Great blue heron in a pine tree Blueberry leaves in autumn Beaver cutting a small tree Ring-necked ducks American coot Belted kingfisher Pair of black vultures Branco's first visit to the pond this morning Rosie & Branco Turtle warming in the sunshine Last view of the pond in 2024 Great blue heron fishing Branco & Rosie enjoying the pond Thin layer of ice on pond Walking in the snow Forest filled with snow Bearded tooth mushroom Frost on a little oak "tree" Hooded merganser Tree stump left by beavers Turtle warming in the sunshine Dead vulture ? Looks like a dead vulture Fungus on a rotten log Fungus Lion's mane fungus - Hericium erinaceus Fungus Fungus Snapping turtle taking a bath Bobcat - Lynx rufus One clean turtle Snapping turtle Great blue heron & turtles Color coordination Branco resting by the pond Rosie by the pond on a foggy morning Great blue heron fishing Vultures soaring before going to roost Precisely perched vultures Black vultures atop an electrical tower Sunrise through a big pine tree Great blue heron Mid-America windmill museum Calm morning on the pond Branco & Rosie enjoying the pond