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Encounters

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Desiccated frog clinging to reed.

Jen notice something in the reeds looking a little different while on a paddle near the outlet of


Bat clinging to bark on tree

We have consistent night time bats that fly over the front and back yards around dusk and beyond.


A Yellow-rumped Warbler perches in a tree holding a bug in its beak.

I went for a birding walk on the Remington Recreational Trail today in order to study for my orni


A Northern Flicker hangs out on some grass at the base of a tree.

We came across this Northern Flicker in the enchanted forest of SLU's campus during my ornitholog


A pileated woodpecker clinging to the bark of an evergreen trunk

The administrative office of the North Country Library System is on the Black River, and is set o


Rabbit Den

A photo shared with me by a student on campus of some rabbit kits in their den.


Hairy Woodpecker on the post of a bird feeder

While at the Earth Day 7k this year I took advantage of the bird feeder at the Wachtmeister Field


Bird taking flight off the water

A pied billed grebe was closer than most of the other birds on this morning, so it became my main


Vibrant pre-dawn colors of sky mirrored on lower lake

I woke up early and heard the loons calling from Lower Lake at Upper and Lower Lake WMA.


Pied Billed Grebe in the water with mist rising all around

I woke up to see mist rising from the Oswegatchie, so I went out to sit on a milkcrate for an hou


Wilson's Snipe at edge of river.

Wilson's snipe was out by mud where the river had receded recently.




An American Crow sits on a branch of a dead tree with blue sky in the background and another dead tree in the foreground.

I saw this American Crow while on a walk on the Saddlemire Trail today.


Bullfrog

On a walk in the yard between the river and wetlands, this Bullfrog was sitting motionless.


Purple crocus flowers surrounded by snow

The crocuses are blooming!


A group snowshoeing down Rainbow Falls Trail

These photos are from Nature Up North's first hike event of 2025, a snowshoe to Rainbow Falls.


Adolescent Porcupine

These are photos shared with me by a community member, Blair Madore, who was snowshoeing the Kip


Coyote on the snow looking towards the camera.

I was visiting the dike area at Upper Lower Lake WMA and very little was to be seen, but with the


snowy view of nordic trials on SLU golf course

We had a gorgeous 6" of wet snow last night and the groomed nordic trails on the SLU golf course


A Barred Owl perched on a wire with trees in the background.

While driving around looking for birds with a friend, we got lucky and spotted this Barred Owl pe


A Bald Eagle looks at the camera from it's perch in a tree

With the Upper and Lower Lakes frozen over, the section of Oswegatchie bordering it has become a