A somewhat relaxing month spent at cottages and local day trips.
Please note that some people might find the video at the bottom of this webpage disturbing.
A mid afternoon walk around Mud Lake early in the month was very quiet with most of the animals resting.
The mallards had settled down for the afternoon, I didn't even see the third one until I got home and started editing the pictures. Just the one cardinal was in evidence, and he was either a juvenile, or an adult coming out of moult.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/519bb055-710a-4f92-972f-b75774fbc2cf_rw_1920.jpg?h=31e381a684545f318030a39f14607ef7)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/e51d9461-85b0-49c8-89a2-3a8f83eb24a8_rw_1920.jpg?h=dd7d02c3ca935c4d70b304b67119bb5e)
There seemed to be an abundance of frogs:
leopard, bull and green frogs.
Green frogs look like bull frogs, but have ridges down their backs, while with the bull frogs, the ridges turn down and surround their ears.
![leopard frog](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/20bcce75-2cc4-41cb-8ef0-e00e94c9c022_rw_1920.jpg?h=4d7240193cdf73b5b28c396606797e45)
leopard frog
![bull frog](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/811abc9b-aa34-4cfe-b78c-74439e318353_rw_1920.jpg?h=6a20bd60d9f6bf81fe317d87fa2008ac)
bull frog
![bull frog](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/dd24ca3d-2caa-4565-85ce-fc2ece508dfc_rw_1920.jpg?h=00104c9bfbaecc7e8c00e9a188fe98e4)
bull frog
![green frog](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/0ebd4b1a-bdb8-4cb1-bab7-3a15a60ef840_rw_1920.jpg?h=f8b5f47ebe08c238cdeba0ec80ef90f9)
green frog
The neat looking orange coloured spotted jewelweed blossoms were everywhere. A few had gone to seed and ready to violently spring open at a slight touch (for which they are also called "touch me not" flowers).
The white arrowhead flowers were much in evidence and a few Queen Anne's Lace flowers were curling up to go into their seed stage. A few maple leaves were turning colour already.
![Spotted jewelweed](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/c87a43e0-cd0a-4cb1-8165-76b1f788fd98_rw_1920.jpg?h=ca934311529df2d73c70808eb965f884)
Spotted jewelweed
![Arrowhead flowers](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/a9ce6062-8b55-4bca-a23f-b2ed7553c876_rw_1920.jpg?h=0a7417ed239cef3755443b1875314dff)
Arrowhead flowers
![Queen Anne's Lace blossom progressing to seed](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/4cebd85f-654e-487c-a360-458d7cae6ff4_rw_1920.jpg?h=570111fd80c3002391f68cc9a322dccf)
Queen Anne's Lace blossom progressing to seed
![maple leaves](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/2b73b282-5780-425b-9e8c-23acea681d55_rw_1920.jpg?h=2ec60909627de5a932044088c674c653)
maple leaves
And last but not least, two fungi caught my eye
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/2f67538b-a18b-4319-a853-adf5049940df_rw_1920.jpg?h=4415216d8856cf2101026aa93203bd8c)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/f236d768-f339-424e-b9af-99ad351c714b_rw_1920.jpg?h=50e2971b89ba1133e3cd99ff890ac270)
Another Mud Lake visit towards the end of the month, but this time in the earl(ish) morning, was not quite so quiet.
The wood ducks were out and about, a few showing a little post-moult colour.
