Takako 🐀Hiked up South Carter Mountain (4,420ft/1350m)—our 46th of 48 4K-footers of New Hampshire ⛰️
No sweeping view from the summit, but we could see North and Middle Carter mountains.
At the entrance to. the forest, a pair of tiny red-breasted nuthatches came fairly close to the trail to *observe* me. So delighted, I left them a tiny bit of my trail mix on the ground.
Then this charming slitheren took a good look at yours truly. I’m afraid I’ve inadvertently interrupted the sunbathing.
Encountered two American Red squirrels—the first one was busy and didn’t even have time for a quick photo, but the second one deeper in the conifer forest was curious about this trespasser.
While taking a breather and sipping water, I noticed a small white moth desperately fluttering to free from the spider’s silk by the trailside. It appeared that the spider wasn’t interested in it, so I used my hiking stick to set it free. The moth circled above me, and flew away to live another night. 🤍🦋✨
One minute video of the creatures of South Carter Mountain NH — red breasted nuthatch, garter snake, Jesus bugs, chipmunk, American red squirrel.
https://loops.video/v/aPa7QueObk
