May is always a busy month what with spring wildflowers, returning birds, and so on.
COVID was still interfering but there was lots of things to catch my eye including flowers, birds, snakes, turtles, frogs, rusted cars, murals etc
I came across more garter snakes than usual this year, maybe because I was out more?
Outside Almonte I had a face to face discussion with one and was fascinated with the tongue sensing the air.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/25abea9f-e2b6-40ca-b2f4-b06144afd4b3_rw_1920.jpg?h=a64c12ddaae1b6e98a83dac1a8124851)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/d7d2052f-d1d0-4a86-bb65-fe62a66d7e82_rw_1920.jpg?h=258ca4a8123158c7bdc31db4911dffe3)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/593c1b54-7f34-43e0-8fc9-be51de00956c_rw_1920.jpg?h=fc38d52e802753c7d5770b23ba3a5bb8)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/171a8c80-bdfb-4c6c-ae31-2db2c0f20773_rw_1920.jpg?h=dfdaaf54ebaec0bbf3171fc8178b0d9a)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/2be967c2-44af-4239-b8d7-ba41ba06879a_rw_1920.jpg?h=bbb993645aff92e10ca2a5ba3cf8e3e0)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/7846d051-80c1-4ebf-95a1-d1377628d666_rw_1920.jpg?h=2a0d9e3f42a6ee8c984de746fe07278e)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/3333cc37-a75c-4549-8008-28c1bceb6a8a_rw_1920.jpg?h=0a269e1dbd1d557f4f511b1fad32d5ba)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/f0e1a2c0-4569-4357-8aa8-ec6dc9a97ccc_rw_1920.jpg?h=40dccd09fa6161099103559568d94230)
Then another garter snake, this one in town, led me to a “nest” of 4-5. I managed to get a shot with 3 still in the “nest”.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/f27dc3a4-2e45-4d63-82ad-55b07edf2cc1_rw_1920.jpg?h=9e003fb13d7c9fa8bef7113082504049)
The annual tulip festival provided many missed opportunities, but I was happy with a few.
I was quite pleased with the serendipitous abstract "tulip bubbles".
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/5e16a0c1-3d6c-41dd-b23b-b3655d984b0e_rw_1920.jpg?h=5c6698687985eacc66933dce66278ee0)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/5a4b4bcc-c8fc-4f19-9e96-f8848bc50477_rw_1920.jpg?h=c3961ddfac5b3f537c6681b723371445)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/287067f9-a032-46c3-8e4b-7ccd5c7a8114_rw_1920.jpg?h=5a65984b411dcaa119b97118d8aae6cd)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/6938aab2-971e-4b4b-b208-3e795b683e3d_rw_1920.jpg?h=0129ac14fdb3e81ba55244983548402a)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/90f5a2a7-3a1a-453c-8853-faa7c74110ac_rw_1200.jpg?h=311ff6a4f5967da838e1e354ef6235a6)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/af805990-3d89-4fa8-aad2-0c0b017c1761_rw_1920.jpg?h=3097b667bd18f4ff39ca6eeb2d8b3212)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/07a62c3f-9fe4-4189-8db3-89a86185e083_rw_1920.jpg?h=3dd6e76ca64db830977702705bb0ec79)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/bc33c8be-2e21-46f0-8fb0-a1aba710c54d_rw_1920.jpg?h=54d23d47485c085d6c0ea957b675bcfe)
The early spring produced three types of trilliums, jack-in-the-pulpits, trout lilies, squirrel corn, columbine and on and on..