![male wood duck](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/f2f263ff-4456-4b86-9e35-d5f6dce3d33e_rw_1920.jpg?h=eafe07124254ae54c36ffd968365011c)
male wood duck
![male wood duck](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/5dae1493-e7b6-4d7a-b2f7-9cc1b27d250f_rw_1920.jpg?h=51ad139c465ef784d4f70ee4c354cc3c)
male wood duck
![male wood duck](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/a149413e-d370-479d-bc2d-242f0fc51e5f_rw_1920.jpg?h=841bc06688ec9208a71c6adc7e4cc437)
male wood duck
![All females on the log](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/b76f832c-42d0-4982-b897-0317b697d8d3_rw_1920.jpg?h=9bacd96cc5e16aa07168470cb8c2b935)
All females on the log
![looking for cracked corn on the bridge railings](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/b17b179a-0171-47c6-98d5-9d3a4ee3adfe_rw_1920.jpg?h=295a2e582363c1e0fa8efd99babd87a8)
looking for cracked corn on the bridge railings
A few other birds showed up, including an Osprey, some hungry chickadees and nuthatches and a friendly female downy woodpecker.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/d0e7203e-d2a9-4126-be51-dfb102f96fcb_rw_1920.jpg?h=3366f3bbcf51b67749fca50bedbffa62)
Osprey overlooking the lake
![chickadee](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/1256aa21-b2c7-4e0d-b448-5546a42767d0_rw_1920.jpg?h=59c6b1315b927074f28c34511f24eba9)
chickadee
![nuthatch](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/00d5a6d7-fa6f-446e-a97d-e7858c6d184c_rw_1920.jpg?h=3cc2daf496889b1f6013f8a2f44ee43e)
nuthatch
![nuthatch](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/ca178593-92f8-4072-8fe6-da22c6d4f0d6_rw_1920.jpg?h=0ea8fd4452d1d8fe464e47a349b3da59)
nuthatch
![downy woodpecker](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/e9a5d306-a6f4-4759-ba87-a42d21a422b7_rw_1920.jpg?h=560cd94c7eb2644983793fdd151039ad)
downy woodpecker
A few more that caught my eye.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/b5c9b54d-40cf-443d-87e0-72bc922d3b56_rw_1920.jpg?h=cdd81132885ac3957f3cdfb6636b41d6)
![jack-in-the-pulpit seeds](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/577fcb62-094b-4e1e-ae45-ccde79c74309_rw_1920.jpg?h=2429f0c034db290ae7872087146bf379)
jack-in-the-pulpit seeds
![grey squirrel](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/02b5c21d-a275-4475-b856-eab77f8bacd3_rw_1920.jpg?h=6029434445d455f39941e87f87e6b759)
grey squirrel
![bull frog](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/bb835f0a-483a-4f1c-8904-07c61245e057_rw_1920.jpg?h=4a5acc3b5f11df49a79c97606aa9383e)
bull frog
![pickerel weed blossom and bees](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/feffe90c-b4ba-4eaf-9ff9-88c3676e7d8c_rw_1920.jpg?h=3391163a1d74372d235c39c84f1a089c)
pickerel weed blossom and bees
![thistle and bee](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/ce1aa621-dbb6-4126-bce0-f6cc747c6212_rw_1920.jpg?h=3607fe28836cdf8c34e784d30836cea1)
thistle and bee
And another trip to Parc Omega, this time on a very hot day. The gate-keepers/toll collectors/moochers were still very much around with some of the young ones now comfortable approaching cars.
![female elk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/13e51adb-803d-40dc-9fff-2bd4817adcff_rw_1920.jpg?h=8081e818369c40485e962724ab8e1821)
female elk
![white fallow deer](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/7deaed58-7253-4562-ab14-a2a5edb8a7c5_rw_1920.jpg?h=3902fe4ee75967c6d42c1b3d5a9b883c)
white fallow deer
![female elk and calf](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/987bf61b-0582-4d9d-9ca6-bde8bd3af910_rw_1920.jpg?h=7193d0aa755ed9f98e73816c3936298b)
female elk and calf
![youmg bull elk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/9477b916-41d8-4144-95ad-744c2fee67f1_rw_1200.jpg?h=7dd3e49706646eb9331dc53217d53c1a)
youmg bull elk
![fallow deer fawn and female](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/60ce43ef-106e-4017-b508-4ca9d2bd9c5d_rw_1920.jpg?h=1e75da363aa58cb747e6f1eae9dadcf1)
fallow deer fawn and female
![fallow deer fawn](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/e42a0daf-d81d-4448-bffa-3bc99cb02fa2_rw_1920.jpg?h=8f34e636f0c09d564f59005f1b1eab6c)
fallow deer fawn
![white tailed deer](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/275373be-2d2b-414a-9c15-a05c8d6bdaa7_rw_1920.jpg?h=e5e755cdc45582fa43f7170082b21699)
white tailed deer
![white tailed deer](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/d48f8c70-1d57-47cc-b205-9781f3238793_rw_1920.jpg?h=a38247730fb9b40b6cf3f06a5a17ba38)
white tailed deer
![white tailed deer](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/90b7f041-289a-477e-a54a-725f2b513030_rw_1920.jpg?h=2a445711e65fc4f11cab6fd82d3a3272)
white tailed deer
![white tailed deer](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/ac4e70e1-5182-4c4a-828b-a27da34cfc80_rw_1920.jpg?h=65b4aa8bc6459da31f6bedd9c351aa50)
white tailed deer
Arctic and black wolves relaxed while the alpine ibex climbed to the top to have lunch.
