkweeds, Hornbeam, and Poop Eaters Eastern Hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373651366548-CIQI69ZAMHQHW6L0H6WF/07-07-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+017.jpg Home - Hawkweeds, Hornbeam, and Poop Eaters Hairy Wood Mint Blephilia hirsuta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373651411910-WQ1XG4FBN3XBIYQ2DKUP/07-07-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+133.jpg Home - Hawkweeds, Hornbeam, and Poop Eaters Beech Aphid Poop Eater Fungus Scorias spongiosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373651466664-JUXZZH1ZMUHVFFIZ9F6W/07-07-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+170.jpg Home - Hawkweeds, Hornbeam, and Poop Eaters Little Sewickley Creek Backwater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373651520703-J5NLTAL3KT0U55SWI3NF/07-07-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+218.jpg Home - Hawkweeds, Hornbeam, and Poop Eaters Orange Hawkweed (Non-Native) Hieracium aurantiacum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373651570142-A12X2HLEKYOFQ2BCQL8H/07-07-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+098.jpg Home - Hawkweeds, Hornbeam, and Poop Eaters Heal All Prunella vulgaris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373651617691-MYL3EXS0BTDQTEUARU8O/07-07-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+025.jpg Home - Hawkweeds, Hornbeam, and Poop Eaters Touch Me Not Seed Pod Impatiens pallida or Impatiens capensis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373651655595-OGMRYUIJQ6KAGKWRLQ06/07-07-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+163.jpg Home - Hawkweeds, Hornbeam, and Poop Eaters Feather in the Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373651684160-ZZFJOKEXM5FH5KIVZYL2/07-07-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+189.jpg Home - Hawkweeds, Hornbeam, and Poop Eaters Yellow Hawkweed (Non-Native) Hieracium fendleri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373651716400-YWDEKTYUKCCRIKXHKKUD/07-07-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+196.jpg Home - Hawkweeds, Hornbeam, and Poop Eaters Spotted Touch Me Not Impatiens capensis   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373651754769-J3KDOLWXGDSNKWP6RLFF/07-07-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+125.jpg Home - Hawkweeds, Hornbeam, and Poop Eaters Trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373651783297-8AO8Z0UP63IE2PZA0IE7/07-07-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Backwater+003.jpg Home - Hawkweeds, Hornbeam, and Poop Eaters Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/7/7/butterfly-bushes-and-the-great-spangled-fritillary monthly 0.5 2013-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373238253829-IN8ZE94UUBUVQ4QGKHDP/07-05-13+LSC+up+Pipeline+to+Spruce+Run+to+Rocky+Descent+295.jpg Home - Butterfly Bushes and the Great Spangled Fritillary Heal All Prunella vulgaris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373238404125-WAALGJLYO5L8HMUHZIX0/07-05-13+LSC+up+Pipeline+to+Spruce+Run+to+Rocky+Descent+319.jpg Home - Butterfly Bushes and the Great Spangled Fritillary Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly Speyeria cybele https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373238497210-K67L96IU55AIV9R36TAB/07-05-13+LSC+up+Pipeline+to+Spruce+Run+to+Rocky+Descent+332.jpg Home - Butterfly Bushes and the Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373238580984-RS1S6GLE4ZOXMH35F94G/07-05-13+LSC+up+Pipeline+to+Spruce+Run+to+Rocky+Descent+344.jpg Home - Butterfly Bushes and the Great Spangled Fritillary Spotted Touch Me Not Impatiens capensis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373238672468-RY4U4FG8FMMP807D2I53/07-05-13+LSC+up+Pipeline+to+Spruce+Run+to+Rocky+Descent+354.jpg Home - Butterfly Bushes and the Great Spangled Fritillary Black Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373238725344-Z1KOHMZQJF0KZ38G02AQ/07-05-13+LSC+up+Pipeline+to+Spruce+Run+to+Rocky+Descent+367.jpg Home - Butterfly Bushes and the