November 2016
Wild Grape (Vitis riparia) with a nice autumn backdrop
A Red Oak leaf (Quercus rubra) looking as if its being consumed by fire!
A Fragrant Sumac leaf (Rhus aromatics) with the sun shining through
A sun beam lighting up a Sugar Maple Leaf (Acer saccharum) as the sun was setting
An Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) along the train tracks
Some dried Goldenrod (Solidago sp) lit up by the sun
A bright yellow Sugar Maple leaf (Acer saccharum) soaking up the last rays of sun before dropping to the floor
Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis) playing follow the leader as they navigate through the Water Milfoil (Myriophyllum sp) that always fills this small bay
A Spurthroat Grasshopper (Melanoplus sp) about to hop away
European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) were calling loudly in the big city
Some Phragmites swaying in the wind around a wetland
A Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) hanging out on pole
Some Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) at Rogers Cove
A House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) trilling away in a shrub
A tree on a foggy morning
A Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) taking off from the lake
An American Robin (Turdus migratorius) framed by the last of the seasons leaves
A female Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) foraging for insects near the river
Raindrops on the Otonabee River
A Largeooth Aspen leaf (Populus grandidentata) which had fallen later than the leaves around it
Ice had gathered on this branch that was overhanging the water
Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) ready and dormant for winter
There was a thin layer of ice on the edge of the lake with a Willow leaf lying on its edge that had ice growing all over it
Dried Fullers Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) capped with ice
Some Turkey-tail (Trametes versicolor) fungi covered in moss all the way up a tree
Boreal Oakmoss (Evernia mesomorpha) on Armour Hill
A Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) out on Little Lake
An American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) splashing around at the edge of the lake
The melanistic morph of a Grey Squirrel (sciurus carolinenesis)
A little Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) swimming around in the canal