Lichens & fungi Carolina locust on bamboo Where does electricity come from ? Hooded mergansers Clifford the big red dog and his littermate Great blue heron & mallards Great blue heron & mallard Painted turtles Doyle Arm Red-tailed hawk Flowering quince Hooded mergansers Asker Garip in late afternoon sunshine Lonicera fragrantissima Vinca minor First daffodil of spring (Narcissus) Leucojum vernum Garip by the pond Eastern towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) American robin (Turdus migratorius) Ice on the pond Northern cardinal (M) Northern cardinal (F) First blueberry flower of the season Turkey tail fungi Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Fallen branch with shelf fungi & resurrection fern… Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) Waiting in the queue for my COVID shot Holly berries Branco by the pond at sunrise Happy birthday, Asker Garip Ice on pond Sunrise on very thin ice Branco enjoying the snow Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) Snow at the pond Our first snow storm in many years Branco in the snow Barred owl Cementario de Usulután Hermit thrush Groove-billed ani American wigeons (front), some other ducks (rear) Ngauruhoe