Thursday, October 02, 2008

Fowler Woods Sate Nature Preserve


A kingnut aka shellbark hickory (Carya laciniosa)
A few shots from my trip today to Fowler Woods State Nature Preserve. The purpose of the trip was to help my colleague from the Forest Service collect Ash seeds. These other things caught my eye as well.
A western chorus frog.
A pumpkin ash (Fraxinus profunda) samara that had pierced a spicebush (Lindera benzoin) leaf.

Slug and eggs.

To learn more about Fowler Woods State Nature Preserve, go here.

And to see more pictures of animals, check out Camera Critters.
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33 comments:

  1. I love the one of the slug and its eggs! Cool!
    Mom

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  2. Cool stuff! Must have been a fun trip. I think I would like a job that required walking around in woods and preserves and such. Love the little frog and that samara piercing the leaf is a neat shot!

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  3. The frog has such beautiful little toes! And I LOVE the slug with its eggs.

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  4. Your blog is more fun than the Discovery Channel!

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  5. Thanks for taking us along. The samara in the leaf is great. And of course I love the frog! That is one honking big hickory nut and you just gotta love the slug.

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  6. Sooo beautiful.

    You are a good photographer

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  7. Tom: Neat shots, I never saw snail eggs. I don't like that pesky critter but you made it look nice.

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  8. Someone already said it but it is a big hickory nut. I have not seen a hickory tree for a long time.

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  9. Thanks Mom

    Mary- It was fun, but it was a long day in the field. I'm looking to have a cool job.

    Thanks bird. I've seen slug eggs, but usually the slug is long gone.

    Earthmother- What a great thing to say. I should use that as my tagline- "The Ohio Nature Blog- More fun than the Discovery Channel"

    Roentarre- Thank you so much.

    Tom- They are pests, aren't they? There are some very interesting slugs species in the world. Someday I'd like to make it to the northwest to see their banana slugs.

    Thanks Abe- The nut is absolutely huge in the king nut!

    Tom

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  10. what a detail shots...thanks for sharing in here

    I hope you stop by at my CC post also in HERE. Thanks

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  11. Thank you for taking me along on your trip. I loved it!

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  12. I'm pretty sure I've never seen a slug with eggs. Thanks for sharing.

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  13. Greetings from Juneau (AK) Daily Photo!
    Slug eggs are sure pretty. They look like pearls. In fact, my son thought that he had discovered mommy some pretty beads one year (he was 4 yrs. old).:)

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  14. Never thought I would say a slug and its eggs was cool!
    Loved the frog too -almost missed it.

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  15. Cutest little frog ever. I almost missed him against that leaf.

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  16. The one with the slug and the eggs is kind of neat,but I still want to say ewwwww.....

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  17. wow, that slug was rather impressive!

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  18. I have seen more than my share of slugs here in the woods, but I have to say that I've nver seen slug eggs. What a great photo!

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  19. never saw their eggs before good one sandy My mother made a hickory nut cake for her birthday

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  20. Interesting the images nad information yuou come across when blogging.

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  21. Slugs! Eck! But a great photo anyway. Eck!

    Please stop by both blogs for double the Critters!

    http://twobarkingdogs.wordpress.com/

    http://onevintagephoto.wordpress.com/

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  22. I call that a successful walk! Lots of neat things to see! The leaf is amusing and the nut is huge! I never knew what those little brown frogs were called! And oh my, those eggs! How cool!

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  23. Amazing photos, my favorite is the chorus frog!!!

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  24. Quite a few intriguing shots here. Nature always provides us with material. :)

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  25. The little frog is very cute, but I am just amazed at the shot you took of the slug with her eggs! I've never seen that before! Fantastic post!

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  26. You're coming to Maine at the right time of year, most of the state is in peak color right now. I'm sure you'll burn a lot of card space up taking photos.

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  27. Thank you, Thank you everyone!

    @ John- Can't wait to see Maine in the Fall.

    Tom

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  28. I don't think I've ever seen anything like the "slug and eggs" shot.

    It has two different slimy things that are fighting to be more repulsive than the other.

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  29. Monster shellbark nut! Good lord!

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  30. Evan- Thanks very much, always like to provide people with new and interesting things! I should google slug + eggs and see what I find.

    Kirk- That is a huge nut, isn't it? I just sent the GIS folks up in Ann Arbor a big packet of work I did for the Ohio NWI update today. In total, I visited 14 counties and field checked over 190 wetlands over the field season. Fun stuff. I'm glad it is done though!

    Tom

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  31. Oh my gosh - that picture of the slug with the eggs is amazing! What a great eye you had to see that!!!

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  32. Thanks Misty- The slug was under a log, and once the log was turned, the eggs really are noticeable, since they were bright white.

    Tom

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  33. The slug with the eggs is an amzing image. ot pretty, but truly wonderful in content.

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