What's Your Nature?

Become a Nature Up North explorer to share your encounters with wild things and wild places in New York's North Country. Post your wildlife sightings, landscape shots, photos from your outings, and even your organization's events!

Encounters

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a baby snapper sitting in its nest

A snapping turtle nest opened up next to the Wachtmeister Field Station last week.


A frog's eyes breaking the surface of water near a painted turtle poking it's head out.

A quick walk from the parking lot to the lean-to,  the ponds were extremely low level.


Snake on a log in the water from above

I was out on a little floating dock on a quiet pond and saw this snake basking in the sun.


Spider dining on a bee

Each morning there is a new web from this marbled orbweaver on our porch, today I noticed a bee t


An adult Bald Eagle soars across a blue sky with green trees bordering the bottom of the photo.

SLU Birders is a new club on campus that I co-founded with a friend this year, aimed at connectin


Barred Owl

While driving in on the road, the owl flew across and set on branch right by the road.


Deer in the permaculture garden at SLU

This deer had turned the Permaculture Garden at St.


A bald eagle in flight

Waterfall half hidden by rock formations that have circular potholes carved into them by water over time.

My latest trail discovery is the Stone Valley Trail!


Porcupine in Brush

While walking along the Saddlemire Trail, I spotted a strange shape rustling in the bushes near t


Community members investigating water samples

These are a couple of photos from our event with the St. Lawrence Land Trust earlier this month.


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A common ribbon snake caught a grey frog, and the frog was fighting for its life.


dog-day cicada emerging from cocoon

While on a water sampling event with HEOP students, we encountered a dog-day cicada (according to


Butterfly on flower

Our first kayak trip on the Grasse River.




Baby great horned owl perched in a tree on the St. Lawrence campus.

A baby great horned owl was moved from the grates in front of Newell Field House and into a nearb


Japanese Beetle on leaf, with 4 fly eggs upon it.

I spotted a Japanese Beetle out in the yard on a plant, at first it concerned me a little as I kn


Deer swimming across river.

We were sitting on a dock feeding fish and I saw the young deer at the far bank.


A porcupine resting on a branch in a tree.

I went for a walk on the Saddlemire Trail with my binoculars with the intention of looking for bi


Photo fo purple mushroom on the side of a dead mossy log.

I found this cool mushroom growing off the side of a dead log.


Red Winged blackbird finds a perch on a doe's ear

I was watching for a nesting kestrel pair when I heard a commotion.