Great Spangled Fritillary Oswego Tea Monarda didyma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373238830801-48XXO0S86IQA223Y8UN0/07-05-13+LSC+up+Pipeline+to+Spruce+Run+to+Rocky+Descent+305.jpg Home - Butterfly Bushes and the Great Spangled Fritillary White Avens Geum canadense https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373238894761-WC7OGEZDFRRKVL5UAJK7/07-05-13+LSC+up+Pipeline+to+Spruce+Run+to+Rocky+Descent+338.jpg Home - Butterfly Bushes and the Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373238945129-LZNZNPVW4DOTOUSA0Q6O/07-05-13+LSC+up+Pipeline+to+Spruce+Run+to+Rocky+Descent+371.jpg Home - Butterfly Bushes and the Great Spangled Fritillary Oswego Tea Monarda didyma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373238985128-J4QXRF6TQO7AJHI9VDAR/07-05-13+LSC+up+Pipeline+to+Spruce+Run+to+Rocky+Descent+298.jpg Home - Butterfly Bushes and the Great Spangled Fritillary Birdsfoot Trefoil (Non-Native) Lotus corniculatus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373239020966-58QXD3W5KF1RAKP1VQTH/07-05-13+LSC+up+Pipeline+to+Spruce+Run+to+Rocky+Descent+318.jpg Home - Butterfly Bushes and the Great Spangled Fritillary Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373239069368-NS47EWM3FATQG168KZO9/07-05-13+LSC+up+Pipeline+to+Spruce+Run+to+Rocky+Descent+303.jpg Home - Butterfly Bushes and the Great Spangled Fritillary Deptford Pink (Non-Native) Dianthus armeria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373239194067-6Z98EWKDD0GKPKA301NE/07-05-13+LSC+up+Pipeline+to+Spruce+Run+to+Rocky+Descent+360.jpg Home - Butterfly Bushes and the Great Spangled Fritillary Day Lily (Non-Native) Hemerocallis fulva http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/7/6/raccoon-creek-state-park-paddle monthly 0.5 2013-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373161579141-XDNHUX3LBB4N4CN1F2Z4/07-05-13+Raccoon+Creek+State+Park+Paddle+206.jpg Home - Raccoon Creek State Park Paddle Green Heron Butorides virescens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373161695177-SQ4R0AMNQM8VKS0UCK81/07-05-13+Raccoon+Creek+State+Park+Paddle+291.jpg Home - Raccoon Creek State Park Paddle Eastern Pondhawk ♀ Erythemis simplicicollis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373161811062-BBC49PLHFLG6YG8FZWP1/07-05-13+Raccoon+Creek+State+Park+Paddle+281.jpg Home - Raccoon Creek State Park Paddle Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373161922665-EM7Y94DPLXZ1DMY40V8O/07-05-13+Raccoon+Creek+State+Park+Paddle+216.jpg Home - Raccoon Creek State Park Paddle Spotted Touch Me Nots Impatiens capensis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373161994076-PPN2KM3K7U5RL7OLMKGL/07-05-13+Raccoon+Creek+State+Park+Paddle+201.jpg Home - Raccoon Creek State Park Paddle Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373162091997-37IRKY7KN13EH3HZM93L/07-05-13+Raccoon+Creek+State+Park+Paddle+219.jpg Home - Raccoon Creek State Park Paddle Traverse Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373162260609-RDIPNNCFZ6IYOC1NG4CS/07-05-13+Raccoon+Creek+State+Park+Paddle+268.jpg Home - Raccoon Creek State Park Paddle Northern Water Snake Nerodia sipedon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373162361491-K4QM7OBUMBADFYC4PWRZ/07-05-13+Raccoon+Creek+State+Park+Paddle+292.jpg Home - Raccoon Creek State Park Paddle Eastern Pondhawk ♀ Erythemis simplicicollis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373162426069-AOAW0ONM88NKSJYLEBS9/07-05-13+Raccoon+Creek+State+Park+Paddle+275.jpg Home - Raccoon Creek State Park Paddle Birdsfoot Trefoil (Non-Native) Lotus corniculatus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373162482746-EG94HP0ZLW712SZ3Z0KL/07-05-13+Raccoon+Creek+State+Park+Paddle+249.jpg Home - Raccoon Creek State Park Paddle Common Mullein (Non-Native) Verbascum thapsus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373162518848-YCXCZGB0FD3KV98YPEF9/07-05-13+Raccoon+Creek+State+Park+Paddle+266.jpg Home - Raccoon Creek State Park Paddle Northern Water Snake Nerodia