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Mushroom Monday - A Weekend Hike along Sand Creek

9 Aug 2021 2 minute read 1 comment tych0_21

Hello everyone! I'm back again to share my finds from another weekend walk through the woods of western Michigan, USA. This weekend was particularly humid and muggy, which made this walk quite the sweaty and mosquito-filled excursion. That being sai...

Great Horned Owl Family

3 Jul 2021 1 minute read 2 comments HedgemageTJ

The Great Horned Owl Family I was at a local park when I looked up in the trees to see what birds and creatures were watching and lurking. To my surprise I saw a baby great horned owl watching and waiting for mom or dad to come back with food. I say...

Balcony Creatures #2

2 Jul 2021 1 minute read 0 comments manoloC

A couple more pictures of the creatures that live on or have visited my balcony. Two-spotted lady beetle, we call them little Devils. Nourishing on lice on the Thyme. Bumble Bee on wild flower. Not sure which one of the over 30k wild bees on the wo...

Weekday Nature Walk - Mid-week Mushroom Hunt

1 Jul 2021 1 minute read 1 comment tych0_21

On Tuesday, I took advantage of the first clear, blue sky day we have seen in my area for the last several weeks to take a walk through my favorite mushroom-hunting forest. After a week of rainy, humid weather, the forest fungi are taking full advan...

Magnificent Mushrooms - Summer Mushrooms in the Forest

29 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments tych0_21

After a long, humid hike in the woods last Sunday, I came home with a flashcard full of magnificent mushrooms. Below is a collection of the many species I came across while on my hike. Feel free to offer your suggestions if you think I have misidenti...

Wednesday Walk - A Colorful and Unexpected Encounter (Eastern Box Turtle)

23 Jun 2021 2 minute read 1 comment tych0_21

While taking a walk through the woods right after a rainstorm may sound like a muddy mess, doing so helps me gain a greater appreciation for how dynamic an ecosystem the temperate forests of North America can be. On a typically sunny summer day, the...

Early Summer Hike

22 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments manoloC

Started my hiking Season two weeks ago with a 3 hour hike up to mount Piz Mez (2729m above sea level) in the Swiss Alps. Nice weather for a walk, had to cross a few snow fields and there was a little soft hail just when i begun descending from the pe...

Weekday Nature Walk - Summer Days by the River

16 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments tych0_21

This week, I took a few walks along the Grand River is Western Michigan, USA to see what wildlife I could was out on and near the water. I wake of the recent heat wave that has passed over this portion of the country, the cool waters of the river and...

Fulvous breasted woodpecker

13 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Zagham Travel

In Margalla hills many species of woodpecker are found but Fulvous breasted woodpecker is most allusive to find. This woodpecker mostly visits Margalla in summer and after short stay they migrate again. I have been in search of this woodpecker for y...

How to behave as a wildlife photographer

8 Jun 2021 4 minute read 4 comments PierreL

Do you love nature, animals and photography? That's a very good start, but there are still some best practices and rules that you should observe if you want to grow your wildlife portfolio. What I will describe here is basically a list of dos and don...