Nature Photo of the Day # 269: White Lily Pad Flower

I love lily pad flowers. In the the pond they add cheer to the green surroundings of the pads. The white flower is so beautiful.

Nature Photo of the Day # 268: Silhouette Corn Field

Corn fields in the dusks are fun. The sunset gives the sky a small hue of light. The silhouette of the corn is fun. A Fall photo.

Nature Photo of the Day #267: Calm Lake Reflections

The reflections of the still lake is very relaxing. Not a breeze, keeping everything still. The whitish grey tree trunks are pretty in the background.

Nature Photo of the Day # 267: River Currents

Love sitting by rivers. Listening to water movement. The river was moving fast and the current was roaring. Great movement sound and rapids.

Nature Photo of the Day # 266: Green Beetle

This beetle was resting on the fencing. Pretty camouflage to the forest behind him. Unaware of my presence helped me get a picture of him.

Nature Photo of the Day #265: Ducks Feeding

Watching ducks is always fun. These two were having their meal. They were diving down in the water for food in the shallow water of a channel. Caught them during a busy time.

Nature Photo of the Day #264: Shoreline Dune Grass

A nice Fall day at the Lake. The shoreline is great to walk on with sandy beach walks. Hearing the waves hit the shore is relaxing. The dune grass blowing in the wind. A beautiful day to be a the lake shore.

Nature Photo of the Day # 263: Fall Poison Ivy

Poison ivy is so evil! But I couldn't resist taking a picture of this vine of it. The crimson red color of it just shows how it can have a pretty side of it. Just don't touch!

Nature Photo of the Day #262: Leaf Transformation

I love the character of this leaf. So much going on in the Fall transformation! Some insect enjoyed a morsel of it. Than it is starting to change color. Fun!

Nature Photo of the Day #261: Purple Wild Flowers

Loved spotting these purple wildflowers. With all the browns and reds the color purple is great to see in nature. It seems summer is still fighting to be around amongst Fall changes happening.

Nature Photo of the Day #260: Fall Grsshopper

This grasshopper was hopping in the fields. He finally landed on this leaf. Fun to see the insects out even with the Fall season.

Nature Photo of the Day #259: Moth on Golden Rod

Found this moth resting on some dried up Golden Rod. He is so neat to look at him. I almost could not see him with his camouflage coloring of his body.

Nature Photo of the Day #258: Seed Pods

The seed pods here were fun to com across. They are breaking open and you can see the seeds. Some are floating out the pods into the air. The circle of life going on here.

Nature Photo of the Day #257: Tall Mushroom

This mushroom is so tall!! Could not miss it on my walk. The top was fully expanded compared to some of the others that were not out. Cool to see the comparisons.

Nature Photo of the Day # 256: Bee on Rose

Loved seeing a rose blooming so late in the season. More so seeing a bee working on it was cool to watch. He climbed all the way into the petals.

Nature Photo of the Day #255: Changing Sumac

The leaves are starting to change color. The colors on the changing sumac stood out today. So fibrant with the maroons showing through the green. Fall season is showing its beauty.

Nature Photo of the Day #254: SuperMoon Eclipse

It was a lot of fun practicing some night photography with the Supermoon Eclipse! It was a really cool thing to watch with the different phases!

Nature Photo of the Day # 253: Yellow Cascading Leaves

The yellow branch just shouted out to me amongst the other green leaves. The yellow is cascading downward. Love it, so beautiful this time of year.

Nature Photo of the Day #252: Floating Leaf

The leaves are changing color. This beautiful red maple leaf was floating in the river. Fun to watch it go by down the gentle river current.

Nature Photo of the Day #251: Root Garden

The tree roots were fun to explore. This root had a hole with treasures in it. Grasses, rocks, leaves, and dirt. Fun!!

Nature Photo of the Day #250: River Rocks

The water falling over the rocks was very peaceful. Loved the grasses and weeds growing out of the rock. The waterfalls were fun to watch!

Nature Photo of the Day #249: Sunflower

Love sunflowers!! They bring brightness to nature. The yellow of the flower greets you amongst all the greenery.

Nature Photo of the Day #248: Small Daisy like Flower

The small daisy like flowers are blooming at this time of year.  Love their small size and find them adorable. They have a nice aroma to them too.

Nature Photo of the Day #247: Wasp on Pine Needle

The wasp was enjoying the sap from the pine tree. He was just hanging out on the needles. The insects busy on the plants and trees

Nature Photo of the Day #246: Golden Rod with Bee

Golden Rod is everywhere! The bees are busy humming around it getting their pollen!! This bee enjoyed this plant for awhile.