sipedon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373162562553-71O8OJ3S4398RCBB4L3I/07-05-13+Raccoon+Creek+State+Park+Paddle+276.jpg Home - Raccoon Creek State Park Paddle Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1373162706012-GW5ESGQZ4E9HD8RB38YY/07-05-13+Raccoon+Creek+State+Park+Paddle+208.jpg Home - Raccoon Creek State Park Paddle Green Heron Butorides virescens http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/7/3/rainy-day-dream-away monthly 0.5 2013-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1372898582139-M166N8V3IPJ3CWDKOXE0/06-30-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ball+Buster+to+Hoot+Owl+187.jpg Home - Rainy Day, Dream Away Little Sewickley Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1372898675717-BTQ6S9Q48KW925ZD8LQ3/06-30-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ball+Buster+to+Hoot+Owl+110.jpg Home - Rainy Day, Dream Away Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1372898745178-M2SSQDNIOX6L77WJIDAL/06-30-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ball+Buster+to+Hoot+Owl+048.jpg Home - Rainy Day, Dream Away Golden Trumpet Mushroom Xeromphalina campanella  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1372898921805-E84O9BCD3NQYQ74U4R1Q/06-30-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ball+Buster+to+Hoot+Owl+041.jpg Home - Rainy Day, Dream Away Violet Toothed Polypore Trichaptum biforme  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1372899069969-2BJOT8JYRB8E00SIS961/06-30-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ball+Buster+to+Hoot+Owl+045.jpg Home - Rainy Day, Dream Away Finger Jelly Calocera cornea  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1372899201176-FTPO8ZBEJ8Y04Z7W2NDQ/06-30-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ball+Buster+to+Hoot+Owl+148.jpg Home - Rainy Day, Dream Away Hen of the Woods Grifola frondosa  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1372899256465-8O9VSHPNO20IVLVA0CO9/06-30-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ball+Buster+to+Hoot+Owl+153.jpg Home - Rainy Day, Dream Away Rosy Russula Russula Rosea  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1372899360001-5MBSEHQYJ3SSQX92MAVZ/06-30-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ball+Buster+to+Hoot+Owl+184.jpg Home - Rainy Day, Dream Away Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly ♀ Calopteryx maculata  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1372899518950-3MXMHQF30N22M5P25XBV/06-30-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ball+Buster+to+Hoot+Owl+044.jpg Home - Rainy Day, Dream Away Violet Toothed Polypore Trichaptum biforme https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1372899552538-AI51LV3O0SVFDJNVNTXO/06-30-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ball+Buster+to+Hoot+Owl+023.jpg Home - Rainy Day, Dream Away Worm Milipede Narceus americanus   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1372899612958-4XZFWHDQU5YQZ52XHEMQ/06-30-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ball+Buster+to+Hoot+Owl+053.jpg Home - Rainy Day, Dream Away Golden Trumpet Mushroom Xeromphalina campanella https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1372899678476-DHC65NTYXK3NHVGEOJ7G/06-30-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ball+Buster+to+Hoot+Owl+108.jpg Home - Rainy Day, Dream Away White Tail Deer Odocoileus virginianus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1372899721440-VFEHAVLIH31O88T7NKCA/06-30-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ball+Buster+to+Hoot+Owl+113.jpg Home - Rainy Day, Dream Away Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1372899754883-BR7O7FIP7ENINP1YO69L/06-30-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ball+Buster+to+Hoot+Owl+128.jpg Home - Rainy Day, Dream Away Asiatic Dayflower (Non-Native) Commelina communis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1372899796094-JSK7S8U8699R221DTI35/06-30-13+Big+Oak+to+Bear+Hollow+to+Ball+Buster+to+Hoot+Owl+161.jpg Home - Rainy Day, Dream Away Canada Thistle (Non-Native) Cirsium arvense http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/6/18/moraine-state-park-weekend monthly 0.5 2013-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371595715719-YJCXRXP5YJZ6LS0WYHNI/04-26-13+Moraine+State+Park+Cabin+Trip+046.jpg Home - Moraine State Park Weekend Eastern Painted Turtles Chrysemys picta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371595871197-42ZP78RXULKV5K0J81A1/04-26-13+Moraine+State+Park+Cabin+Trip+119.jpg Home - Moraine State Park Weekend Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371596117931-RJ6L718U87IF0LRGDLGV/04-26-13+Moraine+State+Park+Cabin+Trip+162.jpg Home - Moraine State Park Weekend Green Heron Butorides virescens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371596444337-3DUA839SG3CPIJVB31J0/04-26-13+Moraine+State+Park+Cabin+Trip+190.jpg Home - Moraine State Park Weekend Moraine Tributary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371596534059-D96LCMPYMOFO3TSL0NIH/04-26-13+Moraine+State+Park+Cabin+Trip+074.jpg Home - Moraine State Park Weekend Great Egret Ardea alba egretta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371596604459-AOJDUEJGKXNL4SDOVNGJ/04-26-13+Moraine+State+Park+Cabin+Trip+203.jpg Home - Moraine State Park Weekend Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371596726090-EN62QOXMP4XFWMCJDZJR/04-26-13+Moraine+State+Park+Cabin+Trip+125.jpg Home - Moraine State Park Weekend Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371596760035-90Z5AFGW6VCVEQDVGHAV/04-26-13+Moraine+State+Park+Cabin+Trip+022.jpg Home - Moraine State Park Weekend Eastern Painted Turtles Chrysemys picta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371596804992-0LW1NJ5QD44X2YZX9XAC/04-26-13+Moraine+State+Park+Cabin+Trip+084.jpg Home - Moraine State Park Weekend Great Egret Ardea alba egretta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371596847628-5IRK6WM9H2ZR8AW3BI7L/04-26-13+Moraine+State+Park+Cabin+Trip+054.jpg Home - Moraine State Park Weekend Kayaking one of the Coves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371596882587-R4TDNDJOUFFUBERL96XF/04-26-13+Moraine+State+Park+Cabin+Trip+181.jpg Home - Moraine State Park Weekend Green Heron Butorides virescens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371596951243-YVYJSXXPRK8X48A36CH7/04-26-13+Moraine+State+Park+Cabin+Trip+038.jpg Home - Moraine State Park Weekend Eastern Painted Turtles Chrysemys picta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371596993764-BWHP68RYO3Z0OZK3KO3N/04-26-13+Moraine+State+Park+Cabin+Trip+177.jpg Home - Moraine State Park Weekend Green Heron Butorides virescens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1371597156734-19LAOZN9RJSVBW88JITI/04-26-13+Moraine+State+Park+Cabin+Trip+124.jpg Home - Moraine State Park Weekend Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/6/11/scarlet-pimpernel-chickweed-and-mountain-laurel monthly 0.5 2013-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370991680637-2PMM1BCMM7IQ91IPDOG8/06-09-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Field+to+Gas+Well+086.jpg Home - Scarlet Pimpernel, Chickweed, and Mountain Laurel Canadian Dwarf Cinquefoil Potentilla canadensis  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370994496007-6D2M57OL2OL8I7K88HSB/06-09-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Field+to+Gas+Well+089.jpg Home - Scarlet Pimpernel, Chickweed, and Mountain Laurel Star Chickweed Stellaria pubera    https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370995004256-FL80FAMYQRW6ZUHLN6ZR/06-05-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Big+Rocks+to+Creek+036.jpg Home - Scarlet Pimpernel, Chickweed, and Mountain Laurel Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370995639599-BRCWBJXFR4PQ29V6Z1VN/06-09-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Field+to+Gas+Well+028.jpg Home - Scarlet Pimpernel, Chickweed, and Mountain Laurel Pennsylvania Smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370995882647-YAVP5175362O9EOGBQCP/06-09-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Field+to+Gas+Well+094.jpg