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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.
Eastern Towhee

This little guy was standing on the top of the fence post singing his lungs out. He was watching me as I approached, but didn't d…
Happy Birthday

Neither COVID-19 nor rain deterred celebration of Stan Lettas' 90th.
Bee at Work

The flowers, including this clover bloom, have brought on the bees.
Cope's Gray Tree Frog

Here is the Cope's Gray Tree Frog where it belongs, in a tree instead of on our balcony rail or in a balcony flower pot. This guy…
Rose

One of the flowers in the Rose Garden the Galloway inner courtyard.
Eastern Towhee

Yet one more Towhee. They seem abundant on the Galloway Grounds this year.
Seed Pods

going to even try to identify this plant, although I suspect it is in the Aster family. I especially liked the feathery nature of…
Galloway Ridge's Tobacco Barn

A focal point along the forest trails on the west side of the Galloway Ridge property is the reamians of an old tiler-brick constr…
Lantana

The planters and some of the beds at the Main Entrance of Galloway have been planed with arrangements including Lantana. They are…
Another Unknown Yellow Flower