Monthly Archives: December 2009
No luck
My soapy-water pan traps were not very effective.
My Pine
Upstream from the Lower Falls
A rare backside view of the lower falls at Letchworth. The falls are at the center of the frame, and the canyon, with the food bridge, follows downstream.
Ottawa’s blue wetland
I don’t remember the wetland at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge being this blue.
Micro-community ecology
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A top a 50 ft pillar of shale, an old pine sits, surrounded by a flourishing community of lichens and mosses. As I photographed the stalked, bowl-like lichens, I noticed the dazzling complexity of the community at the base of the tree. |
Cliff hanger
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What is this crazy, cliff hanging angiosperm?
Funnel-web
This spider web holds together the cliff face on which it rests. It reminds me of Hydropsychid caddisfly larva, which weave funnels to capture food particles in streams and have actually been shown to alter sediment transport dynamics.
Walking to the lower falls
I’ve made both of these images, taken at Letchworth State Park near the Lower Falls, large so it looks as if I’ve posted more often than I really have…