inactive bees
On one small stand of asters, several bees were motionless, apparently barely alive. Is it the end of their arc of life, the result of cooler temperatures from overnight, or some other thing? Four,...
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unlikely epiphyte
Here's a 5" diameter black birch growing out of a head-height scar in a big old honey locust (at Taconic State Park, found on vacation). This kind of growth — an "epiphyte" — rarely grows so large ...
Spined micrathena
This spider carries its spiny abdomen everywhere… at Higganum Reservoir.
Tupelo
Not really. At least, no sightings at Wadsworth yet. But I did find Tupelo at the Middletown Nature Gardens, as well as in the more swampy areas of Deep River. It's only mid-July, and already some ...
wintergreen flowering
While I still haven't seen many at Wadsworth (where the soil is mostly base), tiny wintergreen flowers are appearing in more acidic forests around here. Here are some from a bit south, near Chester...
Reticulated net-winged beetle
I've been away from Wadsworth lately; most of my walking has been in Deep River and Chester. Here's a beautiful critter whose home is a chestnut oak leaf.
crane flies
A mass of these flies -- like giant mosquitos without the proboscis -- were hiding in a hollow log at Middletown Nature Gardens… not quite Wadsworth, but close enough to share here. They might be c...
wild grapes getting plump
Alas, almost all the grapes are out of reach. I may have to cart a ladder into the park once these show some color!
strife on the loose
Purple loosestrife has established itself at the northwest corner of the park near Route 157. This beautiful flower, unfortunately, is a fast-spreading newcomer species that can become a choking mo...
black swallowtail female
This fluttering critter never landed for long, and never on any surface other than the dirt of the riverbank. The blue is more iridescent than the photos can show...
yellow flower twins
Yellow hawkweed, suggests NH Gardener. If so, we might expect to see it spread...