Thursday, August 2, 2012

Some summer pics

Here are a few snapshots from summer 2012.


An American toad (Bufo americanus)

Some daylilies (Hemerocallis fulva) by the side of the road. Native to China, Japan and Korea, these have been introduced all over the world.



The view from Big Level, aka Rock City Hill.




Some roadside rocks.



Introduced from Europe, chicory (Cichorium intybus) brightens up the roadsides on summer mornings.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Eagles

During the 2012 AVP season, we were graced by the presence of a pair of bald eagles flying up and down the river. Attempts to photograph the birds from the site failed miserably, but I did manage to snap a distant image of one in a tree across the river.

Friday, July 6, 2012

A juvenile mantis

This tiny praying mantis was scrambling across the Karl Site during preparations for field season 2012 for the Allegheny Valley Project.