Saturday night's trash left at the Route 85 parking area in Amston. (I cleaned up all but the nachos.)

 

A young male Wood Duck (Aix sponsa).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An afternoon walk east from the Brownstone Bridge all the way to Norton's Pond east of River Road.

 

The Blackledge River Bridge looking east. That's all Poison Ivy (Rhus toxicodendron) on the right.

 

 

 

Looking upstream (northish).

 

Looking downstream (southish).

 

 

 

Looking west back over the bridge.

 

 

 

Maple-leaf Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium).

 

 

 

White Wood Aster (Eurybia divaricata).

 

Jelly Rot Fungus (Phlebia tremellosa). Thank to Tee Stol for the ID.

 

 

 

An adult Rove Beetle (Family Staphylinidae). The beetle has complete hind wings "orgami folded" to fit inder short wing covers called Elytra..

 

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius) at Norton's Pond.

 

 

 

Lots of Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta.) Eight in this photo.

 

Four here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) on Goldenrod (Solidago sp.).

 

Fragrant Water-Lily (Nymphaea odorata).

 

September 15th. Second growth wildflowers at the Route 207 crossing after mowing awhile ago.
Chicory (Cichorium intybus).

 

 

 

Common Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis).

 

 

 

September 16th. Foggy start at Norton's pond east of River Road.

 

No turtles or waterfowl out at roughly 8:45.

 

Red Maple (Acer rubrum) showing some color.

 

 

 

White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) at the wood line beyond the field of Goldenrod.

 

Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) climbing a tree.

 

Smooth Blue Aster (Symphytotrichum laeve) I think.

 

 

 

September 17th. Grayville Falls is reduced to a trickle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I walked the trail west to Judd Brook.

 

A superb wasp mimetic Syrphid Fly (Spilomyia longicornis).

 

 

 

Green Stink Bug (Chinavia hilare).