On common boneset stem.
A peatland in an unnamed property managed by the Upper Valley Land Trust
S3 in VT
Pond Woods Wildlife Management Area (Benson, Orwell)
Pond Woods Wildlife Management Area (Benson, Orwell)
The Intervale Center (Burlington)
Not sure what this is on the Andromeda polifolia
A wetland along Canal Road at the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge (Lewis)
Morristown Bog Natural Area
Morristown Bog Natural Area
A wet calcareous meadow adjacent to Clover Hill Wildlife Management Area (Strafford)
Smuggler's Notch
On a wet ledge
The largest "cups" or discs are about 2 to 3 mm in diameter. I bracket photos for exposure. The under-exposed photos are more color-accurate for the brilliant red color of this species.
Spruce Peak
Along an open, well-lit trail
Blue Ridge Mountain in the Green Mountain National Forest (Chittenden)
forma albolabium
On private land, with permission
Peacham Bog Natural Area
My 20,000th observation!
Snake Mountain South (TNC)
Rugg Brook watershed (St. Albans)
Along Vermont Route 114, a few miles north of Island Pond
Orifice round, rostellum lobes with narrow tails, lateral labellum lobes upswept
This is the first one of these I have seen in bloom so far this season.
A wetland off Duclos Rd (Forest Road 298) in the Green Mountain National Forest (known location)
On the Stephen J. Young Marsh Trail at Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
This very large wasp flew around until it found an already-dead cicada (photo #1), stung it for good measure (photo #2), maneuvered it into position (photos #3,4), then flew away with the entire carcass.
At Camel's Hump State Park
Predator-prey interaction
The predator: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/126476973
The prey: this observation
The plant: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/126467701
At the Shaw Mountain Natural Area
I've never seen a thick clump like this
Before I could pull out my camera, the adult turkey flew off this nest of eggs. This nest is on the uphill side of the base of a large tree, which prevents the eggs from rolling down the very steep slope.
On the Gore Mountain Trail
At the Moose Bog Trailhead at Wenlock Wildlife Management Area
We saw it hawk a dragonfly and eat it.
This owl stopped by in a nearby village causing quite the kerfuffle between two groups of people, both concerned about the welfare of the owl, but one group not understanding best next steps for what to do (or NOT) despite attempts to share that information. Fortunately, a sheriff's deputy did a superb job of deescalating a tense situation, and the owl, after moving from the ground to the fence and preening for some time, flew off with strong wingbeats, out of sight over the river toward a couple of large farms where, I expect, it would be finding its next meal from a plentiful mouse population.
A life species for me! This little squirrel was digging seeds out of the snow under the bird feeder. I've thought we might have flying squirrels here because sometimes late at night, we hear the typical sounds of red or gray squirrels racing along the outside of our log cabin walls, but likely not either of those diurnal species.
Photos taken through window glass and screen (left on to prevent window hits).
An amazing sight by the side of the road!