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All Is As It Should Be

It is now May. Insects that we haven’t seen for months are back among us. Reptiles and amphibians are active as if winter had never happened. Many birds that have been far away in Central and South America have returned to the Museum grounds to make nests and raise families. It’s as if they never left.

Keep your eyes and ears open for these creatures as you walk the paths and trails here at the Museum. I’ve gathered more than a dozen photos of various creatures from dragonflies to reptiles and amphibs to birds for you to gaze upon in hopes of inspiring to you to get out and have a look around for yourself.

Male common whitetail.
Male common whitetail.
Female common baskettail.
Female common baskettail.
Male blue dasher.
Male blue dasher.
Male eastern amberwing.
Male eastern amberwing.
Green frog seeking a mate (male).
Green frog seeking a mate (male).
American bullfrog hunting for mate, or a meal.
American bullfrog hunting for mate, or a meal.
Northern water snake (male/female mating).
Northern water snake (male/female mating).
Eastern painted turtle basking.
Eastern painted turtle basking.
Eastern musk turtle, or stinkpot (left), and yellow-bellied slider, basking.
Eastern musk turtle, or stinkpot (left), and yellow-bellied slider, basking.
Great-crested flycatcher looking for a dragonfly to eat.
Great-crested flycatcher looking for a dragonfly to eat.
Grey catbird picking out a mulberry to gulp.
Grey catbird picking out a mulberry to gulp.
Northern cardinal anting/sunning.
Northern cardinal anting/sunning.

And finally several green heron shots.

A different perspective.
A different perspective.
A pair.
A pair.
Looking for a fish.
Looking for a fish.
Got one!
Got one!

If I were you, I’d be on the way out the door right now!

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