What's Your Nature?

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Encounters

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Bright green bee with little red mites on abdomen

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


A good sized frog

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


Turtle mostly black with a little red striping visible on leg

Just spotted this fella out for an afternoon stroll


Giant water bug with eggs on back!

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


Slugs feasting on a mushroom

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


Old train trestle on a cloudy day

The Edwards Nature Trail is such a hidden gem!


Honeysuckle in spring time

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


Fire tower at snowy st. Regis summit!

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


Buck in velvet

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


Snowy mountain overlooking the Adirondacks

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


Cedar River Flow

Always a blessing to be here! 


Snow covered wooden outlook

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


Blue Mountain/Lake

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


Huckleberry Lake 1

Our first hike to Huckleberry Lake in the Wolf Lake State Forest in St. Lawrence County.


Sandhill Cranes near Wilson Hill Wildlife Management Area

It was a delight to spot this pair of Sandhill Cranes grazing in a grassy field near the Wilson H


Five Trumpeter Swans on the Grasse River

In driving down Route 68 toward Canton, I spotted a good number of Trumpeter Swans on the Grasse


Sunset from the Site

We saw this beautiful sunset from a campsite at Meacham Campground.  


Sparkles by the Lake

This beautiful view was at Ausable Point.  


Hills at Meacham

We visited Meacham Lake and got a great picture of the hills.  


Heron in a Marsh

This was taken in Peru at Ausable Point.