What Is It? December

What is it?  Soaring away from the photographer through the trees on South Street is a hawk, but what kind?

Look closely to see a band of dark feathers across the chest.

It’s a red-tailed hawk.

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Loaves of bread?  These giant puffballs are mushrooms.  The oldest looks like crusty bread, smooth mushrooms are younger and velvety mounds have lost their covering and are showing spores.  Mushrooms reproduce by spores which will be carried on the wind.

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These beautiful yellow leaves are none other than the remains of – poison ivy.  Leaves of three are clearly visible on at the top of the vine.  And yes, you can get poison ivy from touching the plant any time of the year.

 

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