It’s really getting green here in Northern Virginia. I took a hike in Prince William Forest Park today and the green of spring was just about everywhere you looked, along with the occasional flowering tree. Moss is clinging to rocks and tree trunks and small flowers and ferns are just starting to pop up, they…
Blackwater Falls State Park near Davis, WV, contains a number of waterfalls within its 2,456 acres. Above, the park’s namesake is the tallest (above ground) falls in the state at 57 feet. The dark water gets its amber color from tannic acid in fallen needles from trees. The park’s streams (below) feed the falls which…
Butterflies have started to appear in this area over the last couple of days. I was in Leesylvania State Park this morning and found several different types working the ground vegetation. The Zebra Swallowtail above was the most common species I saw, followed by the Skippers (below). Slightly fewer in numbers, the Whites (I believe…
A great weather morning with bright blue skies made it a good day to go bird watching at Huntley Meadows park. The bird above is an immature Eastern Phoebe. You can tell it’s young because of the pale yellow underneath and buff color on its wings. Below, a pair of Tree Swallows were playing around…
A heavy rain two days ago raised the water level of the Potomac River through Great Falls. The river flows through a narrow opening here, causing a powerful force and some interesting images. The river crashes over the bedrock so furiously, it almost explodes looking like fireworks made of water. Up higher along the bank,…
I just thought I’d post a couple more photos from my time in Shenandoah National Park this past weekend. There were so many nice photographic opportunities along the water upstream from Rose River Falls. Among the early bloomers this spring was the flower below, bursting out from the collection of last Fall’s leaves. This flower,…
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