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Encounters

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Squirrel on limb with one nut in cheek, holding another nut to his mouth

This Squirrel already had the one nut in his cheek, so I waited for him to put this second on the


Scenic view of pond lit by starlight with trees and hills on either side.

This is one of my early attempts at capturing what the night looks like under little more than st


Frozen river water forming ice clusters under driftwood.

A blustery day on a short walk at Fort de La Présentation.  


A heron perches on a fallen branch and searches the shoreline for snacks

I spend a lot of time paddling on Dexter Marsh and taking photos.


Foggy Field at Sumrise

Walking early morning and the fog was lifting as the sun came up.


Not a reflection

Butterflies 


Queen Anne’s Lace & Butterfly

Walking and saw this!


1 armed crayfish

We did some searching for crayfish in Eel Weir state park over the weekend.


Drone view looking down at Hart's falls from 200 feet in air.

We stopped by Hart's Falls to see how different it might be after the recent high waters due to H


View of the river from tip of Sugar Island

It was a cooler, windy evening in August when we decided to walk around Sugar Island.


A close up, top-down photo of a green frog framed by blades of grass.

As I was walking on the Saddlemire trail I noticed this green frog hanging out in the grass in th


Our local Nature Center Photography Club members came upon this scene when we were walking the trail in July.

The Photography Club at the Nicandri Nature Center meets monthly, and when we were walking a part


Person squatting down next to snapping turtle in a few inches of water.

The heavy rains left over from hurricane Debbie had not raised the level of the Oswegatchie yet,


Bat in the pavement

Walking in to work and spotted this little guy crawling across the sidewalk around 8am.


Deer eating berries viewed from bridge

As we walked the footbridge over to Falls Island, we noticed a deer at the waters edge eating ber


Sinclair Falls

Water levels were high, very buggy! But perfect for mushrooms!


Paddler in Kayak looking at Great Blue Heron on tree limb.

Nature Up North's float on the Oswegatchie.




Burdock at CCE

Had a great time at the Cornell Cooperative extension bioblitz and saw some gorgeus plants.


While at the CCE bioblitz we found some pretty burdock.


Dog gazing at the sunset from the back of a boat

We decided to take our boat out on the St.