![Arctic wolf](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/580f6a53-2b9d-4209-8ee1-7124a88bfed2_rw_1920.jpg?h=e180c8465c6b053e17f1beb6064b7e8d)
Arctic wolf
![black wolf](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/e77211b4-c983-4572-9b79-169afa1c6af5_rw_1920.jpg?h=21b20c31ac673e62b52396e9f27e28d7)
black wolf
![alpine ibex](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/b18d82ef-46e2-4072-b907-022e8710b6ce_rw_1920.jpg?h=5af75491c6b3d29e49261cd138520913)
alpine ibex
With the heat several animals headed for the water to keep cool.
The bear was low enough in the water that he had scrunched up his nose to keep it above water.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/6fc677e4-e1e6-4c0e-99a8-8da15811f532_rw_1920.jpg?h=abc5581c9413b83a8bec1b16e9c2f9ab)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/182d1a16-5bd0-4b6c-846d-31cd5a8c067a_rw_1920.jpg?h=fe6d3b5be02ea998e2b0c3564e251370)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/44d9db09-1282-40d3-8d27-1c92b090d4aa_rw_1920.jpg?h=1a0b3004645483a376a128dcc6cc1f53)
The Parc obtained two orphan moose young last year. They have been quite shy and hard to find, but now fresh tree branches are put out for them each day in an open area, and the water attracted them on this hot day.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/9f87a500-03b9-4559-83eb-bf0e909ac4e2_rw_1920.jpg?h=5cdf1269e526db153b38bf7e973aa9a3)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/2385614b-f8d8-44b1-99f8-5dcba026732a_rw_1920.jpg?h=83241ed1ebb5f7103d33cad0b8929fcf)
Despite offerings of carrots, a few of the elk headed for the water by noon hour.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/3a74a7ce-7b55-440d-ab7a-c2f0a05e93bd_rw_1920.jpg?h=5958e305ea82c0129dc43264527c134f)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/b8c7dc1f-488b-4d6c-9e78-8a721b5c59ba_rw_1920.jpg?h=6da5cea84779154ca7fe979e70077f64)
Some of the elks' antlers were starting to shed/shred the velvet, losing the nice soft velvet look.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/3eb27e7a-afe0-44b2-852f-cc5dc6a126bb_rw_1920.jpg?h=301c68881d1da01341b54df2e62ce422)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/eec262e6-bd20-4c60-81d2-f592bd5c3314_rw_1920.jpg?h=80cd2b0a1d2cc47ffe821f190fd165d6)
And then there was the one who seemed to enjoy a good scritch behind the ear.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/961f2a38-a2e3-4807-be81-30427159523f_rw_1920.jpg?h=587b9b827ec1c8cb87fcfdb2fe745a64)
Out and About
Various birds of a feather
Ruby-throated hummingbird
![ruby throat needs just the right light to be seen](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/29337829-a0df-4001-a35e-848cf1167ab3_rw_1200.jpg?h=5741898b282fbb231a53180d5691a65d)
ruby throat needs just the right light to be seen
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/2751c047-7885-488a-bf96-d291c52c3c46_rw_1920.jpg?h=bbc9eb3b362ffaa7a0258589fac99c17)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/4f3a21dd-e444-4141-9427-ef97b603c51c_rw_1920.jpg?h=2068e89ffaf4a62c5a252a04ac6406dd)
![wing stretch](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/769c210b-b9d4-475b-ba15-eca0f4011fd1_rw_1920.jpg?h=3b7bbae9c0345e5d4a05fa1346eb1fb8)
wing stretch
![wing stretch](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/7e6daafe-7786-44e3-be22-25b48ae4b3a7_rw_1920.jpg?h=190b563f8d02f2cd2caf3f300ed951f5)
wing stretch
Mergansers
![incomplete wings on juvenile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/5fb57c71-947a-43f9-9f17-61b6ee549435_rw_1920.jpg?h=c54c5f307bb136cec15fb6baa317e520)
incomplete wings on juvenile