Home - Scarlet Pimpernel, Chickweed, and Mountain Laurel Spiny Elm Caterpillar Nymphalis antiopa   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370996256286-WU7TMY362UUGJC6OW6A6/06-09-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Field+to+Gas+Well+042.jpg Home - Scarlet Pimpernel, Chickweed, and Mountain Laurel Black Cherry Finger Gall Mite Eriophyes cerasicrumena https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370996460526-CHJBE97ZJR6WS137VSZT/06-09-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Field+to+Gas+Well+024.jpg Home - Scarlet Pimpernel, Chickweed, and Mountain Laurel Common Fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370996548466-PFZAXW4YQ2PJOLESIVD4/06-09-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Field+to+Gas+Well+007.jpg Home - Scarlet Pimpernel, Chickweed, and Mountain Laurel Scarlet Pimpernel (Non Native) Anagallis arvensis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370996613639-IFS6TTV0ILY9YVC9NBL6/06-09-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Field+to+Gas+Well+097.jpg Home - Scarlet Pimpernel, Chickweed, and Mountain Laurel Pointed Blue Eyed Grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370996682774-MLMYR9TMOU0YZMYMXRWL/06-09-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Field+to+Gas+Well+078.jpg Home - Scarlet Pimpernel, Chickweed, and Mountain Laurel Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370996829066-894Z7UP20QOBC5VIYVIB/06-09-13+LSC+to+Pipeline+to+Wildflower+Field+to+Gas+Well+053.jpg Home - Scarlet Pimpernel, Chickweed, and Mountain Laurel Queen Anne's lace (Non Native) Daucus carota http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/6/5/a-cooper-some-conks-and-blue-eyed-grass monthly 0.5 2013-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370478892089-UJO6NWS6LWPZBX6713QD/06-02-13+LSC+to+Hunt+Club+to+Bone+Hollow+to+Bear+Hollow+and+Back+066.jpg Home - A Cooper, some Conks, and Blue Eyed Grass Hemlock Varnish Conk Ganoderma tsugae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370477548197-LN61MI1ED95IGNXVSFJA/06-02-13+LSC+to+Hunt+Club+to+Bone+Hollow+to+Bear+Hollow+and+Back+083.jpg Home - A Cooper, some Conks, and Blue Eyed Grass Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Pterourus glaucus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370477612539-8MFD0FQHSUYBTQSNF4MU/06-02-13+LSC+to+Hunt+Club+to+Bone+Hollow+to+Bear+Hollow+and+Back+180.jpg Home - A Cooper, some Conks, and Blue Eyed Grass Pointed Blue Eyed Grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370477716984-HUVJWNCW9D7009GPGS4U/06-02-13+LSC+to+Hunt+Club+to+Bone+Hollow+to+Bear+Hollow+and+Back+098.jpg Home - A Cooper, some Conks, and Blue Eyed Grass Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370477791935-8PYNVU8R2OFW7HJC97DF/06-02-13+LSC+to+Hunt+Club+to+Bone+Hollow+to+Bear+Hollow+and+Back+063.jpg Home - A Cooper, some Conks, and Blue Eyed Grass Fungus Beetle Megalodacne heros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370477976741-PHUVNI1OYZ4PWIGGC2QQ/06-02-13+LSC+to+Hunt+Club+to+Bone+Hollow+to+Bear+Hollow+and+Back+079.jpg Home - A Cooper, some Conks, and Blue Eyed Grass Birds-foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370478068622-JMQ054D1B69OF2DCA7CG/06-02-13+LSC+to+Hunt+Club+to+Bone+Hollow+to+Bear+Hollow+and+Back+154.jpg Home - A Cooper, some Conks, and Blue Eyed Grass Red-Spotted Purple Butterfly Limenitis astyanax https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370478150524-T1QJ3OC1N65D3KERYDQ1/06-02-13+LSC+to+Hunt+Club+to+Bone+Hollow+to+Bear+Hollow+and+Back+112.jpg Home - A Cooper, some Conks, and Blue Eyed Grass Oak Apple Gall Wasp Amphibolips confluenta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370478371402-L68F5FFERHBA3N99DR6X/06-02-13+LSC+to+Hunt+Club+to+Bone+Hollow+to+Bear+Hollow+and+Back+047.jpg Home - A Cooper, some Conks, and Blue Eyed Grass Forget-Me-Nots  Myoosotis Laxa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370479161994-I038PP7GWJG458YSEPYR/06-02-13+LSC+to+Hunt+Club+to+Bone+Hollow+to+Bear+Hollow+and+Back+069.jpg