Cool Nature Photos

[Xfaxman]

From the trail camera at the back porch early this morning:

And about 40 minutes later:

The view after sunrise with our dog:

 

[ArlyA]

Mr Loonie on a NFS lake.

 

[cqaigy2]

I like the sound Loons make in the evening.

 

[MossRoad]

I’ve only seen a few in my life. They aren’t common around here. People often mistake cormorants swimming for loons here.

 

[goeduck]

We have loons and cormorants. In general, the loons we have are more colorful and not easily confused with the cormorants which the dominant one here (Pelagic) is mostly black.

 

[MossRoad]

Last week I saw two large V’s of cormorants flying over. I’d guess well over 100 between the two V’s, which were about 100 yards apart. Kinda neat seeing them sitting in groups drying off on branches by the lakes.

We have black ones here, not sure of the name, and up on Lake Michigan, there are some huge greyish one’s. Never seen those before. We saw them sitting on security fence pilings that stretch out into Lake Michigan next to a nuclear plant. Hmmmm….. maybe that’s why they are huge and grey!

 

[dlctcg]

I like the loon calls also... always has been one of my favorite waterfowl... these pics are a few years old now but every summer we get multiple pics of them when we are in Maine...

 

[Xfaxman]

The racoon came back this morning:

Looking at the suet cakes:

Some lightning to the north:

Coconut oil on pole, it knows it is to slick to climb:

Leaving:

Just a light sprinkle:

 

[ArlyA]

Working to de-brush a retired weld shop and spied these flowers. Tiger lilies?

 

[Fuddy1952]

Working to de-brush a retired weld shop and spied these flowers. Tiger lilies? View attachment 756149View attachment 756150

Someone here would know lily's better than me, but I thought Tiger lily's had spots.
Me...I'd cut around them if possible otherwise transplant them. They're very pretty.