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/4740881d-ae67-4951-b896-5996dc0bb1fe_rw_1920.jpg?h=5913904d17866cc014d7d7ae23955e7a)
![preening on the beach](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/062f09da-543e-4f1f-942a-16dd2cf05cb6_rw_1920.jpg?h=b5b5b96444a330109d5b99189dadfa5c)
preening on the beach
Mute swans: the pair had 5 cygnts - two white morphs and three the usual grey.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/6fe633cc-8d73-4cad-a96d-4b39740c93b1_rw_1920.jpg?h=de3f58fe82ca8f4d70d5ec5530de001a)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/66b50e64-01fa-4f4b-98c5-793f57d481bd_rw_1920.jpg?h=6902cd04a82c1eda9088179584457af6)
Oddly placed great blue heron warming himself
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/1436e3a4-133d-4ba0-87e9-68f98d6ae965_rw_1920.jpg?h=ac2cc0ec5121870a4863915539706b18)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/0cc3c069-248b-45d4-8747-683e2424af58_rw_1920.jpg?h=85de4cbe8da17a62941fe3abfd420dd5)
Colourful starling and curious screech owl
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/b0e16e28-f299-4ab3-beef-f6a01a124d03_rw_1200.jpg?h=82a006eca3250e4e04eff3eadbb53dfc)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/6686781d-1c19-4a4b-a416-62d448b50b5a_rw_1920.jpg?h=de09897f0b3b1fb512cc1bca0f65c0f4)
Mushrooms and fungus (plus a lookalike😊)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/05a9d9e1-6093-4e7e-b948-a0ec89685d02_rw_1920.jpg?h=12748f1748cf441c5a82ad46d3541d54)
coral tooth fungus
![coral tooth mushroom](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/18694923-d519-4c07-b1f9-47cc2fa8dbf3_rw_1920.jpg?h=0a397fa00934eed0b0493efd3e82600e)
coral tooth mushroom
![coral tooth mushroom](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/8995d7f8-888f-4751-8a37-9cd0d2e02b6e_rw_1920.jpg?h=9ed7981dfd83b3cd26213103b308bfe3)
coral tooth mushroom
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/f8603fa3-0cc7-4955-81db-dc0b85a2ceb6_rw_1920.jpg?h=8d5a88e89246532d14c02a72c25a3f58)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/e1485e89-f1bf-4a69-bc3c-3289e3370052_rw_1920.jpg?h=57009ca6a121c6ffd67290d7f53dad9e)
![Indian pipes (not a mushroom but a perennial)](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/2d356da1-059f-4a47-8e07-7b0b68bd6a07_rw_1920.jpg?h=1a53ffaa47a02aeefc6782c1800a3c23)
Indian pipes (not a mushroom but a perennial)
![Indian pipes](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/54ec1459-db3f-4204-93eb-65b0957f8bd3_rw_1920.jpg?h=f65d3c5c9d387c988c66863b357d4311)
Indian pipes
![coming through the pine needles](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/c0985f51-c684-4a85-8e18-53bdb86d07e7_rw_1920.jpg?h=54d7358b18b818a817d8d71e1ff4737b)
coming through the pine needles
Florals (plus)
![Bottle gentian](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/4f6a27ce-8ea7-4848-9a93-41d4d3cd0997_rw_1920.jpg?h=77bf2a26dfad6a6eb230cc49cf05b292)
Bottle gentian
![cardinal flower](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/1a96c219-ba9e-46bb-9d94-da6fac79ed82_rw_1920.jpg?h=07af73baebd64f7f0e006de8c1d573b7)
cardinal flower
![cardinal flower](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/f39e5de2-b360-4b2a-9e87-935284b89452_rw_1920.jpg?h=7a0c8210e51427c33a726fef25769c0c)
cardinal flower
![meadowsweet](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/f0d74dc8-9f8d-4a30-91a5-d89f1cd54ecb_rw_1920.jpg?h=277c9447542d4c20c8824e2d39c12fad)
meadowsweet
![waterlily](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/c826e95c-4ccd-4187-ba74-3a0e7a45a8d2_rw_1920.jpg?h=99b59765b4947e4102d755b65b306715)
waterlily
