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Yellow Rose

Flowers are out in full bloom by early May. Gerlinde's GArden is always full of beautiful flowers.
Poppy Pod

Even after the petals fall off, the seed pods of the Poppy are uniquely beautiful. I am really drawn by the geometric patterns in…
Rose Garden

There are two gardens within the Inner Courtyard of Galloway Ridge, one is the Rose Garden viewed here. A great site for outdoor…
Purple Iris

A purple iris bloom breaking out into flower.
Chickadee Pair

This pair of Chickadees appeared to be busy in the tree above me passing food back and forth. Carolina Chickadees flock together…
Full Flower Moon

The May full moon is often called the Flower Moon signifying the flowers that bloom during Mas. Other names for the Full Moon in…
Galloway Detention Ponds

Early Summer, the leaves are fully out on most of the trees and shrubs, the ponds are beginning to fill with vegetation, the Picke…
Harvestman (Liklely Eastern Harvestman)

Harvestmen are relatives of spiders - they are in the same Order. Harvestmen do not have fangs, are not venomous, and do not bite.…
Yellow Flag Iris

BY early May, the yellow flag iris are all over the detention ponds. Quite a sight.
Buttercup (genus Ranunculus)

Depending on the source, there are some 200 to 600 species of Buttercups, in the genus Ranunculus, They have shiny yellow petals a…
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)

Eastern Bluebirds are relatively small, migratory thrushes that inhabit open areas such as farmland, woodland areas and the like.…
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…