![Painted trillium](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/ea26630c-c936-4fdc-841a-ce309bb28830_rw_1920.jpg?h=7bfff8bb27c4b131de548d3fb25e5135)
Painted trillium
![white trillium](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/49bad055-6d62-4724-8111-b54d51a7d76d_rw_1920.jpg?h=dd162b5db8347d2de4ba65e8aec84a5d)
white trillium
![red trillium](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/423471d5-98c9-4529-b676-7e38556e3ed8_rw_1920.jpg?h=1350209ed07efe12c7108e737b582944)
red trillium
![spring beauty](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/8a95f4f4-8ab7-476e-a442-f31274f1a6c2_rw_1920.jpg?h=561532da82b67fec734dbf137fb73895)
spring beauty
![trout lily](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/79f669f5-0af4-4f2c-9d24-1a046f96b069_rw_1920.jpg?h=5854c1cb8226d127dd7872eeb9abc154)
trout lily
![trout lily](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/9e683cfa-e690-4a66-9baa-09bf0b8b7b32_rw_1920.jpg?h=876665f3845443f9c89544fece8afc9d)
trout lily
![trout lily](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/99793e38-9ece-4f70-b212-d2a35092cd91_rw_1920.jpg?h=dbed75c5805e7643195c2f11c9f8c749)
trout lily
![two-leafed toothwort](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/73862c07-4cd4-4a65-95a9-a8b3cf9f183e_rw_1920.jpg?h=7793f2d072235f4012cbb5761c062765)
two-leafed toothwort
![squirrel corn](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/91074ac0-d6b3-429a-8ea5-7f8692fc7b5f_rw_1920.jpg?h=b9bd4f1704a5a01178369b5e5ea4b9e9)
squirrel corn
![jack-in-the-pulpit](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/69d1a0d2-70ba-4367-a4df-88d714865004_rw_1920.jpg?h=3daeedc5cd8057bdce46cf7e91960095)
jack-in-the-pulpit
![blue violet](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/1c151107-0042-4b0d-bcba-14646a437db1_rw_1920.jpg?h=314d67359e7bd9a3a885788a66511ed1)
blue violet
![yellow violet](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/fef52329-e371-4ae2-85de-d3aee3243016_rw_1920.jpg?h=589a4343df83b9a5fde7d541562e0af6)
yellow violet
![bugleherb](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/a33321c7-18de-4b3e-9619-67d54eb1df07_rw_1920.jpg?h=4f67b206dfac56003a8c964b83bf1a26)
bugleherb
![apple blossoms](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/2c0a7038-28dd-489f-bbba-b6303e084cda_rw_1920.jpg?h=c41a2d9254b0cdd1c4a395487b7a4efb)
apple blossoms
![apple blossom](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/0fe2d133-3def-4d32-9c27-5a0789d42b56_rw_1920.jpg?h=107b5689ef36e6baa15f36464077e36c)
apple blossom
![grass in bloom](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/cfb51102-dccd-4a7b-a59e-58329e641017_rw_1920.jpg?h=0f99ac16522fe8012a945597bea7e57c)
grass in bloom
![columbine](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/758b54b2-1cfa-4ac8-93bc-258b0201b9ef_rw_1920.jpg?h=29d80b64e12d305de0063292b649e983)
columbine
![star flower](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/98ca901d-ae6d-4404-8a5e-887977dced28_rw_1920.jpg?h=306ba8ded7cd0f7d1e4604c1519f909d)
star flower
![clintonia](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/2c4c08f1-25a7-4b4c-9403-9cf79b8375b6_rw_1920.jpg?h=f1cbab8a1a29b8a5d8291f8dd01b5274)
clintonia
![lily-of-the-valley](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/dd09075a-d613-4e98-b05b-99da8e5bc353_rw_1200.jpg?h=e91d08515b7479ed6ef970b019c716dd)
lily-of-the-valley
![honeysuckle](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/9a22c135-4112-427a-8dad-bb03e179b89f_rw_1920.jpg?h=fed1acadf5e6ba02fcfcf51ef285feb6)
honeysuckle
![honeysuckle](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/a6da0b7d-4637-4596-bba0-e0adf3513519_rw_1920.jpg?h=ffdcdb88f006381dcdd2ecf99258ad4f)
honeysuckle
![phlox](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/6368d549-5284-4065-b8a5-06dca753de97_rw_1920.jpg?h=2a4392dacef01e8fc9bf87558050214b)
phlox
![phlox](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/367ee9a3-d835-46f8-b182-48a31e239fa8_rw_1920.jpg?h=f1606c546f15d6e0063437ea9911cc75)
phlox
![foam flower](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/389343be-37df-46a2-9490-b207dba2ee0c_rw_1920.jpg?h=9d23b2715a1e05bdbab2df19eae47b23)
foam flower
![dogwood/bunchberry](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/66b19bd2-de89-47e2-a0dc-08de5c8d1baf_rw_1920.jpg?h=88812cf0215ce328d2e3066cfc80b2d2)
dogwood/bunchberry
![wood sorrel](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/750be745-4469-41dd-9b7b-ca0e29fd123c_rw_1920.jpg?h=cc5ca9974a6b3c97974bdcfb63f64179)
wood sorrel
![daffodil](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/4115f6dc-27a2-4fb6-9713-5f4d7a0a71bc_rw_1920.jpg?h=3e08ea33fc907e564c84375ae5e0c96f)
daffodil
My "can’t pass a wood duck without taking a picture" syndrome added to the wood duck collection, along with pictures of Canada geese (ugh), American restart, phoebe. A mourning dove who was reluctantly accustomed to people entering the door beneath her nest caught my eye. The ravens were nesting at Mud Lake again this year, the nest was difficult to see, but not hard to hear. As were the fledglings after leaving the nest. Ravens also operated a wake-up service at home one morning.
