Always one of my favorite sights. The crew team had some motor boats out so we only heard the loon's distress call before it slipped into the river and I lost sight of it for the rest of the day.

An early morning out with the crew team on the St. Lawrence gave me the opportunity to snap this guy as he came in, flying low along the water. Yet another sign of spring!

We set up a game camera on the edge of a beaver dam and made a very modest leak in the dam. In the photos, you see the original state of the dam, then the beaver working on repairing it, plus a couple of canada geese we caught on the game cam as well (I'm leaving out the photos we accidentally took of ourselves). Do you have a game camera? We'd love to see what neat wildlife photos you've captured around here!

I can't wait for all of these flowers to grow!

A beautiful spring morning at Upper and Lower Lakes wildlife refuge 5 miles from Canton. Lots of bird activity and an angry beaver - smacked its tail at me 3 times before taking off. Nice day to be out.

Is this a heron?

Spring flowers are popping up outside the Admissions building!!!

Landscape Photo

This is a photo of Whiteface Mountain from the top of Killburne Slide in the Adirondack High Peaks. I like this photo because it is simply a great view of one of the highest peaks in the Adrondacks. The habitat is alpine hardwood forest.

Walking through some desolate woods, a mossy rocks nestles into itself for warmth. Moss is a category of soft, photosynthesizing plants that have a non-vascular system. Unlike most plants which use a vascular system, moss does not have any vessels to transport water and sugar. Instead, the structure of the moss is such that it can trap water all throughout itself to prevent it from evaporating. Moss can survive in conditions with limited nutrients, and it would make for a wonderfully comfortable lawn.

Finding green plant life is rare in a North Country winter unless you are looking at one of the conifer tree species that populate the area. On my hike along the Stone Valley trail from the Colton side, I was very surprised to find green plant life if a wet area just off the trail. The plant pictured here—Water Crest, completely engulfed the wet area that was surrounded by a deep snow pack. The water was no more that 3'' deep, allowing for easy access for pictures, but was enough to provide a throbbing habitat for the plant species.