POTD 9/30/23

September 30, 2023 - HAZY DAZE - Monadnock Mountain in a Fall day haze.
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POTD 9/29/23

September 29, 2023 - ALWAYS A LADY - An American Lady, aka American Painted Lady, Vanessa virginiensis is a butterfly in the Brushroot Family...
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POTD 9/28/23

September 28, 2023 - LIKE MAGIC - A Merlin hunts from a perch on the beaver pond. It is hawk migration season - so this one might be just pas...
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POTD 9/27/23

September 27, 2023 - REVERSE DIMORPHISM - Sexually dimorphic plumage coloration is widespread in birds in which the male is brighter and has...
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POTD 9/26/23

September 26, 2023 - ROCKIN' THE POLKA DOTS - A female Northern Flicker hunts ants in the yard. A Flicker is a type of woodpecker - favorite...
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POTD 9/25/23

September 25, 2023 - OTTER-LY COOL - An Northern River Otter on the beaver pond. We don't see otters often - this one was eating fairly large...
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POTD 9/24/23

September 24, 2023 - FLOWER POWER - A female Goldfinch eating Phlox bloom petals. The Hummingbirds have gone - leaving the Phlox blossoms for...
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POTD 9/23/23

September 23, 2023 - IN B&W - It must be Fall - when a "Fall" warbler - a Black-and-White Warbler shows up in the yard. Over 50 species of wo...
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POTD 9/22/23

September 22, 2023 - NOW YOU'RE JUST SHOWING OFF - Male Wood Duck with elaborate coloration on the beaver pond. In many bird species the male...
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POTD 9/21/23

September 21, 2023 - DON'T EAT ME WHEN I'M BUGGIN' - An Eastern Phoebe chomps a grasshopper on the beaver pond.
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POTD 9/20/23

September 20, 2023 - FALLIN' FOR YOU - With the beginning of Fall foliage as a backdrop, a female Belted Kingfisher watches from a perch at t...
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POTD 9/19/23

September 19, 2023 - WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR ASTER FROM A - Purple-stemmed Aster blooming along the edge of the beaver pond.
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POTD 9/18/23

September 18, 2023 - MERLIN - A Merlin cleans it's beak after dining on a dragonfly it caught on the fly over the beaver pond. We watched the...
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POTD 9/17/23

September 17, 2023 - NO SMOKING - The non-flower wildflower - Indian Pipes are Saprophytic, getting nourishment from decayed organic matter....
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POTD 9/16/23

September 16, 2023 - HAVE A SUN-FLOWERY DAY!
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POTD 9/15/23

September 15, 2023 - FEEDING TIME - Fledgling Goldfinch is fed by mother. Unlike many other birds, Goldfinches are strict vegetarians, and th...
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POTD 9/14/23

September 14, 2023 - STILL HUMMING AROUND - There are still several female Hummingbirds humming around - visiting the feeders and all the flo...
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POTD 9/13/23

September 13, 2023 - FLOODS MADE THE NEWS - While flooding in several towns not far south of us made the national news - our rainfall made ou...
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POTD 9/12/23

September 12, 2023 - MONARCH - We have not seen many Monarch Butterflies this year - and after seeing Monarch caterpillars and now seeing Chr...
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POTD 9/11/23

September 11, 2023 - I FEEL PRETTY - A female Purple Finch reflected in the puddle she bathes in.
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POTD 9/10/23

September 10, 2023 - FINCH KISS - Female Goldfinches "interact" at the thistle sock. I'm not sure this was a "friendly" kiss.
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POTD 9/9/23

September 09, 2023 - ON TO THE NEXT STAGE - A Monarch Butterfly caterpillar starts to curl into a "J-shape" before molting for the last of se...
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POTD 9/8/23

September 08, 2023 - PETAL PUSHER - Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird lands on the petals of a Zinnia bloom as she bulks up in preparation for...
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POTD 9/7/23

September 07, 2023 - IDLE CHATTER - An Eastern Phoebe appears to be talking from a perch in a dead ash tree - showing the yellowish wash on t...
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POTD 9/6/23

September 06, 2023 - SEPTEMBER FLAG SCENE - An American flag display honoring First Responders is a patriotic scene at summers' end.
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POTD 9/5/23

September 05, 2023 - FLOWER KISSED - Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird approaching a Phlox bloom. The male Hummers have already left New Hamps...
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POTD 9/4/23

September 04, 2023 - BEAR WITH ME - Our morning coffee in the greenhouse was interrupted by the neighbors' warning that a bear was headed our...
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POTD 9/3/23

September 03, 2023 - PUDDLE DRINKIN' - Turkey hen takes advantage of a puddle on the driveway for a drink.
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POTD 9/2/23

September 02, 2023 - COTTONGRASS ON THE BEAVER POND - Wickipedia: Eriophorum (cottongrass, cotton-grass or cottonsedge) is a genus of floweri...
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POD 9/1/23

September 01, 2023 - HERE'S LOOKIN' AT YOU - A Painted Turtle stretches its' neck to get a better look at me. There are lots of Painted Turtl...
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