![male wood ducks](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/fe0d23d0-4a1a-48c6-98d9-9a5815523aa4_rw_1920.jpg?h=9099637ac3e10249bc634d3fcda0cb09)
male wood ducks
![male wood ducks](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/8b0b7f7b-c96f-4646-afba-6e34c9760614_rw_1920.jpg?h=9d10f83c3478f32fe9baf4ff33491df2)
male wood ducks
![female wood duck](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/8a5327ad-e7b9-48c0-948d-c2afac982736_rw_1920.jpg?h=491de66f00af6bfc2a42c82ce970018d)
female wood duck
![woo duck pair looking for a hollow in a tree for a nest](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/93830e06-46d1-4fb5-8c53-5cfaf7a60a00_rw_1920.jpg?h=2e39086dc864e812b3980603f47c23b1)
woo duck pair looking for a hollow in a tree for a nest
![wood duck action](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/69fded36-4947-42e9-900d-c1ed5f077fcc_rw_1920.jpg?h=4a2992b456f252f122b83dab00a0f726)
wood duck action
![male mallard duck](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/36d2683e-3dac-4bba-8177-54545523a6bf_rw_1920.jpg?h=87fa16f5a518c60f40cd5a0c0e1fa3dc)
male mallard duck
![red-tailed hawk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/1ffae2e1-b4ad-438b-84bf-a446fd82ab5c_rw_1200.jpg?h=f505d539f2866509c49237e99f517db7)
red-tailed hawk
![red-tailed hawk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/aeb85d4b-cfff-4333-af1b-d0cf57fb583f_rw_1920.jpg?h=80f80ed82c999761152a2874d51c9be5)
red-tailed hawk
![great blue heron](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/e51c648a-25b5-4b23-9671-83eda2cf09cf_rw_1920.jpg?h=0916f7fa02690dd9d5ede0c2edb42fe4)
great blue heron
![phoebe](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/1a50dfbe-240a-47e8-b570-afeacbff5dba_rw_1200.jpg?h=3fca0a51a8760e49466e54de8346f03c)
phoebe
![phoebe nest](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/2a31b0cf-5325-4443-9944-fd973e4bf112_rw_1920.jpg?h=27c71554fb4a17298754154cf57986b6)
phoebe nest
![black-crowned night heron](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/e40c38fb-d1eb-4b12-addc-1f5c82d2f19e_rw_1920.jpg?h=2bef751a797f7791cfd43ac47c2e4cd1)
black-crowned night heron
![male cardinal](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/48de6cee-b610-49ae-99b0-b70660a56cc8_rw_1200.jpg?h=200d0bf188f87619ee386f2d0775f9f2)
male cardinal
![northern flicker](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/b16b3efc-d5f4-4d8e-bac7-dd4c07b8cc76_rw_1920.jpg?h=6306fe9e27aab37953ceff7b3a477e6e)
northern flicker
![house wren building nest](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/14432cca-91d8-4d12-8b95-a55180c3b2ac_rw_1920.jpg?h=9545b3a8f113a921f84b3c6bd541d9c8)
house wren building nest
![house wren building nest](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/c092f33e-d2e5-4501-b480-d4bf43ba8335_rw_1920.jpg?h=0570a4f18c826c7f6b02fbf3e6c52351)
house wren building nest
![house wren building nest](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/0e903aca-d664-495d-9dfb-b6e591bce31a_rw_1920.jpg?h=9fbe0135454ecf21cb5975244f6ea56e)
house wren building nest
![house wren building nest](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/968c5bb3-9786-4017-aef4-d514fe7302b4_rw_1920.jpg?h=0fee3ed364ef31ee138582714c659299)
house wren building nest
![house wren with unusual nest box](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/2f023d73-83c6-4183-815c-802a49f882f1_rw_1920.jpg?h=b552929fa24416cf4d34465a23456077)
house wren with unusual nest box
![house wren with unusual nest box](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/abd19942-d19f-4157-a40f-234ecdfc8e39_rw_1920.jpg?h=ac684ee6643647e95bbe7a82b07a58ac)
