Supposed to hit 90 today so we went for an early hike at nearby City Forest- neither of us likes it hot. We started from the end of Kittredge Rd. and did our usual route.
First things first- the beaver pond is getting lower but still plenty of water for Kelley and we met a nice couple who recognized us from our blog , and that is always a pleasant surprise. She has a blog on kayaking which we visited - http://penobscotpaddles.blogspot.com/
There were no deer flies or mosquitoes when we started and none until a few found us on the old rail bed but not really a problem. We also saw two porcupines on the rail bed- the first Kelley just watched as it waddled off into the brush , the second she started forward to meet but came back when I called her and it too wandered into the brush.
The long stinger looking thing on this wasp is, I believe, an ovipositor for depositing her eggs and not a stinger.
Another wildflower I don't know
And two shots of a small Viceroy
A pretty good outing but we were glad to finish when we did as it was getting warm. 2 hours
Very nice meeting you and Kelly in the City Forest! You have some wonderful pictures here - I always enjoy your posts. Thanks for posting the link to our kayaking blog :)
ReplyDeleteIt was nice meeting you too and thanks for your comments. I think there are hikers who also kayak.
DeleteYour butterfly photos are great!
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda
DeleteGlad to see the deer flies may be going away! I am going to Costa Rica in a few weeks and they have suggested I use a bug spray with deet in that I will be doing a lot of nature activities. Everything I read about deet is controversial, although it does work. Do you or any of you "bloggers" have information they will share about what they or you use--I know it doesn't work for deer flies , but, I do know you have a lot of other things, like those awful black flies, that it would help. Thanks for any info. Brother Tom
ReplyDeleteI don't use it all the time but when the mosquitoes are bad i use a 40% Deet product. Anyone else want to chime in. Have fun in Costa Rica
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