“Shrimp-of-the-Woods” Mushrooms
I went for a hike in the woods yesterday in Western Pennsylvania. It was a beautiful day with lots of sun and the temperature around 75 degrees Fahrenheit. We had […]
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Spring Hike near the Youghiogheny River Lake
This time of year, there are a lot of people in the woods that normally are not in the woods. Some people venture outdoors at this time of year because […]
Colorful Moths in West Virginia and Pennsylvania – National Moth Week 2018
Today is the first day of National Moth Week, so I thought that I would share some of my recent photos of moths that I have found fluttering around the […]
72 Colorful Mushroom Photos
Years of foraging for photos while enjoying nature has produced thousands of images in my reference library. It’s cold and crispy outside with few mushrooms to be found, so I […]
Featured Fauna – The Eastern Newt in Pennsylvania
I spent the weekend at a cabin along the Allegheny River. It was quite cool outside for the month of August and it had been raining earlier in the day. […]
Parasitic Wildflowers in North America
During my summer hikes, I have come across a few different wildflowers that are non-photosynthesizing, meaning that they do not have the ability to convert light energy into food. They […]
Colorful Moths – National Moth Week in July
I just found out that it was “National Moth Week” this week and decided to celebrate by posting some of the moths that I have photographed in Ohio and Pennsylvania. […]
Featured Fauna – The “Antlered” Flutter Fly
Walking through the woods at a slow pace makes you an easier target for mosquitoes, but it also allows you see more. As I hiked through the woods recently, I […]
Why does my Boxwood bush make crackling noises in the early spring?
Today I went outside to look at my post-winter landscape and plan for the summer outdoor projects in my yard. As I rounded the corner of my house, I heard […]
Featured Flora – The Skunk Cabbage Plant, Symplocarpus foetidus
I went for a hike today in a park in Western Pennsylvania, hoping to photograph something colorful against the white snowy background. The ground was covered with six inches of snow from […]
The Nature Treasure Hunt 