Went to the "Rod and Gun Club" property outside of town today to walk around and take a few pictures because it was gorgeous outside, found a few things, but only got a picture of a Pickerel frog... anyway here are the pics...

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Nice waxwing.

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Later, Matt

Cool shots...Looks likes a really nice area :cheers:

Nice waxwing.

Is that what that was? I could ID the plants but not the bird:dunno:

Vervain, Joe-pye weed, jewel weed and Looks like milk weed, in that order :D

Nice shots looks like it was a good relaxing day.

Is that what that was? I could ID the plants but not the bird:dunno:

Vervain, Joe-pye weed, jewel weed and Looks like milk weed, in that order :D

Yep, just look at the tuft on the head and the yellow tail band.

Hats off to you for IDing those plants, Quig.

Later, Matt

Thanks for the IDs on the plants Quig, had to have Matt confirm the bird for me. Besides the female wood duck, that one I knew.

Thanks for the comments guys, definitely was too nice of a day to waste inside.

Awesome pics Jason! Still mad you didn't wait for me though... Grr!

such a nice outing thanks for the pix

Cool pics, I'm digging the last one.

Looks a very serene place

Hats off to you for IDing those plants, Quig.

Later, Matt

Matt, I dabbled in native american herbal medicines for a couple decades. I know the names of a LOT of weeds :D

Thanks again for the comments guys!

What a beautiful spot! Great pictures!

Great shots Jason, I like the big pond shot..... :rockon:

Matt, I dabbled in native american herbal medicines for a couple decades. I know the names of a LOT of weeds :D

No kidding, that's very interesting. What exactly did you do?

Later, Matt

Great Pics man! And glad to see everyone jumping in on ID!

Matt, I dabbled in native american herbal medicines for a couple decades. I know the names of a LOT of weeds

I'm not even going to go there, Quig..... :eek:


Cheers,
Kat

beautiful pictures!

Thanks for the comments! I was surprised at the amount of tiny Pickerel frogs that I found around the area, especially for this time of year, apparently they got off to a late start. I also saw a few Northern Leopard Frogs, and I think what was a Common Green Frog (I heard their calls for sure, unmistakable).

There was a turtle that was too quick for me, I pulled up my camera and he dove away into the water. For such a small little pond, it is pretty diverse in wildlife. I looked around for a bit to try to find a garter snake or something, but no dice.

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Looks very relaxing

wow. nice pics Jason. Looks like a really nice area to just hang out at. I'd love to get some pics like that, but with two little ones always jumping and speaking in a volume that would break glass everything runs before we even get near... lol

Great shots Jason!

Thanks guys, it was a nice little trip out on a gorgeous day.

Great pics

Looks like a good place to sit in the shade with a cooler of beer.

nice pictures