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Crook Street Highlights 2016

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  • 3-18-16.  Geese have arrived at this point, but not much else.

    3-18-16. Geese have arrived at this point, but not much else.

  • 4-12-16.  Black River at flood stage.  Shows some of the floodplain.

    4-12-16. Black River at flood stage. Shows some of the floodplain.

  • 4-30-16.  Red-winged Blackbird from a common vantage point.

    4-30-16. Red-winged Blackbird from a common vantage point.

  • 4-30-16.  One of several different species of violet.

    4-30-16. One of several different species of violet.

  • 5-06-16.  Good hatch of goslings.

    5-06-16. Good hatch of goslings.

  • 5-11-16.  Caught the Toad Orgy Day.

    5-11-16. Caught the Toad Orgy Day.

  • 5-16-16.  An Eastern Kingbird  pretending to be a Red-winged Blackbird.

    5-16-16. An Eastern Kingbird pretending to be a Red-winged Blackbird.

  • 5-29-16.  This was a shot of a nicely posing Hobomok Skipper and it wasn't until I blew it up that I realized there was a Crab Spider predating a small bee!  A more interesting subject!

    5-29-16. This was a shot of a nicely posing Hobomok Skipper and it wasn't until I blew it up that I realized there was a Crab Spider predating a small bee! A more interesting subject!

  • 6-10-16.  Unicorn Clubtail.

    6-10-16. Unicorn Clubtail.

  • 6-10-16.  Elegant Spreadwing

    6-10-16. Elegant Spreadwing

  • 6-26-16.  St John's Wort.

    6-26-16. St John's Wort.

  • 6-26-16.  Immature male Halloween Pennant

    6-26-16. Immature male Halloween Pennant

  • 6-26-16.  A not good shot of something I have never seen there before.  Great Horned Owl.

    6-26-16. A not good shot of something I have never seen there before. Great Horned Owl.

  • 7-14-16.  What happens to mushrooms.

    7-14-16. What happens to mushrooms.

  • 7-27-16.  Bright field with Michigan Lilies, Liatris and QA Lace.

    7-27-16. Bright field with Michigan Lilies, Liatris and QA Lace.

  • 3-18-16.  First wildflowers seen in the woods.  Spring Cress with pollinator.

    3-18-16. First wildflowers seen in the woods. Spring Cress with pollinator.

  • 4-18-16.  I like snakes.

    4-18-16. I like snakes.

  • 4-30-16.  Another shot of the Red-winged Blackbird.

    4-30-16. Another shot of the Red-winged Blackbird.

  • 4-30-16.  View of the Floodplain showing several different wildflowers.

    4-30-16. View of the Floodplain showing several different wildflowers.

  • 5-11-16.  Female Eastern Forktail sharing her perch with a beetle.

    5-11-16. Female Eastern Forktail sharing her perch with a beetle.

  • 5-11-16.  The sound of the singing toads is absolutely ethereal.  Doesn't seem like it could possibly be related to those dry warty creatures hopping around my garden.

    5-11-16. The sound of the singing toads is absolutely ethereal. Doesn't seem like it could possibly be related to those dry warty creatures hopping around my garden.

  • 5-19-16.  Female Dot-tailed Whiteface.

    5-19-16. Female Dot-tailed Whiteface.

  • 5-29-16.  Cicada year.  Hard to forget the noise.

    5-29-16. Cicada year. Hard to forget the noise.

  • 6-10-16.  Slaty Skimmer.

    6-10-16. Slaty Skimmer.

  • 6-10-16.  Dot-tailed Whiteface female.

    6-10-16. Dot-tailed Whiteface female.

  • 6-26-16.  Blue Dasher.

    6-26-16. Blue Dasher.

  • 6-26-16.  Female Eastern Amberwing.

    6-26-16. Female Eastern Amberwing.

  • 7-14-16.  Fragile Forktail

    7-14-16. Fragile Forktail

  • 7-14-16.  Water level good, but starting to decline.

    7-14-16. Water level good, but starting to decline.

  • 7-27-16.  Ask me why I love to photograph Michigan Lilies. Reminds me of the Biblical "Behold the lilies of the field,"

    7-27-16. Ask me why I love to photograph Michigan Lilies. Reminds me of the Biblical "Behold the lilies of the field,"

  • 4-12-16.  Note the water level.  By the end of the season this will be almost all dry area.

    4-12-16. Note the water level. By the end of the season this will be almost all dry area.

  • 4-20-16.  Bluebells are an early floodplain flower.

    4-20-16. Bluebells are an early floodplain flower.

  • 4-30-16.  Golden Alexanders

    4-30-16. Golden Alexanders

  • 4-30-16.  Bluets, or Quaker Ladies, are found in several clumps mainly along the woodland edge.

    4-30-16. Bluets, or Quaker Ladies, are found in several clumps mainly along the woodland edge.

  • 5-11-16.  Two Bullfrogs pointedly ignoring each other with a turtle in the background.

    5-11-16. Two Bullfrogs pointedly ignoring each other with a turtle in the background.

