Observations in the "Holler"

 It's spring! Lotsa wildlife have returned to Morris Hollow.

The herons have returned to their rookery near Low Moor, and now they are showing up at nearby farm ponds looking for some aquatic "goodies".

Even at a distance, sometimes it's obvious that the bird flying overhead is a red-tailed hawk.

The fog was thick when our game camera captured three deer moving about.

Bobcats seem to sense the IR illumination and look straight at the game cameras. These secretive animals have been regular nocturnal visitors.

This odd-looking fungus in an eastern redcedar is the the Juniper-Apple Rust (Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae). This one was about 3 inches (7 cm) in diameter, and there were at least a half-dozen more in this tree. Every redcedar I examined had at least one of these fungi in it.

This odd-looking fungus in an eastern redcedar is the the Juniper-Apple Rust (Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae). This one was about 3 inches (7 cm) in diameter, and there were at least a half-dozen more in this tree. Every redcedar I examined had at least one of these fungi in it.