house wren with unusual nest box
![Canada goose and painted turtles](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/86514ab8-a891-4aea-bef1-ab6d05aa26cb_rw_1920.jpg?h=67cfd353e4556e354f7be30636244f86)
Canada goose and painted turtles
![Canada goose gosling](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/fffd65e0-dc39-4193-a7df-b469e5452df0_rw_1920.jpg?h=da719563d8e3eebea7066775b4f275a9)
Canada goose gosling
![Canada goose families](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/e74ba7b1-bd50-42ca-811f-4f49f2adf38b_rw_1920.jpg?h=51da71a4af4bf5c786a96357699f9de7)
Canada goose families
![red-winged blackbird](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/c24fc00b-294f-44c8-8982-8ceed958da05_rw_1920.jpg?h=8f928b66420093d242f5e74461b3b5d1)
red-winged blackbird
![American redstart](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/741a4c2f-ef74-47e3-94dd-9aea8e0f207e_rw_1920.jpg?h=d01504ff916350e2ee6bc1d5e18143f9)
American redstart
![yellow warbler](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/07402310-cfea-4c1b-a7ca-4b8f8c098732_rw_1920.jpg?h=926ce2bb0cb862d2bbb2a8dd76dde672)
yellow warbler
![mourning dove](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/ae9a378e-6b3b-4b33-b84b-a07130b9f71a_rw_1920.jpg?h=09e8741cac5adc36f2b3078ff1b345c1)
mourning dove
![juvenile ravens on nest](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/d10f9c2b-c5f2-4e04-a035-eef6bda8ed71_rw_1920.jpg?h=a6cceb5c7082690bbcba91c4feaafe6b)
juvenile ravens on nest
![ravens](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/5aeebb5a-3076-4929-b9cf-2553555b6aa1_rw_1920.jpg?h=75a81892c56aa2048435e8d676448d7d)
ravens
Water Creatures
![painted turtle](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/bd85f6c8-2c11-4fc1-be18-d71af98afb2a_rw_1920.jpg?h=2febde33701b63aaeb29b08bd98d28cd)
painted turtle
![painted turtle](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/876e9953-5d56-432d-88d6-18dd09058ead_rw_1920.jpg?h=5672d9696b1a60eb41bd4ddde3fb602f)
painted turtle
![map turtle](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/4a7e4dba-34eb-4171-b1ff-ad35731d7b85_rw_1920.jpg?h=860cb605226dae1e143a6cee5ca9b651)
map turtle
![painted turtle with snapping turtle](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/57cc6c9f-4910-4dad-bf41-7cdec75fa7d8_rw_1920.jpg?h=35f1455bc1a1a578a2e76db8a6c7f37d)
painted turtle with snapping turtle
![map and painted turtles](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/3fd49430-5e0e-4112-8dd3-220c4bfab00f_rw_1920.jpg?h=027364c8ed1c168bdf104f27cecdadec)
map and painted turtles
![bull frog](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/6bf4ee0e-0faf-4651-89e6-503bd96e0001_rw_1920.jpg?h=a2a366f7e1c3ef707b57e25fe942a28d)
bull frog
![bull frog](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/abe5da77-4edb-43cc-8d32-61f8fd3bab4a_rw_1920.jpg?h=a282b5074c4b67348043c7fcba203214)
bull frog
![mosquito equipped bull frog](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/26b6d2e9-a8d7-4ef6-87c5-a638b2ec3877_rw_1920.jpg?h=cdde9172dc51d43667ce77a667474c4f)
mosquito equipped bull frog
![leopard frog](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/5a3b22da-47dc-4d55-aabf-eff9a64b2ecc_rw_1920.jpg?h=2e2ac5435f07aa6ed28ba318c3613389)
leopard frog
![muskrat](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/6df17eec-e44a-4339-88e6-a64cb3d1ddf9_rw_1920.jpg?h=5927bc973a6cf764c883bd835b4b7524)
muskrat
![muskrat](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/19aa27ba-c98e-4e15-b90c-3ae319fdd6e3_rw_1920.jpg?h=132f739716df2450f513d2071805f6fa)
muskrat
New Growth
