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Oct. 15th, 2003 11:02 pmLately while walking I've had fun observing the many different fall mushrooms emerging after the first fall rains. There were tiny mushrooms in big clusters along the woods trails for a few days; then apparently they were big enough to be tasty, because now there are only deer tracks in the torn-up soil.
Here's a bigger mushroom we spotted near the river, an "ink cap" . The same mushroom a few days later. Now, after a few more days, the black edges have turned into a drippy black goo, very weird.
One day we heard a noise behind a tree, and peeked, expecting to see a squirrel. This is what we saw instead.
This is a seasonal visitor-- a Greater Yellowlegs, pausing here while migrating. It's incredibly fun to watch them fish; they scurry along with open mouth barely skimming the water, incredibly fast.
Finally, I'm really proud of this shot. He's a young hawk that I spotted in the woods; not sure yet which species. It's not a great picture, but I managed to get off two shots in the 10 seconds or so that he paused on that branch-- one as quickly as the camera could focus, then another from a few steps away to get a better look at him. My reaction time is improving! After more study, my best guesses are it's either a Northern Goshawk or a Red-Shouldered hawk, juvenile in either case.
Here's a bigger mushroom we spotted near the river, an "ink cap" . The same mushroom a few days later. Now, after a few more days, the black edges have turned into a drippy black goo, very weird.
One day we heard a noise behind a tree, and peeked, expecting to see a squirrel. This is what we saw instead.
This is a seasonal visitor-- a Greater Yellowlegs, pausing here while migrating. It's incredibly fun to watch them fish; they scurry along with open mouth barely skimming the water, incredibly fast.
Finally, I'm really proud of this shot. He's a young hawk that I spotted in the woods; not sure yet which species. It's not a great picture, but I managed to get off two shots in the 10 seconds or so that he paused on that branch-- one as quickly as the camera could focus, then another from a few steps away to get a better look at him. My reaction time is improving! After more study, my best guesses are it's either a Northern Goshawk or a Red-Shouldered hawk, juvenile in either case.
