The Study of A Small Forest and its Inhabitants

I am but a simple forest adventurer with a phone camera.

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Waves

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Raccoon tracks in the frozen earth.

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Time for some long overdue nature photography beginning with some very moody frames of the winter sun and a frozen-over pond.

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I built a terrarium!!! :D

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A spectacular rainbow in the clearest sky we've had all week!

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I finally have some new pics to add!! This rain is giving everything a soft, deep lighting.

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Golden reeds and emerald trees.

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My nature bowl!! I’m soooo proud of it!! :D

List of contents under the cut.

Feathers:

Green Wing Macaw

Blue Crown Conure

Cockatiel

Crow

Bluejay

Woodpecker

Seeds etc:

Black Walnut

Amaryllis Bulb

Acorns (various)

(most likely a Pecan)

Rocks:

Tumbled Agate

Tumbled Rose Quartz

Tumbled Carnelian

Tumbled Amethyst

Terminated Amethyst crystal

Insects:

Cicadas

Several Double Tailed Swallowtail Wings

Red Spotted Purple Butterfly Wings

Other:

Thistle Flower

White Tail Deer Vertebra (probably)

No animals/plants were harmed in the collection of these items.

Most items were collected from the woods by my house but the tropical bird feathers were from my own pets and the stones were purchased.

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Spiderweb in the sunlight.

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A dead snake found by the dried up creek bed.

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A different toad! Similar to the one I posted earlier.

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This toad was such an interesting blonde color! I may have some trouble identifying it as it may be an albino of its species.

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The mushrooms appear to have fully grown and expelled this brown dust from its top to coat the plants around it.

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Very interesting bright orange disc fungus growing on a log!!!

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Smartweed  (Polygonum hydropiper) growing in my backyard.