A Spider web

The resident designer
The orb highlighted with dew in the morning sun

Green frog and butterflies

The Green Frog looking for dinner in the swamp.
A little Pearly Crescentspot is one of the few butterflies around this year.
Along with a very few Viceroys

Fall starts ... again ( actually the first time this year)

Some of the leaves are changing making the swamp start to look like fall ... way too early.
A Black-tipped Darnier stops for a rest.

I almost had the Skunk ...

I was taking this picture of the Yellow Jewelweed when Grenville started baying and thought I had better go see ...
The young Skunk was trying to get into a defensive position as Grenville tried to attack. The picture is not great because I had a flash unit in one hand and the camera in the other at the same time screaming at Grenville to get away from such a dangerous animal. We are currently trying the peroxide, baking soda, dish soap solution rather than the tomato juice solution.

Birds of a feather

This female Cardinal was skawaking on even after the male was several trees down the line.
A Reb Bellied Woodpecker was looking in the dead trees for a tasty morsel.

At the same time Spike, the Green Heron, was hunting for frogs legs. Or looking for a good barber.

Rain delay

Things are really slow while it rains.

Geocaching at Grimes Glen

Falls number the first.
A small cascade along the way
Falls number the second. (The third is too hard to reach for us old folks) See 2 Aug 010 blog for another shot of this falls.

Bird and Butterfly

The Monarch getting ready for the vacation in Mexico
American Goldfinch just hanging around the area

A pot luck day ...

The bird on a wire.
Or a thistle in a field
How about a Crabapple a the Apple Farm.

More pix from Up North ...

A very close up of a very friendly White Admiral which landed on the camera (no pictures because I couldn't bend the camera around) and generally became a camp follower.
This is the whole White Admiral
The view from Long Pond Mountain toward our campsite. This is a merge of several shots giving the panoramic view.
Looking back up to Long Pond Mountain from our launch point (our campsite is not visible from the mountain.)
One view from the campsite.

Some quik and dirty pics of up north

This mornings(010 Aug 12) sunrise from the campsite. ( The pictures are quick and dirty because I have not put them in Photoshop to improve to look.)
How to start the day ... repeat several times.
A dog tired from the climb up the local mountain.

Baltimore Oriole

A Baltimore Oriole hiding out in the tree.

Staghorn fungi

These Staghorn fungi are growing all over the woods.

After the heavy rain ....

A Field Cresentspot waits for his picture.
The female Cardinal, upper right, chats up the male, bottom left.

Crow and Bunting

Indigo Bunting
I think this Crow found the carrion he is about to have for lunch.

Grimes Glen, Naples NY

Who's a Toad?
Grimes Glen is running full at the upper falls.