12-24

12-24
This Large Yellow Underwing moth caterpillar, found frozen atop the snow this A.M., quickly thawed and revived when I brought it into the house.
I find these caterpillars after heavy rains have saturated the snow and I would guess that they surface to escape drowning.
This species was accidentally introduced in the Canadian Maritime Provinces around 1979 … and now ca be found as far south as Texas!
John

12-21

12-21
Today was a good day to be this Red-tailed hawk; a bad day to be the Gray Squirrel that it killed and carried to this locust tree along Camp Arden Rd.
Just after I snapped this picture the hawk flew across the West River still carrying its meal.
John

12-21

12-21
Just after the first of our two recent snowstorms I spotted this red fox sunning and scratching in a field along Day Rd.
John