![turtlehead](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/c96e095b-e9d7-4037-b4ed-6f336ae17f4f_rw_1920.jpg?h=bc8417a41b4752a2dd67e1d9b55601cc)
turtlehead
![grass](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/04f6bfa6-e85c-4f2c-88f6-ab7a1901cdac_rw_1920.jpg?h=18a6a898a4a86113a791d67637dcb8e6)
grass
![soybean](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/6178b36b-8215-4d05-9e84-a20008b587d6_rw_1920.jpg?h=3d5733149e236d1d59a9d076c0b7d2d3)
soybean
![purple loosestrife](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/7a666748-b10c-4417-aee8-19504d4fafdc_rw_1920.jpg?h=d4610c8cada86b8e27f6af9dd5ee2b3e)
purple loosestrife
In your face
![chipmunk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/719e6e85-4090-4969-ae05-80f42f435fe1_rw_1920.jpg?h=5c7e80a82cd546190a264b82e80caea3)
chipmunk
![toad](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/34f24aaf-a341-4284-8d3d-01ca6a910b17_rw_1920.jpg?h=cf2028ec05e853dd3d311143259ed352)
toad
Miscellaneous
![hay bales](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/a0849a3e-856b-4b83-89bb-0b3be70d6ffb_rw_1920.jpg?h=18c5e5743ba447078658f37b33fe7ddd)
hay bales
![hay bales](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/5bfebad3-a318-4efd-8d14-ddffa6d07431_rw_1920.jpg?h=3e62ab7d75cc84f5261ebe7a0d3500cc)
hay bales
![old pine cone](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/d144e47b-aebf-4dbc-a4d8-22ba6b08a08a_rw_1920.jpg?h=b631dddfe1c0baf9545aeb097e6ce969)
old pine cone
![trees in fog](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/a784903c-ba61-4073-a472-16a57f471571_rw_1920.jpg?h=4e3d2ce5619d595e1fca405716c9e052)
trees in fog
![rocky shoreline](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/9ce05546-7d9a-47dd-a2c7-938ea1b52a8b_rw_1920.jpg?h=07fa976ea28a1bb334a15432a1d34619)
rocky shoreline
![rocky shoreline](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/7668fef9-30ad-4d44-aaba-5c80f0559089_rw_1920.jpg?h=5d3a78c5c35ef6e092a9aa0434669c13)
rocky shoreline
![a toad and his toadstool](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/afd0df98-556c-41c9-afd5-5a727668f918_rw_1920.jpg?h=df43edefbff7004176a8b1d3c4e1d870)
a toad and his toadstool
![sunfish school looking to be fed](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/3f56491f-e139-4de2-92be-3471242e2d71_rw_1920.jpg?h=f3edaff7a8e0139dbe0f93de2660b556)
sunfish school looking to be fed
![oblique streaktail hoverfly (click to enlarge)](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/3c8e58b2-cbac-4bd0-9887-bbbc4d001b21_rw_1920.jpg?h=0542aa624c5e962cef79bddfe0cd6e66)
oblique streaktail hoverfly (click to enlarge)
![balancing rock sculptures](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/22928407-07e3-4840-9b2e-5a578dd5cd3a_rw_1920.jpg?h=41c3c64895f8f54c781902e0c6932fe2)
balancing rock sculptures
![balancing rock sculptures](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/d0f1c047-c73c-4501-9c92-8927adfb0545_rw_1920.jpg?h=e6a3ec1e80f2a7b52ff73c50783c799c)
balancing rock sculptures
![balancing rock sculptures](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/57d1b005-eb80-4433-8630-d2de49783a7d_rw_1920.jpg?h=96c5c85571a40604e9c26c55f0d1d4e2)
balancing rock sculptures
![balancing rock sculptures](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/360019c3-6693-4710-b51f-65a1229c0f0e_rw_1920.jpg?h=5c127836923050389a06234ddc50d95f)
balancing rock sculptures
We spent a few hours at Old Fort Henry in Kingston. There was not much activity due to Covid restrictions.
A heads up.
Some people might find the following video disturbing. It deals with an alternative food source for chipmunks.