May 31st. At the pond east or River Road, a Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)...

 

 

 

...in breeding plumage.

 

 

 

 

 

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius) at Raymond Brook Marsh.

 

 

 

 

 

June 1st. Rain damaged Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora) blossoms.

 

 

 

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus).

 

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius) at the pond east of River Road.

 

Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta).

 

White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) far across the pond.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Night-flowering Catchfly (Silene noctiflora).

 

 

 

June 2nd. Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) on the Wood Duck house. Have young fledged?

 

Young Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) almost as big as its parent.

 

Woolly Aphids (Eriosoma sp.). Note the drops of "honey dew" excreted from their butts.

 

At Cranberry Bog, Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) have started to molt. They won't be able to fly for awhile.

 

Each of the two goose families still have 5 goslings.

 

They sure have grown. These goslings are a few days older than those from the other family.

 

 

 

 

 

An awkward age.

 

Younger goslings from the other family.

 

The resident Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note the damaged tongue sticking out of its throat - the way I can identify it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 3rd. Now some winged adult aphids among the nymphs photographed yesterday.

 

Looks like they're on American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana).

 

Mid afternoon from Route 207 east to the powerlines. Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum).

 

 

 

Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium sp.).

 

Stargrass (Hypoxis hirsuta).

 

Hawkweed (Hieracium sp.).

 

One of the species with a basal rosette of leaves and none up the stem.

 

A Skipper, but I haven't ID'd to species.

 

American Giant Millipede (Narceus americanus). See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narceus_americanus

 

Pickerel Frog (Rana palustris).

 

 

 

Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta).

 

 

 

June 4th. More winged adult aphids among the nymphs photographed yesterday and the day before..