canyakker

canyakker, 4 hours ago to Battlemaps

#SilentSunday

#forest #nature

canyakker, 1 day ago to photography

Little white stars, blooming now in the forest: the Starflower (Lysimachia borealis).

#LowKey #photography #wildflowers #bloomscrolling

canyakker, 2 days ago to random

Something wrong with Mastodon or my laptop, or some recent updates? Lots of error messages, can't upload a photo, took forever to load my timeline, not even showing photos. Has been a problem already for a few days.

canyakker, 3 days ago to Birds

"Someone feed me!" the youngster yelled 😂 .
The little Ravens have just climbed out of their nest and up the cliff, still wobbly on their feet but practising their wings.
Parents did a very good job. The food delivery was constant, as was the screaming of their kids whenever a parent approached with food.

#birds #corvid #nature

canyakker, 4 days ago to wildflowers

Flowering now: Rock Harlequin aka Pale Corydalis (Capnoides sempervirens) is a delicate plant, growing near lakes, often in cracks of boulders.

#wildflowers #bloomscrolling #macro

canyakker, 7 days ago to nature

The first Canadian Tiger Swallowtail of the year, looking for a mud puddle on the trail.

#butterflies #nature #macro

canyakker, 8 days ago to Birds

Handsome dude in the oak tree. The American Goldfinch males have put on their best colours now.

#birds #birdwatching #nature

canyakker, 9 days ago to nature

Pretty among the Reindeer lichens: the False Morels (Gyromitra esculenta) are out there, lots of them.

#FungiFriday #fungi #LichenSubscribe #nature

canyakker, 11 days ago to Birds

First Ruby-throated Hummingbird at the feeder, and I even had the camera with me.
Welcome back, tiny one 😍 .

#birds #nature

canyakker, 13 days ago to random

I didn't expect to find this today: my first ever Morel/Morchel (Morchella angusticeps).
Now I have to look for a recipe fit for the occasion.

Vertical photo)

#fungi #Pilze #foraging

canyakker, 15 days ago to random

It poured colour from the sky last night.
Last one, I almost promise. There are so many beautiful photos posted today, my timeline is filled with colour.

#aurora #Polarlichter #nightsky

canyakker, 15 days ago to random

The Aurora Borealis overhead is mind-boggling even though there is a thin layer of clouds. Photos taken towards the south, from my backyard.
JPG out of camera.

#aurora #nightsky #Polarlichter

canyakker, 17 days ago to nature

A nice clump of Reindeer Lichen.
They grow very slowly, only about 3-5 mm a year.

#lichensubscribe #nature

canyakker, 22 days ago to Birds

I didn't catch the plunge .... but the Caspian Tern caught their dinner, I think a catfish. Nice to see the local pair back from their long winter vacation.

#birds #nature

canyakker, 26 days ago to random

Why is filing taxes always so stressful? Even if you don't even do it yourself?
Asking for a friend 🙄 .

canyakker, 28 days ago to nature

#Silent Sunday

#Mosstodon #nature #macro

canyakker, 28 days ago to nature

"Lurch Laich" 😊 .

Egg mass of an amphibian in a shallow vernal pool. A gel surrounds the eggs so I guess it's from a Spotted Salamander.

#nature #salamander #amphibian

canyakker, 1 month ago to random

They hatched! 😊
Though my visit to the Raven nest was cut short because a hiker informed me about a mother bear with 3 cubs just ahead - I did hear squawky little raven voices! Both parents were away looking for food, but this one came to check me out.

#corvid

canyakker, 1 month ago to nature

Found this pretty Northern Ground-Cedar yesterday. It's a Club Moss and neither a cedar nor a moss.
They are some of the oldest plants on Earth, once tree-sized, a few hundred million years ago.

#Mosstodon #nature

canyakker, 1 month ago to Birds

Sandhill Crane looking less than regal. A pair of them was stalking in the wetlands.
Wood Frogs and Spring Peepers were calling, and turtles were basking. A warm, humid spring day.

#birds #nature #spring

canyakker, 1 month ago to nature

I noticed quite a few trees that had been debarked higher up in their crowns.
That's the work of a Porcupine aka Stachelschwein.
Beavers eat bark from the ground up, Porcupines start from a safer height further up.

#nature #porcupine #SignsAndTracks

canyakker, 1 month ago to Birds

So Spring has sprung, tentatively. New bird arrivals this morning: Eastern Phoebe, Song Sparrows, and Tree Swallows .
The Tree Swallows are doing the home inspections and considering their choices. The competition is fierce.

#birds #SpringMigration #nature

canyakker, 1 month ago to nature

A little pop of colour on this grey day: Toy Soldiers Cladonia lichen.

#LichenSubscribe #nature #macro

canyakker, 1 month ago to Birds

The first Turkey Vulture arrived. He may regret it because there's a snowstorm warning in place for the next 24 hours.
Also lots of new Robins pulling worms out of the garden soil.

#birds

canyakker, 1 month ago to random

Ice formation just below a beaver dam.
Old Man Winter is not quite done yet.

#ice #winter