I drove by the sign for this park (really a small airplane runway) on the way to the boat launch for the Hart-Miller Field Trip organized by the Natural History Society of Maryland and decided to check it out after the trip. It was a cool spot with a small trail. I also met a cool local naturalist, Bernie, and she told me a bit about the area.
My observations from this area today:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=39.26861418591746&nelng=-76.42610563487607&on=2023-07-14&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&swlat=39.2608724489765&swlng=-76.43795026988583&user_id=joemdo
My observations from the Hart-Miller Island field trip:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=39.400855564076046&nelng=-76.18659509868222&on=2023-07-14&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&swlat=39.1819111227571&swlng=-76.42829431743222&user_id=joemdo
By far the biggest one I have ever seen. Easily larger then a quarter
Not sure if all of those hairs on it are from something else?
Canon PowerShot SX620 HS (4.5mm-112.5mm f/3.2-6.6 lens, 20.2MP), with BlitzWolf BW-SL0 9cm 6500K ring light.
Canon PowerShot SX620 HS (4.5mm-112.5mm f/3.2-6.6 lens, 20.2MP), with BlitzWolf BW-SL0 9cm 6500K ring light.
From trail camera. Then found a new burrow dug this morning but we don’t think it was occupied at the time
On Clustered mountain mint. Late arrival this year, he was my first sighting.
Dozens of these back here. No flying insect is safe.
Not far from food.
With a meal.
Food for the pot. I wonder how they fit.
In color transition.
terrible shot. I could see the blue but you can't see it in the photo.