AppalachianGrant

Sunset at Sandstone Falls
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The angriest of ruby throated hummingbirds.
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The art and the artist.
Cricket bat orb weaver.
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Whitetail buck starting to transition to his winter coat.

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Male and female tiger swallowtails.
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Common eastern bumblebee.
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Double tiger lily.
I planted some Asian tiger lilies back in the spring. One of them has a mutation that causes it to produce more petals than usual. It’s called a double flower or in this case a double tiger.

Young great blue heron.
One of the better lit photos I’ve taken of one.
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Hawk moth. This is the first time I’ve gotten one to show me its eye spots.
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Monarch caterpillar devouring a milkweed leaf.
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2 and half more months and this will all start turning orange,yellow,red, and brown.

Honey bee on a zinnia.
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Great White Heron/Egret.
They stop in WV for a few weeks one their migration path. So they’re kind of rare here.
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Full Buck Moon.
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The old Pipestem post office.
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Double rainbow over the river.
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Nice little view at the lake once the fog burned off.
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Common snapping turtle.
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Whitetail fawn.
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Great Laurel.
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Female eastern box turtle with what looks like a healed crack in her shell.
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Ghost pipe!
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Painted turtle digging around on the bank, trying to find a spot to lay eggs.Given her size it was probably her first clutch.
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Eastern newt in it’s red eft stage.
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Appalachian cottontail.
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