Gallery: 20101130 Winter is Coming
Heavy clouds and cooler temperatures brought snow down the mountains over the past day or two.
Month: November 2010
Plant Carnival
I’ve not participated much in any of the various natural history themed blog carnivals that are out there, but I recently decided to submit a post I did this month to the Berry-go-Round carnival of plants. Berry-go-Round #34 is now up with links to several different interesting plant-related blog posts.
Indian River Valley Hunt
Connor’s grandpa (my dad) made a trip up to go hunting with Connor this fall. I tagged along on a walk up the toe slope of Verstovia on the far side of Indian River. Our walk was successful, but the hunt was not. I more closely documented a small falls that has previously caught my … Read more
Gallery: 20101126 Operophtera bruceata
Update: After taxonomic revisions, these are better known as Operophtera occidentalisRowan pointed out a moth on the side of a house and then we noticed there were several more. I was able to get these pictures of two different individuals. With help from bugguide.net they have been identified as the Winter Moth (Operophtera bruceata) (aka … Read more
Gallery: 20101123 Gloomy Day
This time of year, it sometimes never gets very bright during the day. Heavy cloud cover combined with the low elevation of the sun result in a sort of day-long twilight. Even at 2:30pm when this photo was taken, there was so little light and contrast that the camera’s auto focus did not work.