I thought it was very considerate of the beaver to plant a new seedling at the base of the two trees he had just harvested.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/d776e295-cf5c-4530-ba25-a52e7601872a_rw_1920.jpg?h=53786141faa3256ca2715f6bd66b6b6f)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/a3e1be07-6655-43f2-ab6f-8deff98c572b_rw_1920.jpg?h=efbac3c8a29ea43ab179ab73faa9eb87)
![maple seeds](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/826d9fa7-d333-409f-96a7-03f2ab591f8e_rw_1920.jpg?h=47dda19c5e75e74ac5b87a3f660b31c4)
maple seeds
![fern](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/844136b4-9e87-494a-b65a-e93078e7d6ec_rw_1200.jpg?h=ba67a213995fea3833411a34515fcf99)
fern
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/d4178319-dedd-4735-b1cf-cd69f1ae35eb_rw_1920.jpg?h=18bebb3d7d5f04c76d97f87918f640a3)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/38baa870-740d-491f-82d0-f9b6ccb1011f_rw_1920.jpg?h=90775004a7b690199cf0ea5a24fa603a)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/4f5f1c1b-50d3-4c33-9393-a230d2308826_rw_1920.jpg?h=a761a69b1af17d7aef072467dcdb39c0)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/999b1e12-22c3-4010-9125-3ed8d5aac052_rw_1920.jpg?h=49326b002db5f5e72ea881991ca29f22)
![fern](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/7bdde6c3-8ba8-4ad4-bb8e-256db0d3bfee_rw_1920.jpg?h=e9192bfb17b36d07e139fe27e79f42fd)
fern
![fern spikes](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/f441b1a4-1044-4f46-96b0-929e245a942b_rw_1920.jpg?h=43aff91f9367e19ce149372ee82d66f6)
fern spikes
![horsetail](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/5d234067-055d-47ec-bd71-a233de73925d_rw_1920.jpg?h=0675a1ee73323911dc779410d536ee6e)
horsetail
![horsetail](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/ea66b9ed-025f-4827-a40c-4c55a419a55f_rw_1920.jpg?h=3b7dfcf0860a5891cd7c851a0b06d27d)
horsetail
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/11db3bb0-a2b7-47ce-ba78-136f43d62e4c_rw_1920.jpg?h=5319fc3d83c1bb165085785926675bb6)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/4f6fe979-cf0d-4c2d-aa89-3386e4ef583f_rw_1920.jpg?h=6a83c4ada2bb6d2b01da0c534d041470)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/6a19ef10-f21b-4d5f-99c9-e6a0a7ef1b52_rw_1920.jpg?h=fd4eee0fe2c98ed0739608e4688dc06e)
![Poison ivy](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/a267d203-ce74-431b-ae7a-d4cfa45b2eba_rw_1920.jpg?h=88ed4c52bd4d0d01a28e0cb36bb6d1a5)
Poison ivy
Miscellaneous
![Abandoned](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/ce3bedae-a175-4407-8c3a-6358db372cee_rw_1920.jpg?h=aad732c060dca7edf04d27a7504afbcd)
Abandoned
![excerpt from abandoned](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/547b2621-cc66-4384-9f7e-12385474e8a8_rw_1920.jpg?h=7c90055a941e62fbde9f1a5117431dd1)
excerpt from abandoned
![slightly foggy forest](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/0fc8f69d-9e0e-4660-882a-ac18580a2b37_rw_1920.jpg?h=1c497038dc4c73d68d2bf889d039a9e3)
slightly foggy forest
![red squirrel](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/89b853b4-1d7f-4371-96e3-191e0265f617_rw_1920.jpg?h=b72c113908766fc5a135fa79dfc57a1d)
red squirrel
![decoy coyote fending off geese](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/0f4eadb1-847f-4f47-abc5-070615074d03_rw_1920.jpg?h=a6b574bf26f6fda3f2ff1805b12eb033)
decoy coyote fending off geese
![muralized staircase](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/7127faca-5051-4bc1-bea1-45f213ab2840_rw_1920.jpg?h=55eeef6929bad46b93ed468fc78210d6)
muralized staircase
![muralized staircase](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/37b4528c-80ac-41c4-b786-14e6224bca4a_rw_1920.jpg?h=c031ecc6a0a81ca35442dbf5a0cf8e51)