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August 10, 2013

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July 31, 2013

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July 30, 2013

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July 28, 2013




                                                    The view of Harpers Ferry From Maryland Heights taken on July 26.
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                                                    The waters of the Shenandoah (top) and Potomac rivers looking much like the Rio Negro
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July 25, 2013

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July 24, 2013

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July 18, 2013

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July 16, 2013

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July 13, 2013

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July 10, 2013

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July 2, 2013

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June 30, 2013

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June 26, 2013




Tiger in the milkweed.
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June 21, 2013

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June 20, 2013

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June 16, 2013

                                                    More fun with the macro.
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June 15, 2013



Banded Hairstreak on milkweed
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This tiny spider appears to be wearing gold trunks and boxing gloves!
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June 14, 2013

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June 7, 2013




This is how I usually see wild turkeys- running away!
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Deer seem to know it's not hunting season. She projects annoyance at my presence.
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Philadelphia Vireo
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Red-spotted Purple
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Sooty Azure
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Pearly Crescentspot
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Northern Pearly Eye
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June 2, 2013




Hackberry Butterfly
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                                                    Great Spangled Fritillary 
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Scarlet Tanager
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Baltimore Oriole
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Great Blue Heron at Bull Falls, Shenandoah River.
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May 30, 2013




Red-banded Hairstreak
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May 29, 2013




The Harvester is a butterfly I've been wanting to see for a very long time. Its caterpillar is carnivorous and feeds on aphids while the adult sips their honeydew. It is related to Hairstreaks and Coppers but its closest relatives are from the old world.
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Another day, another shot of an Indigo Bunting. 
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May 27, 2013




A chilly, beautiful morning. Note the bald eagle in the middle of the frame.
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Indigo Buntings have been downright abundant this year and I can't resist taking their picture every chance I get.
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                                                    Cedar Waxwings have been plentiful as well. 
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Next to Downies, Red-bellies are the most common woodpecker in the woods here.
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May 26, 2013

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May 21, 2013




Scarlet Tanager! They will burn your retinas out.
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This was a very difficult bird to identify but after looking through all my books I've come up with first year Northern Parula female.
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These little guys are never hard to identify.
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May 19, 2013




A flock of Pine Siskins has lingered much later then usual. They will be flying north soon.
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Even Bluebirds need to scratch that itch!
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Female Indigo Buntings keep a low profile.
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Male Indigo Buntings pick prominent perches and sing their little blue heads off.
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Painted Lady
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                                                    Spotted Thyris, a very cool small day flying moth.
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Arched Hooktip, another cool moth.
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Eight-spotted Forrester, another day flying moth.
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                                                    Putty Root, a lovely native orchid.
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This is it's leaf which comes out during the winter.
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May 12, 2013




Indigo Bunting
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May 10, 2013




                                                    Brown Thrasher
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Chipping Sparrow
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                                                     Catbird
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                                                     Cardinal
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Blue Bird
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May 5, 2013 




Olive Hairstreak
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April 18, 2013

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April 14, 2013




                                                     Bald Eagles and Henry's Elfin.
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April 12, 2012




                                                    Toothwort
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Sooty Azure
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Zebra Swallowtail
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April 11, 2013




Yellow-throated Warbler
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                                                    Red-bellied Woodpecker
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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                                                    Tiger Swallowtail on Virginia Bluebells
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Dutchmen's Breeches
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Twin Leaf
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April 9, 2013




An explosion of spring flowers.
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The Louisiana Waterthrush is one of the first migrants to show up.
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Double-crested Cormorant
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Love-making toads.
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Wood turtle
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Red-belly turtle
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April 7, 2013

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It's great to be shooting with my macro lens again. Here are a couple of jumping spiders.
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April 1, 2013

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The first Dutchman's Breeches of the year.
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Redbelly Turtle
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Blue-winged Teal
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March 30, 2013




The bridge over the Potomac River connecting Maryland and Virginia from Harpers Ferry National Park at sunrise.
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March 28, 2013




                                                     At last! Signs of spring.
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March 26, 2013




This bird only shows around the winter-spring transition and no other time. The large and uncommon Fox Sparrow.
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March 25, 2013




Five days into spring and it's back to winter again.
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March 23, 2013




Bunnies and butterflies.
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March 13, 2013

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March 10, 2013




Just a few days after an eight inch snow the temps are in the sixties the snow's all gone and we have butterflies!
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March 6, 2013




Winter Storm Saturn.
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March 4, 2013




Pileated Woodpecker female, male below.
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Being checked out by a fox.
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                                                    Juvenile Bald Eagle.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler.
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Mergansers.
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February 27, 2013




First hint of Spring, emerging Virginia Bluebells.
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February 25, 2013




Female Merganser takes a break from fishing in the Shenandoah River.
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Green-winged Teals taking flight.
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Male Red-bellied Woodpecker, female below.
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February 21, 2013




Pine Siskin
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White-breasted Nuthatch
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Junco
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Downy Woodpecker
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House Finch
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January 30, 2013




Golden-crowned Kinglets have been seen often this winter. They are tiny, extremely active and a nice substitute for summer warblers. 
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Bluebirds 
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Quite a few people think Robins migrate south for the winter. Not only do they stick around but they form large flocks that can number in the hundreds.
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This skulking little fellow is the only thrush to be seen all year in Harpers Ferry. Say howdy to the Solitary Thrush!
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Downy woodpecker
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Juvenile Bald Eagle scares up Black Ducks over partly frozen Shenandoah River.
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More eagles.
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There were a total of six. Five juveniles and one adult!
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January 26, 2013




Winter has returned with several days of freezing temperatures and a couple of light snowfalls but these hardy fellows never miss a day of work.
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January 24, 2013




 Despite not having a neck, the cryptic Brown Creeper is nimble enough to glean insects from tree bark in sub-freezing weather.
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January 19, 2013




The fox squirrel is the largest squirrel in North America. It has been hunted out in many places and several races are endangered. The way to tell a fox squirrel from a gray squirrel, aside from the size, is by the tail. Gray squirrel tail fur is tipped in white.
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January 17, 2013




This is one of my favorite birds and not just because it has such a great name but also because it's stunningly beautiful, shy, reclusive and somewhat uncommon. Say hello to the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
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January 12, 2013




The rapids at Bull Falls on the Shenandoah are popular with kayakers and white-water rafters.
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A thin veneer of ice on a vernal pool speaks to a mild spell in January.
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Moss provides some welcome color in the dead of winter.....
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 ...as does the Bluebird.
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The somber Turkey Vulture...
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...and the Black Vulture. Note the difference in tail shape and the white hands on the Black.
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January 6, 2013




An unusual orchid that sends out a single leaf in early winter. I have never seen its flower spike.
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Black Ducks
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Canada Geese
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Great Blue Heron
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Red-tailed Hawk and Crow
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December 31, 2012




                                  The  creek that flows by my house spills over this nice little waterfall before it empties into the Shenandoah River. 
                                   It's a wonderful spot to empty your mind.
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It was a surprise to see a flower blooming in late December.
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One of at least a dozen Bluebirds in a large, mixed flock.
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The Yellow Rumped Warbler has a drab winter garb.....
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....but Cedar Waxwings look good all year long.
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An early dose of winter. Fresh snow from the third snowfall this December.
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December 27, 2012

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A couple of weeks ago it was warm enough for this Comma butterfly to be out and about.
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November 9, 2012

Pine Siskins and Purple Finches.
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November 6, 2012

These juvenile White-winged Crossbills are far south of their normal range and are an exciting sight for West Virginia. 
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November 5, 2012

Hiking the Maryland Heights trail from Harpers Ferry.
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