Nature Photo of the Day # 245: Pear

It is harvest time! The pears are ripening! Some have fallen to the ground. Perfect food for the animals to munch on!

Nature Photo of the Day #244: Nuts on Tree

Have to be careful walking around these trees! The nuts on the trees like to fall onto the ground. Possibly hitting you. They are big in size even on the ground

Nature Photo of the Day #243: Cornflower with Bee

The fields are filled with the pretty blue cornflowers. The bees are busy flying to flower to flower. Got this bee working on a flower. You can see the pollen on his bod.

Nature Photo of the Day #242: Hickory Tussock Moth

I have been seeing this caterpillar around the past few days. The caterpillar is fun with its spiky and coloring attributes. People are timid to touch them cause they hear they give you a skin rash.

Nature Photo of the Day #241: Yellow Flower

These cute little flowers I found in the field. Their yellow helps them to stand out though! Captured a little insect on the flower.

Nature Photo of the Day #240: Crab Apple

Crab apples are on the trees and some have fallen to the ground. This apple is lingering on. Displaying some of the water left over from the rain with rain drops.

Nature Photo of the Day # 239: Sun Rays

Found the sun rays to be pretty in the sky. The clouds blocking the sun to shine through. Giving the sky different shades of blue from the sun rays.

Nature Photo of the Day #238: Purple Flower

Came across this pretty purple flower on a walk. It was found in a wetland. Very pretty as it stood out in the greenery.

Nature Photo of the Day # 237: Dragonfly

This dragonfly was dancing around these ferns. It landed and then flew away only to come back again. Beautiful dragonfly and fern plant.

Nature Photo of the Day #236: Seed Skeleton

These seed pods looked cool on this bush. The skeleton branches of the seeds left behind after they dropped. Some nature art on a common bush.

Nature Photo of the Day # 235: Baby Toads

Baby toad friends. They were hopping from ground leaves to the next. They were so small and they camouflaged in the surrounding well when they hopped to the ground.

Nature Photo of the Day # 234: Purple Bluestrife

Purple Bluestrife is a pretty flower. But, not native to the area. It stands out with its pretty purple coloring though. Hard to dislike it with its pretty flower.

Nature Photo of the Day # 233: White Wetland Flower

This beautiful white flower was found along a boardwalk over a wetland area. Very pretty flower. Found in the most wet part of the wetland.

Nature Photo of the Day #233: Water Skimmer

I like to watch water skimmers. They glide so effortless over the top of the water. It seems they have true direction in mind. Fun water insect.

Nature Photo of the Day # 232: Dead Tree

I found this dead tree interesting in by the tree line of the forest. Its branches look like spikes along the trunk. Just an interesting piece of nature art.

Nature Photo of the Day #231: Mushroom

This mushroom caught my attention on a hike. Its brownish red coloring on the top spoke out. It was pretty tall amongst the ground covering.

Nature Photo of the Day #230: Damsel Fly

I love the look of this damsel fly. It is almost translucent. Just hanging on to the tree stump and taking a break from flying.

Nature Photo of the Day # 229: Sunset on Treeline

It was fun to watch this sunset. The passed through the clouds. Then it showed its beauty as it hovered over the treeline. Pretty!

Nature Photo of the Day # 228: Tiger Lily

Beautiful Tiger Lily flower! Showing off its orange coloring which stands out in the green foliage. So pretty!

Nature Photo of the Day # 227: Landing Seagull

A seagull left his group and headed for the shore. He is landing on the shoreline. Amazing how fast they can fly and land so quickly.  The shoreline was full of seagull activity.

Nature Photo of the Day #226: Lakeshore Grasses

Lakeshore grasses are so pretty. They sway in the wind. Keep the sand from blowing in your face. The butterflies love to flutter in the them. Just great to see a field of grasses along the lakeshore. Pretty.

Nature Photo of the Day # 225: Turtles on Log

It was a turtle party on the log. There was room for everyone to sun. It was fun to watch them jump off into the wetland when they were done.

Nature Photo of the Day # 224: Egrets

The Egrets were active in the wetlands. Actively looking for food. Flying around to nearby branches. Fun to watch their activity

Nature Photo of the Day # 223: Blue Heron

The Blue Heron came out of hiding. He walked slowly out into the wetland. He found his way over to foliage to rest in. Very peaceful to watch.

Nature Photo of the Day #222: Paper Wasp Nest

Could not miss this paper wasp nest!! It is huge!! It is interesting how the wasps make their nests. The wasps are great nest creators. I stay clear of them though, mean spirit!