  • 5-16-16.  Baskettail in a rare moment of repose.

    5-16-16. Baskettail in a rare moment of repose.

  • 5-19-16.  A great Crane Fly on this Wild Hyacinth,  Wild Hyacinth prefers  a floodplain environment and blooms in NE Ohio mid-May.

    5-19-16. A great Crane Fly on this Wild Hyacinth, Wild Hyacinth prefers a floodplain environment and blooms in NE Ohio mid-May.

  • 6-03-16.  Nice, fresh Twelve-spotted Skimmer.

    6-03-16. Nice, fresh Twelve-spotted Skimmer.

  • 6-10-16.  Little Wood Satyr.

    6-10-16. Little Wood Satyr.

  • 6-10-16.  Hobomok Skipper

    6-10-16. Hobomok Skipper

  • 6-26-16.  Posing Bullfrog

    6-26-16. Posing Bullfrog

  • 6-26-16.  Double-striped Bluet.

    6-26-16. Double-striped Bluet.

  • 7-14-16.  Bumblebee on Swamp Milkweed

    7-14-16. Bumblebee on Swamp Milkweed

  • 7-24-16.  Water Whorehound.

    7-24-16. Water Whorehound.

  • 4-12-16.  A shot I frequently use for water level documentation.  Quite full in April.

    4-12-16. A shot I frequently use for water level documentation. Quite full in April.

  • 4-20-16.  White Trout -lilies are also a floodplain wildflower.

    4-20-16. White Trout -lilies are also a floodplain wildflower.

  • 4-30-16.  Spring Beauties.

    4-30-16. Spring Beauties.

  • 5-06-16.  Fleabane, showings its attractiveness to pollinators.

    5-06-16. Fleabane, showings its attractiveness to pollinators.

  • 5-11-16.  Not sure what is going on with these two bees on a dandelion.

    5-11-16. Not sure what is going on with these two bees on a dandelion.

  • 5-16-16. Juvenal's Duskywing on a mustard

    5-16-16. Juvenal's Duskywing on a mustard

  • 5-19-16.  Tree Swallow checking out this new fangled Bluebird house.

    5-19-16. Tree Swallow checking out this new fangled Bluebird house.

  • 6-07-16.  Common Whitetail.

    6-07-16. Common Whitetail.

  • 6-10-16.  Female Slaty Skimmer.

    6-10-16. Female Slaty Skimmer.

  • 6-07-16.  Elegant Spreadwings  ovipositing.  I rarely catch these.

    6-07-16. Elegant Spreadwings ovipositing. I rarely catch these.

  • 6-26-16.  Halloween Pennants flying tandem.  I need to practice action shots more.

    6-26-16. Halloween Pennants flying tandem. I need to practice action shots more.

  • 6-26-16.  Blue-tipped Dancer.

    6-26-16. Blue-tipped Dancer.

  • 7-14-16.  Weevils.  Love the snouts.

    7-14-16. Weevils. Love the snouts.

  • 7-24-16.  Swamp Rose.

    7-24-16. Swamp Rose.

  • 4-12-16. Hispid Buttercup

    4-12-16. Hispid Buttercup

  • 4-20-16.  White Trout -lily.  Another floodplain wildflower.

    4-20-16. White Trout -lily. Another floodplain wildflower.

  • 4-30-16.  Golden Ragwort, mainly found in the floodplain area.

    4-30-16. Golden Ragwort, mainly found in the floodplain area.

  • 5-06-16.  Wild Geranium

    5-06-16. Wild Geranium

  • 6-11-16.  Head of a young Snapping Turtle.

    6-11-16. Head of a young Snapping Turtle.

  • 5-16-16.  Wild Hyacinth.  Another floodplain wildflower.

    5-16-16. Wild Hyacinth. Another floodplain wildflower.

  • 05-19-16.  Juvenile Merganser passing through.  This isn't usual Merganser habitat.

    05-19-16. Juvenile Merganser passing through. This isn't usual Merganser habitat.

  • 6-10-16.  Orange Hawkweed

    6-10-16. Orange Hawkweed

  • 6-10-16.  Dot-tailed Whiteface male.

    6-10-16. Dot-tailed Whiteface male.

  • 6-07-16.  Another fresh Twelve-spotted Skipper.

    6-07-16. Another fresh Twelve-spotted Skipper.

  • 6-26-16.  Horse Nettle.

    6-26-16. Horse Nettle.

  • 6-26-16.  Blue-fronted Dancer.

    6-26-16. Blue-fronted Dancer.

  • 07-14-16. Great Spangled Fritillary.

    07-14-16. Great Spangled Fritillary.

  • 7-27-16.  These Michigan Lilies are some of my favorite things to photograph in the Wetland.  They appeared several years ago and have been multiplying.  I love the tiny spider web on this one.

    7-27-16. These Michigan Lilies are some of my favorite things to photograph in the Wetland. They appeared several years ago and have been multiplying. I love the tiny spider web on this one.

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