A day in the sun

 Raspberry flowers in the swamp

The Yellow Flag is past prime probably because of the beating from all the rain lately.

An other great trip to Zurich Bog

 These young Trumpeter Swains were sharing the transient pond with the Canada Geese and the Mallard duck.

 

The Bison were also in the field with the above group.

 In the bog were the usual suspects - The Cinnamon fern

 The carnivorous, but very tiny, Dewdrop

The Pink Lady Slipper.

Crossing paths

 This Hind was on the path this morning, but it was so warm Grenville said "never mind it's too hot to give chase"

Later this Cardinal crossed our path.  The Railroad crossed also but sort of who-cares.

The end ... of Canandagua Lake

 Look into the eye of the serpent.  Ok it is only a Northern Water snake.

The Wild Grapes are coming along.

Birds, bugs, bogs, buds

 This green frog has got lots of room with all the rain we have gotten and are expecting

 Finally it is waqrm enough for the Tiger Swallow tails

 Some day I'll get off my butt and look up what this is.  I just like the picture.

 I also like this picture of the Mandrake/Mayapple blossom

This is just about 1/2 of the herd of Turkey Vultures that were flying around.  Kind of makes one nervous that you may be what they are watching.  Don't trip!

Last of Trillium

These guys are fading fast at this point but are still neat to see in the woods and photograph.

Butterflys are finially out

 Yellow warbler checks out the buds.

 Blue Azure  if you see this guy flying he has light blue wing tops but trying to get that shot is tough and he rarely fans his wings while stopped.

Pearly Crescentspot

Another rainy morning ... have I used that before?

 Grenville was running all over the place with his nose to the ground coming to this tree and just baying as only a hound dog can.  The raccoon was the problem.

 I just like this picture of a Blue Heron across the pond and thru the fog

The Mandrake/Mayapple are in bloom if you get down low enough to see them.

Clark's Glenn...

I didn't bring my tripod because I didn't think I could actually get to the falls because of all the rain we have had this spring.  But not bad handheld.

More rain - because it can

 More rain.  I have gotten a lot of rain drops on flower picture this spring.

This Cardinal was doing his part to add colour on an other wise gray day.

Time to mow the lawn ...

It has been raining here to the point I may have to mow with the scythe before I can get the lawn mower out.

Geese on the pond

On Wed there were 4 goslings now only 3.  So sad, but that is life in the wild.  Someone else lives on.  They have grown so much since Wed. they are feeding well.

Oriole and Trillium

 This Baltimore Oriole was going from bud to bud on the wild apple tree.

The Trillium are about done as the past through this pink phase.

Goslings

Mama and Goslings at Crossroads Park.  Oddly Grenville didn't bark at them, but he did run around herding them to the center.

Fruit in bloom

 Apple blooms

 Cherry blossoms

Strawberry blossoms

I just liked the clouds and the tree lines

Jack-In-The-Pulpit

 The Jack-In-the-Pulpit are just stating to show up.

 Here is one in full bloom

 Then there is the Catbird

 And the Painted Lady Vanessa cardui the first butterfly of the year.  Pretty cool!

The spring sun is out

This Painted Turtle was only 1 of many out sun bathing probably with SPF15 at least.  This is unusual in that I rarely see them here, but canoeing close by they all over the logs when the sun is out.

Some from yesterday some from today

 Failed to down load yesterdays stuff. Here is an American Goldfinch from yesterday

 A Red Tail Hawk from today

 Mertensia what more to say?  Hay I lived on Mertensia Rd for 20 yrs and moved around the corner for another 15 yrs before I found out it is a flower not Jack and Mary Mertensia that the area was named for.

Trillium Grandiflora  cool stuff and more rain braking our 2 day drought.

Yellow Warbler

Bright sun and cool, but little to picture.  This Warbler was about it.

Shots from yesterday

 Didn't get a chance to publish these so a day late here they are.  Trillium in the wild

Mayapple coming soon.

Marigolds

 Marsh Marigolds in the woods

Marigolds cover the area.

Turkeys, Trillium and Wooley Bear

 The opening day of Turkey season!  They are unaware, they can't read.

 A Trout Lily hangs around

Every where I look they tell me there 40-70 different Trillium.  No one seems to have a list of them and this is one that is not listed.  So just enjoy.

Great White Trillium

Purple Trillium.  These were all taken with moving just swiveling to get the shot.

 

I think the Wooley Bear is predicting a long summer because his brown strip is so wide or maybe winter is going to hang on.