From the Field: Cottongrass blooming in the bog

The fall colors are starting to fade but the cottongrass is still blooming in the bog.

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From the Field: Oaken Fall Colors

We're at fall color peak and it looks like this year the oaks will peak very close to the maples giving us a gorgeous but brief fall color season. Last year the oaks and maples peaked two weeks apart.

~Kirk

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Woodcock on the Game Camera

This past summer I set up a game trail camera with my summer camp kids to see what comes across our bog boardwalk at night. I expected a deer, raccoon, a cat or a squirrel but woodcock? The kids were pretty excited to see this series of photos on the camera.

It looks like two individuals and one is certainly chasing the other. Click each photo for a larger version.

If you want to see what lurks around when you're not around you'll need a game trail camera. Lately I've been very happy with the Primos Truth Cam 35 Camera.

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