Double-crested Cormorant swallowing eel on the Bronx River.
(American eel, Anguilla rostrata) ?
Arrived at this site at approximately 0800 hours. The weather was overcast with occasional showers with an air temperature of 37 degrees Fahrenheit. The site is located in a mixed Douglas fir and Hemlock stand forest. The soil is of a humus type and is in a rather moist area. The site is on a medium incline on a northern aspect.
The specimen taken for analysis and identification is Plagiothecium undulatum and was on a fallen tree. The plants are large, whitish green to pale green, with a conspicuously flattened appearance forming mats in shaded areas. Leaves are 1.5 to 4 mm long, narrowly egg shaped to lanceolate and sharply pointed. Sporophytes are common from the side of the stem with long inclined capsules that are smooth and curved.
Arrived at this site at approximately 0800 hours. The weather was overcast with occasional showers with an air temperature of 37 degrees Fahrenheit. The site is located in a mixed Douglas fir and Hemlock stand forest. The soil is of a humus type and is in a rather moist area. The site is on a medium incline on a northern aspect.
The specimen taken for analysis and identification is Plagiothecium undulatum and was on a fallen tree. The plants are large, whitish green to pale green, with a conspicuously flattened appearance forming mats in shaded areas. Leaves are 1.5 to 4 mm long, narrowly egg shaped to lanceolate and sharply pointed. Sporophytes are common from the side of the stem with long inclined capsules that are smooth and curved.
Great White Egret foraging on the river bank, walk right up to me
without fear. I had to step back to get him in focus.
Seen mid-morning in a neighbor's back yard. It was creating a hole in a stump.
Two bald eagles perched at the top of the lone tree in the Chambers Bay Golf Course. This was around noon.
Apparently an Ascomycete. Has a puffball-type design, but also a stalk.
Got a good macro shot of this with some Ochrolechia lichen, so thought I would share it.
I don't know why I was shooting at 1/60. facesmack This was a pretty bad photo day in general. I really need to get a tripod. Or a body with better high ISO performance. Or both.
Arrived at this site at approximately 0800 hours. The weather was overcast with occasional showers with an air temperature of 37 degrees Fahrenheit. The site is located in a mixed Douglas fir and Hemlock stand forest. The soil is of a humus type and is in a rather moist area. The site is on a medium incline on a northern aspect.
The specimen taken for analysis and identification is Plagiothecium undulatum and was on a fallen tree. The plants are large, whitish green to pale green, with a conspicuously flattened appearance forming mats in shaded areas. Leaves are 1.5 to 4 mm long, narrowly egg shaped to lanceolate and sharply pointed. Sporophytes are common from the side of the stem with long inclined capsules that are smooth and curved.
This Kindbergia oregana was found growing in rich humus under cedar trees right by the waters of Mud Bay.
The largest White-faced Ibis nesting colony in the world can be found in the marshes around the Great Salt Lake.