The section
of the trail traversing Raymond Brook Marsh is especially beautiful
in the foggy chill of early morning.
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Giant
Reed Grass (Phragmites australis (communis)).
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The beavers
have been active - cutting trees for their winter food supply. Note the cache of cut branches to the right.
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And here's
the beaver - hauling a stick to its stash.
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Barberry
(Berberus sp.).
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On November
23rd, I went looking for color! I found that if I focused small, there
was still color out there - rich pinks, maroons, and greens.
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Any doubt
that this is a shagbark hickory?
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Bracket
fungi. Specifically the Many-colored polypore (Coriolus versicolor)
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"Princess
Pine" - not a pine at all but a club moss (Lycopodium
obscurum).
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Barberry
(Berberus sp.).
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