Skate egg case, June 2009 http://www.mitchellspublications.com/guides/shells/articles/0074/ |
Marsh elder at edge of salt marsh http://www.plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/pubs/njpmsfs414.pdf |
Ferns, early June, 2008. Do you know what kind? |
Horseshoe crab molted by leaving through edge of shell, July-Aug. 2009 http://www.horseshoecrab.org/nh/molt.html |
Wild sarsaparilla with its flower on a separate stalk under its leaves, early June 2008 http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ARNU2 |
Kids' Secret Woods Walk, late June, 2008 |
Blueberries, early July, 2008 |
Enchanter's nightshade, early July, 2008 http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CILU |
Rufous-sided towhee, late July 2008 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/Towhee.html |
Salt marsh Sand Spurrey Spergularia marina at edge of a rock. Early September 2009 http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/spergulariasali.html |
Praying mantis on salt marsh, August 2008. http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/praying-mantis.html |
The barnacles on this common spider crab's shell, found on the marsh, were part of the crab's camouflage. Year-round. Look under "Sea Creatures" at http://www.morebeach.com |