What's Your Nature?

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Encounters

Boundary
Heron in tree

Great Blue Heron in tree

I spotted this beauty from the window while I was making dinner.

Barred Owl in our backyard on Black Lake

Barred Owl

We were working around our yard when I heard the blue jays sounding alarm calls.

Azure Mt Firetower Sunrise

Azure Mt Firetower Sunrise

Azure Mt Firetower

Azure Mt Firetower

Azure Mountain in the morning

Azure Mt Morning

Mt Azure sunrise hike- view from fire tower

Sunrise at Azure

Fall colors

Fall colors

Ducks in a lake

Ducks in the ADKs

Barn and moon

Barn in the Evening

Chaumont Bay sunset

Sawmill Bay Sunset

Sunset Mountain Hike

Mt Arab Sunset

Racquette River Sunset

Ives Park Sunset Potsdam NY

Beautiful views on a fall day

Autum

Beautiful view on a fall day 

Spiky caterpillar

Spiky caterpillar

I think this was a spiny oak-slug moth caterpillar.

Ruby Throated Hummingbird sipping nectar cherry queen zinnia with dill flower in the background.

Ruby Throated Hummingbird on zinnia

Hummingbirds are fighting over the flowers in the gardens.

Common Nighthawk circling above

Nighthawk

I noticed a bird flying around our property and the hayfield next door, it flew like a bat in cir

Humminbird on tithonia in my veggie garden.

Ruby Throated Humminbird on tithonia

While working in the garden there is always a flury of hummingbird activity this time of year.

Bee approach

Bee approach

Mushroom

Mushroom!

Close Encounter

Close Encounter

We took family on the St. Lawrence River and saw this large ship. It was amazing!