Gold on Earth

Morning Sun creating Gold on Earth

October 20, 2016

 

Morning sun coming between clouds

 

October 20, 2016

Dueling Ground

Gray Morph Ruffed Grouse and Red Morph Ruffed Grouse

October 18, 2016

 

Contestant Number One

 

Contestant Number Two

 

More action.

 

The Strut.

 

Full Pose.

 

Don't believe he moved an inch.
October 18, 2016

 

A Wet Day But Life Goes On

Courting Grey Morph Ruffed Grouse.
October 17, 2016

Feet First

Our varying Hare seems to turn from the ground up and the top down.
October 17, 2016

That Time of Year

 

 

 

 

 

Varying Hare starting to vary. October 16, 2016

 

Through My October Window

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Jay on the Hunt

LICHEN WHERE I WALK

Lichen Where I Walk

Lichens of the North Woods by Joe Walewski… a field guide to 111 northern Lichens. Published by Kellath + Stensaas, Duluth MN 2007.  Purchased from Amazon last week and I had to wait for the rain to stop to go looking with my camera. As it was a shower caught me.

Map shows greater density of growth around Superior the farther West you travel from Wawa to about Two Harbors. The Lower shore from Duluth to Agawa is moderate to low.

North America has 3600 species of lichen and our North Woods more than 700 of those.

Isle Royal has over 600 species of lichen so Joe considers it a   “hot spot”.

This field guide sorts the lichens by what they grow on – ground, rock and trees/wood.

I haven't named these lichen. I've got all winter to sort them out.