Eric Lathrop @eric@mastodon.ericlathrop.com

Also, here's some other cool plants I saw this morning.

August is beautiful. Here's some flowers from my birding walk this morning. #florespodence

A short birding hike is better than no birding hike. Thanks to the new Merlin Sound ID, I was able to spot a Summer Tanager. Here's some flowers from my walk. The bird photos are still on the memory card.

Some flowers I saw on my birding walk this morning. #florespodence

Saw a weird spider that looked like it was wearing a seashell.

Camping this weekend. Found some tiny mushrooms after heavy rain last night. #sporespondence

Its cottonwood season, and there was a ton of cotton fuzz balls everywhere. A came across one especially fuzzy tree, and took a selfie to show the scale of the fuzz.

Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, Oak Harbor, Ohio 2021-06-95

I think these are mushrooms, but I'm not certain. I've never seen anything quite like them. There were probably around 30 to 50 stalks in the area.

Milford, Michigan, 2021-06-04. #sporespondence

Various mushrooms in the forest. Milford, Michigan, 2021-06-04

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Probably a Canada Goose feather. Waterford, Michigan 2021-06-03

Turtle, Waterford, Michigan, 2021-06-03

This was one of several turtles we saw making their way onto land to lay eggs.

#nature #photo

American Robin, Waterford, Michigan, 2021-06-03

I got up super early to walk with my Mom, so it was still chilly and this robin was fluffed up to keep warm.

#bird #birding #nature #photo

Brood X Cicada, Louisville, Kentucky 2021-05-23

A few neighborhoods in town are covered in these, but most places have none.

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I went camping withy brother last weekend. The campground had a hiking trail, and a section of it was called "pine corridor". I can see why.

Female Brown-headed Cowbird, Sterling Heights, Michigan 6/2/2021

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Snapping Turtle, Sterling Heights, Michigan 6/2/2021

It had dug a hole and was laying eggs right next to the paved trail.

#nature #photo

Female Mallard with Ducklings, Sterling Heights, Michigan 6/2/2021

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Male House Sparrow, Sterling Heights, Michigan 6/2/2021

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Male Mallard, Sterling Heights, Michigan 6/2/2021

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Male Red-winged Blackbird, Sterling Heights, Michigan 6/2/2021

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