Looking For Signs of Spring III (photo heavy)

[COPPERHEAD88]

After a long hard winter, spring in Maine is not arriving as fast as we would like it to. But, Jeremy and I went in search of it anyways. These pictures are from a few short trips in between (and sometimes in) the frequent rain showers this time of year.

I hope you enjoy the pictures.

The swamp coming to life.

Hairy Woodpecker.

Canadian Geese

The pond with the ice mostly gone.

Spider.

Checking out a vernal pools.

Jeremy trying to call turkeys.

Blood root.

Big buck tracks. Bk-11 for size reference.

Cool mossy log. Bk-11 for size reference.

Down by the river, raining again.

We found a bottle of Dawn dish soap by the river. No idea how it got in this tree.

Another Woodpecker.

Porcupine tracks.

Racoon balance beam.

Soon there will be more fiddleheads than you can count growing here. None yet though.

An abandoned boat?

Becker was having fun!

Ramps.

Trilium.

Trout lily.

A chrysalis, maybe a Hawk or Sphinx Moth.

A run off that is dry in the summer.

Becker.

Sedum

Great tinder.

Cool mushrooms. Not sure what they are.

Some sort of moss.

Chaga! Yes we harvested it.

Becker found a stick.

A bunch of crazy vines.

More fresh growth.

We found a bear in the woods.

Mr. Mallard

Maine state bird. The Chickadee.

A sign of an early harvest?

We had fun and we can't wait for more of the woods to come alive.

Thanks!

~Amanda

 

[tradewater]

Wow. Great thread, thanks for posting. :thumbup:

 

[Silver Needle]

I love pic threads!

I especially liked the size comparison with the Becker and log =)

 

[ichor]

Terrific pics! 72 in Boise, expecting 82 by Sat. Thx for sharing.

 

[granitestateofmind]

Looking forward to seeing what more spring we can find next weekend with you guys. Hope it's as nice as last year. Thanks for all the great pics, Amanda. Did Jeremy have any luck calling turkeys? I saw about a dozen this morning on a short stretch of Class 6 road this morning, all separate; 8 hens, a couple jakes and a rather large tom.
Great bird pics. How'd you get them to sit still?

 

[NCSlice]

Fantastic post man! Are those oyster mushrooms? Very cool finds, it's awesome that you know all those plants and stuff. Thanks for sharing

 

[The Warrior]

Looks like a good time out, thanks for sharing. Makes me want to get out and get a hike in.

Like it?

 

[trailbum]

Good stuff.
See you next week.

 

[BeeKayNutCase]

Amanda that was amazing! Great stuff! I too pay full homage to your plant and tracking knowledge. Wunderbar! I sincerely love the American wilderness. You folks have a beautiful country. Simply awesome. Thank you for sharing yours, Jeremys and Beckers walk.

And was it just me that had images of raccoons in tutus performing a magnificent ballet piece upon that balance beam?

Um also, a serious question. Does Jeremy carry the gun for protection against animals such as bears and the like? Please have a laugh if that's a stupid question, I'm just curious to know.

Thanks again folks.. Springy..

 

[Jonny1280]

Great pics CH!
Thanks for sharing.

The dish soap was obviously left by a woodcarving sailor.

 

[DOC-CANADA]

Great pictures, thanks for sharing. Your bunch of crazy vines looks like Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus). We have some of it up here and it really chokes out the trees it's climbing.

Doc

 

[TBL]

:thumbup: Awesome pictures! thanks for sharing!

 

[CM_Rick]

Simply awesome. Love the track pics. Raccoons will do that just to stay out of deep mud. They're too smart, sometimes. Makes me want to visit your state.

 

[The Zieg]

:thumbup: Thanks so much for taking the time to put these up for us. I love BFC.

Zieg

 

[mchipman]

Nice outing, really enjoyed the pictures. Thanks for sharing. :thumbup:

 

[COPPERHEAD88]

Thanks guys! We had a fun time. I plan on posting more of our trips like these in the future.

Looking forward to seeing what more spring we can find next weekend with you guys. Hope it's as nice as last year. Thanks for all the great pics, Amanda. Did Jeremy have any luck calling turkeys? I saw about a dozen this morning on a short stretch of Class 6 road this morning, all separate; 8 hens, a couple jakes and a rather large tom.
Great bird pics. How'd you get them to sit still?

Jeremy didn't have any luck calling the turkeys. Becker didn't really help running around like crazy. The key with the bird pictures is to take lots of pictures and don't show the bad ones.

Looks like a good time out, thanks for sharing. Makes me want to get out and get a hike in.

Like it?

Yes he does like it. He says "Thanks again Dubs!"

Amanda that was amazing! Great stuff! I too pay full homage to your plant and tracking knowledge. Wunderbar! I sincerely love the American wilderness. You folks have a beautiful country. Simply awesome. Thank you for sharing yours, Jeremys and Beckers walk.

And was it just me that had images of raccoons in tutus performing a magnificent ballet piece upon that balance beam?

Um also, a serious question. Does Jeremy carry the gun for protection against animals such as bears and the like? Please have a laugh if that's a stupid question, I'm just curious to know.

Thanks again folks.. Springy..

Thanks for viewing. The firearm is for whatever we come across that wants to do us harm. 2 legged or otherwise. I hope it proves unnecessary.

Great pics CH!
Thanks for sharing.

The dish soap was obviously left by a woodcarving sailor.

Ah yes, the legend of the woodcarving sailor!

Thanks again everyone!

~Amanda

 

[The Warrior]

Yes he does like it. He says "Thanks again Dubs!"

You're very welcome. I knew he wanted it pretty bad. Good to see it went to one of the good guys.

 

[Gassy]

Brilliant pics, great pic of Becker with that stick, very ambitious! Thank you for taking the time to share the experience. 👌