Home - A Cooper, some Conks, and Blue Eyed Grass Hemlock Varnish Conk GanodermaTsugae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370478499188-A025L3Q8I04QZU6NNSXO/06-02-13+LSC+to+Hunt+Club+to+Bone+Hollow+to+Bear+Hollow+and+Back+186.jpg Home - A Cooper, some Conks, and Blue Eyed Grass Pointed Blue Eyed Grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370478550827-DXC5MEN93816PM9LGFP9/06-02-13+LSC+to+Hunt+Club+to+Bone+Hollow+to+Bear+Hollow+and+Back+078.jpg Home - A Cooper, some Conks, and Blue Eyed Grass Birds-foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370478638284-204I217LO1G93JPB1VHW/06-02-13+LSC+to+Hunt+Club+to+Bone+Hollow+to+Bear+Hollow+and+Back+135.jpg Home - A Cooper, some Conks, and Blue Eyed Grass Eastern Skunk Cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370478715657-HR3S96WOSQ083RCT2622/06-02-13+LSC+to+Hunt+Club+to+Bone+Hollow+to+Bear+Hollow+and+Back+023.jpg Home - A Cooper, some Conks, and Blue Eyed Grass Yellow Hawkweed Hieracium pratense https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370478754783-VVOZESAX67RPPOL0SHOC/06-02-13+LSC+to+Hunt+Club+to+Bone+Hollow+to+Bear+Hollow+and+Back+188.jpg Home - A Cooper, some Conks, and Blue Eyed Grass Ox-Eye Daisy (Non-Native) Leucanthemum vulgare  http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/6/4/great-cycle-of-life-snake-vs-wood-thrush monthly 0.5 2013-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370384985298-3HUZDTMCDM7RKF8MIRAD/06-02-13+LSC+to+Hunt+Club+to+Bone+Hollow+to+Bear+Hollow+and+Back+189.jpg Home - Great Cycle of Life: Snake vs Wood Thrush  (click to enlarge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370385063405-KNZY70YYSP8CLTDFQFD2/06-02-13+LSC+to+Hunt+Club+to+Bone+Hollow+to+Bear+Hollow+and+Back+191.jpg Home - Great Cycle of Life: Snake vs Wood Thrush  (click to enlarge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370385524959-M56JS1BYQBHYF77VJWRM/06-02-13+LSC+to+Hunt+Club+to+Bone+Hollow+to+Bear+Hollow+and+Back+194.jpg Home - 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Memorial Day Weekend at Lake Erie Wild Strawberry Fragaria virginiana 5.27.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370041362656-H98WMTB3ERTEYTHL7VKN/05-27-28-13+Canadaway+Creek+028.jpg Home - Memorial Day Weekend at Lake Erie Dunlin Calidris alpina 5.28.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370041533128-GJHJ30IXTVDPPL5B1AJW/05-27-28-13+Canadaway+Creek+128.jpg Home - Memorial Day Weekend at Lake Erie Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 5.28.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370042294144-RLEIZDY3WXKKYXT6K6FV/05-27-28-13+Canadaway+Creek+049.jpg Home - Memorial Day Weekend at Lake Erie Common Carp Cyprinus carpio 5.26-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370043528198-XNMBVPLAAORPQRGJZFBN/05-27-28-13+Canadaway+Creek+058+copy.jpg Home - Memorial Day Weekend at Lake Erie Green Heron Butorides virescens 5.28.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370043926947-H46T4BS35H0QT189CU1B/05-27-28-13+Canadaway+Creek+085.jpg Home - Memorial Day Weekend at Lake Erie Red Osier Dogwood Cornus sericea 5.28.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370044258984-OAZH80D71W015HI0XUE3/05-27-28-13+Canadaway+Creek+087.jpg Home - Memorial Day Weekend at Lake Erie Female Mallard Duck Anas platyrhynchos 5.27.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370044398931-HTSF7AQ0IN62K1T0IZ5K/05-27-28-13+Canadaway+Creek+051.jpg Home - Memorial Day Weekend at Lake Erie Chautauqua Creek near Barcelona, NY 5.26.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370044497557-EJUCEEC5QI3UDX1HVNT0/05-27-28-13+Canadaway+Creek+042.jpg Home - Memorial Day Weekend at Lake Erie Common Carp working through the shallows Cyprinus carpio 5.26.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370044921269-EYITQU5I851JXIH7MMMV/05-27-28-13+Canadaway+Creek+137.jpg Home - Memorial Day Weekend at Lake Erie The mouth of Canadaway Creek, near Dunkirk, NY. 5.27.