What's Your Nature?
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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.
Squirrel doing Marlon Brando impression
This Squirrel already had the one nut in his cheek, so I waited for him to put this second on the other side.
It ended up in the same cheek much to my surprise.
It's as if his cheek goes around his head to his back.
Owl Pond at Night
This is one of my early attempts at capturing what the night looks like under little more than starlight.
You will hear little more than insects, frogs and maybe a Coyote or Owl in the distance.
Of course, on this night I could hear something walking directly between where I was to take this picture and the 200 feet to the cabin.
And I could not see a thing.
I heard it breathe on occasion. So I forced my mind into believing it was "just a deer".
Fall Bird Walk
Come join Dr. Susan Willson and Eileen Wheeler on a fall bird walk. We will meet at 8am in the parking lot at the main entrance. Please dress for the weather and be prepared for muddy trails and mosquitoes. Wear good walking shoes. Dr. Willson is a bird ecologist and professor at St. Lawrence University, Eileen is an ICNC board member and birder with tons of knowledge about local bird species.
St. Lawrence River Log Udders
A blustery day on a short walk at Fort de La Présentation.
Out past the lighthouse, I found beautiful ice formations on the rocks, concrete and driftwood.
With the wind and being around 18 degrees, it was good that it was a short walk, but well worth the exposed hands to work the camera.
A beautiful day to be out actually.
I spent about 30 minutes hanging out with this guy while he hunted fish and chased frogs!
I spend a lot of time paddling on Dexter Marsh and taking photos. I was on my way back to the launch to head home, and a motor boat came up behind me. I moved off to the side to get out of their way, and thankfully spotted this bird (I think a green heron, but I'm new to birding so I'm not completely sure). Not only was he unbothered by the motor, he didn't mind me at all! I sat about 10 feet from him in my canoe while he ran back and forth and hunted fish and frogs. It was a lovely experience to be able to observe him without feeling like he was afraid of me.
Foggy Morning
Walking early morning and the fog was lifting as the sun came up.