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Spring is Firmly Entrenched

Residents Only

BY early May, Galloway's trails were quite popular, and residents of the adjacent Fearrington Village liked walking and running on…
Eastern Gray Squirrel

This guy is not sure why so many humans keep coming by his/her territory and disturbing the neighborhood.
Deer Food?

Bob's Berry Patch - the flowers are going, to be replaced with bright red then black berries - if the deer don't get there first.
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)

Chipping Sparrows are year-round inhabitants here in Central North Carolina. They have one to three broods per year and like open…
Dinner

They feed us well here! Sea scallops, mashed potatoes, and peas. NIce meal. Thanks Ryan, Grey, and crew!
Momma Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

According to the Ornithology Lab at Cornell, Mallards are the ancestor of most domestic duck breeds except the Muscovy.
Momma

Here she is proudly swimming around with two chicks. I am not sure why there are not more, other than snapping turtles have been s…
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

The Red-shouldered Hawk is a year round resident of North Carolina. They are primarily raptors of the forest and eastern populatio…
Francine - Cope's Gray Tree Frog (Hyla chrysoscelis)

Every once in a while we find a Cope's Gray Tree Frog in one of the planters or on the wall or balcony railing of r third floor a…
Young Five-Lined Skink

I will call this one Plestiodon fasciatus simply because my gut says faciatus rather than P. laticeps or P. inexpectatus. I did no…
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)

Eastern Towhees tend to live primarily in the undergrowth and spend a lot of their time scratching among the leaf litter by hoppin…
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

The are small but loud birds that actively forage for seeds, jumping about from limb to the side of the tree. The name "Nuthatch"…
Mockingbird

The Mockingbirds have been abundant, noisy, animals all through the spring at Galloway. y tend to perch on higher posts, lamp pos…
Carolina Anole

I can't resist a picture of this Anolis. Either a young male or more likely a female, somehow perched on the screen DOOR to our th…
Hydrangea

A hydrangea bloom beginning to blossom by the loop driveway. I am not going to try to identify this one.
Detention Pond- Mid-May

By Mid-May, Pickerel Weed has grown well into the open water on the ponds, especially is "middle" pond. The blue flowers are yet…
Forest Trail, South Eastern Boundary

It's Mid-May and the laves are fully out, although they have a bit of growth left in them. Animal activity is abundant throughout…
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus)

This is the common rabbit throughout North Carolina. Lots of young are evident, and I think the Red Shouldered Hawks are also keep…
Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

Squirrels are particularly abundant right now, also likely prey for the Red Shouldered Hawk and other raptors. I especially like t…
Kamikazi Cardinal

I managed to trip the shutter just before the Cardinal male launched himself in my general direction from the fence post on which…
Magnolia Bloom

By Mid-May, the Magnolia blossoms began to open high up in the tall trees.