A few more images from Creamer's Field around midnight the other night. Many of the spring migratory birds have moved on, and the swallows are present but quiet. The most noticeable sound was the wood frogs calling from the seasonal wetlands pond. Rana sylvatica is the only frog species in the Fairbanks area, and hearing them at midnight in early May is one of the more reliable signs that spring has actually arrived.

Creamer's Field guide: https://www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-guide/creamers-field/

#alaska #fairbanks #spring

Several things I learned since buying a house with a holly tree in the backyard:

-They grow large enough to become genuine trees.

-The leaves are smooth, it isn't until they're damaged that the leaves grow back in the traditional spiky form as a defensive measure.

-They blossom in spring, they smell absolutely fucking amazing and bees can't get enough of them.

-They spread like wildfire. 😅

#beebutt #holly #bees #nature #hulst #blossom #honeybees #pollinators #backyard #bijen #spring #lente

Big spiderweb in the mountain laurel, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. June 1, 2023, 7:44 PM.

#hiking #photography #outdoors #landscapephotography #nature #Connecticut #spring #forest #goldenhour #springtime #wildflowers

Strawberry season in my sketchbook 🍓 nomnom :)
With watercolors and red / brown ink for the outlines
#spring #strawberries #natureart #fruit #botanicalart
Savannah Sparrow. Taken on a recent guided bird walk. Interested in learning more about my guided nature walks, please visit: https://zunaidkhan.ca/guided-nature-walks/
#birds #nature #naturewalk #spring