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1370045375743-XCK9LCMG1OBU5J79F4MA/05-27-28-13+Canadaway+Creek+125.jpg Home - Memorial Day Weekend at Lake Erie Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 5.28.13 http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/5/23/stream-bottoms-and-hollows monthly 0.5 2013-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1369350636200-IOZYY2TJPOLPY7IUS2ZM/05-19-13+LSC+to+Windy+Creek+to+Spear+Throwing+Field+068.jpg Home - Stream Bottoms and Hollows Woodland Stonecrop Sedum ternatum 5.19.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1369353013399-4UUWG8IR6S30BYP6Q04E/05-19-13+LSC+to+Windy+Creek+to+Spear+Throwing+Field+047.jpg Home - Stream Bottoms and Hollows Small Flowered Forget-Me-Not (with a visitor) Myosotis laxa 5.19.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1369353342786-J0CYV5LTPU5PXQEM4QO2/05-19-13+LSC+to+Windy+Creek+to+Spear+Throwing+Field+095.jpg Home - Stream Bottoms and Hollows Sweet White Violet Viola Blanda 5.19.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1369353945820-XA2TCNM5KSN2X9DI6YAI/05-19-13+LSC+to+Windy+Creek+to+Spear+Throwing+Field+032.jpg Home - Stream Bottoms and Hollows Spreading Jacob's Ladder Polemonium reptans 5.19.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1369354509549-SRSA2T6IKCY4EYF73WT1/05-19-13+LSC+to+Windy+Creek+to+Spear+Throwing+Field+167.jpg Home - Stream Bottoms and Hollows Swamp Dewberry Rubus hispidus 5.19.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1369354636262-WRPDLXIM7M5X366O6NF8/05-19-13+LSC+to+Windy+Creek+to+Spear+Throwing+Field+077.jpg Home - Stream Bottoms and Hollows Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica 5.19.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1369354676150-G881ESHPO5SND4OTRY05/05-19-13+LSC+to+Windy+Creek+to+Spear+Throwing+Field+031.jpg Home - Stream Bottoms and Hollows Dame's Rocket (non-native and highly invasive yet beautiful) Hesperis matronalis 5.19.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1369354790569-OL05XRTEZ20RN9TCO6VR/05-19-13+LSC+to+Windy+Creek+to+Spear+Throwing+Field+055.jpg Home - Stream Bottoms and Hollows Dame's Rocket (non-native and highly invasive yet beautiful) Hesperis matronalis 5.19.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1369355046798-EO78ITXFYXCTURMQLD0F/05-19-13+LSC+to+Windy+Creek+to+Spear+Throwing+Field+088.jpg Home - Stream Bottoms and Hollows Star Of Bethlehem (non-native) Ornithogalum narbonense 5.19.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1369355334186-E6MS7PRUQLJKQWKG7NFU/05-19-13+LSC+to+Windy+Creek+to+Spear+Throwing+Field+083.jpg Home - Stream Bottoms and Hollows Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum 5.19.13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1369355500503-8VY1196CBSPJ86JE1NGH/05-19-13+LSC+to+Windy+Creek+to+Spear+Throwing+Field+134.jpg Home - Stream Bottoms and Hollows May Apple Podophyllum peltatum 5.19.13 http://naturalsewickley.com/photo-blog/2013/5/14/violets-and-more monthly 0.5 2013-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368569659311-PXH55X82SBSRXLBQA6Q7/05-09-13+LSC+to+Shooting+Club+then+Spearthrowing+Field+224.jpg Home - Violets, Trillium, Geraniums and more Violets... 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Wild Blue Phlox Phlox divaricata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368572346943-P78W0S12W5M5C7W9OWAG/05-09-13+LSC+to+Shooting+Club+then+Spearthrowing+Field+193.jpg Home - Violets, Trillium, Geraniums and more Violets... May Apple flowering Podophyllum peltatum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368572522805-T8RZ0ACSH2HSDDUHGQ2W/05-09-13+LSC+to+Shooting+Club+then+Spearthrowing+Field+206.jpg Home - Violets, Trillium, Geraniums and more Violets... Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5171625ee4b0c4daede32115/1368573096610-2SEEP5C0S82XP2UD5Q1U/05-09-13+LSC+to+Shooting+Club+then+Spearthrowing+Field+245.jpg Home - Violets, Trillium, Geraniums and more Violets... 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