Ronald Losure's photos

Male wood duck in a tree

Male wood duck in a tree

27 Mar 2021 12 15 152
Aix sponsa
Hooded merganser

Hooded merganser

26 Mar 2021 21 16 132
Sorry! I had this mis-identified as a common merganser for a while. It is actually a female hooded merganser.
Hooded merganser & turtle

Hooded merganser & turtle

26 Mar 2021 8 8 104
The duck swam around, then climbed onto the log with the turtle.
Why they're called wood ducks

Why they're called wood ducks

24 Mar 2021 15 13 144
I saw a pair of wood ducks "land" on the far corner of the pond. I watched for a long time, expecting them to appear on the open water. Walking into the forest on the other side of the pond, I heard their voices among the trees. The forest is rather dense, so I was able to get only a few photos of them.
Hooded merganser

Hooded merganser

22 Mar 2021 9 13 165
I suspect it and its mate may be using the nest box at the left.
Getting ready for the trip north

Getting ready for the trip north

20 Mar 2021 11 9 124
American robin (Turdus migratorius)
Guarding the nest ?

Guarding the nest ?

20 Mar 2021 4 2 78
Hooded merganser
Green tree frog

Green tree frog

20 Mar 2021 17 16 145
Hyla cinerea
May-apple (Podophyllum peltatum)

May-apple (Podophyllum peltatum)

19 Mar 2021 15 14 129
There is a group a few hundred of these growing in a ravine in my forest.
Branco waiting for me

Branco waiting for me

17 Mar 2021 10 4 103
Lichens

Lichens

18 Mar 2021 14 8 141
On a dead branch that fell off a tree.
Northern cloudywing butterfly

Northern cloudywing butterfly

17 Mar 2021 15 2 140
Thorybes pylades
Hooded merganser

Hooded merganser

14 Mar 2021 21 18 143
It seemed to be watching over the nest box in the pond. I didn't see the female today.
Blueberry flowers

Blueberry flowers

13 Mar 2021 10 91
Carolina anole

Carolina anole

13 Mar 2021 17 16 148
A large alligator (about 3-4 m long)

A large alligator (about 3-4 m long)

12 Mar 2021 12 13 187
With dangerous plastic object.
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