What's Your Nature?
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Spruce Grouse Fledglings in the Massawepie Mire
While walking the Massawepie Mire railbed, I was thrilled to spot two Spruce Grouse fledglings in the boreal habitat west of the crossing of the South Branch Grasse River. The DEC and regional ecologists have been working to establish a breeding population of this endangered species, with their efforts including the release of males and females. It was therefore wonderful to see successful breeding. I was fortunate enough to have one of the fledglings fly into the boughs of a conifer to pose for photos.
Fall Trail Workday at Indian Creek Nature Center
Join INCN Board members for a workday to help clean up the Nature Center from summer storms and get it ready for the winter. Tools will be supplied, or you can bring your own. There is always plenty of work for all!
If you would like to receive notices of upcoming programs at Indian Creek, let us know by sending an email to indiancreeknaturecenterny@gmail.com
Green Frog on the Huckleberry Lake trail
While hiking the trail to Huckleberry Lake I came across a wetland area with a ton of frogs! This frog was sitting on a rock looking out over the pond, and let me get very close to take this picture.
Community Tree ID Walk
Come join Nature Up North on a tree identification walk!
Bird Walk at Harts Falls
Bird walk at Harts Falls Saturday Sept. 28 at 8 am. Tom Langen, St. Lawrence Land Trust Board Member and professor at Clarkson University, will lead this walk to look for fall migrants and resident birds. Meet at the Preserve's parking lot at the intersection of Pink Schoolhouse Road and the Pyrites-Russell Rd. For more details about Harts Falls and a map, please visit our website https://www.stlawlandtrust.org/harts-falls-preserve1.html
Azure Mountain F.T.
Jen look out over the horizon, while I cram myself as tight into the corner as I can to get as wide a view of the landscape as possible.
Almost 2 1/2 window walls of view, I was happy with getting that much in.
Even if I was angry at myself for leaving my glasses on the fire location map.
Top of Stillwater F.T.
One of our first fire tower visits.
Stillwater Fire Tower.
Since the wind was blowing well, I tried to include the flag as it would wave across the bottom of the photo of the landscape.
One picture is Jen and I in a traditional selfie kind of thing, which I'm sure 1000's have done at this point.
The other one is Jen wondering what exactly I'm doing, and probably expecting me to drop my camera since I was holding it outside of the tower out the window, in an attempt to get both of us from a different point of view.