Observations by tamradactyl

Bright red, with yellow-belly beak.

No ear tufts, very round face. Color was brown and had a thick neck. Patterning was barred lengthwise on front and crosswise on back.

A fruticose lichen with distinct long gray stalked capped with a vibrant red fruiting bodies.

Found along the edge of a pond, visible catkins and cones on branches and speckles on bark.

Still green even in December, leaves thick and leathery with a bump at the base.

Three toothed leaves that turn red in the fall and winter months.

Growing in patches around a pond. Upright blade like leaves, brown pistillate flowers.

Darker brown due to the time of year, distinctive white tails, lack of antlers suggests these are does.

Very distinct brach scars on this specimen. Very smooth bark of pale gray. Long toothed leaves that persist on tree into the winter.

Tall with 3 or so flowers, extremely spiny stalk and leaves.

Growing over other shrubs and trees, bi-colored berries (yellow-orange and red) .

Stems have long thorns and berries are red and slightly elongated rather than being circular.

Needles in bundles of five and about 4" long, evidence of self pruning though this was a young specimen.

Bark has scaly plates, and abundance of sap leaks from trunk.

Common green foliose lichen that is often found on trees and rocks.

Tiny in size, vibrant translucent green color .