09-NOV-2016
Old woods
Looking north through the old woods with so much colour still remaining on the trees, unusual for this late in the season, but welcome!
09-NOV-2016
Leafy carpet
The old woods section of the forest is covered at present with a wonderful carpet of golden leaves, mostly maples.
09-NOV-2016
Manitoba maple seeds
These seeds may not look like much, but when most other natural food sources have been eaten, these seeds are greedily sought by a variety of wildlife species, squirrels and finches in particular.
08-NOV-2016
Maple leaves, backlit by the sun
The glowing colours of autumn.
08-NOV-2016
Polypore
Not sure which species this polypore is, that Barry photographed.
08-NOV-2016
Mushrooms
Barry photographed this large cluster of mushrooms at the base of a tree. They may be the end of a much decayed Chicken-of-the woods mushroom.
08-NOV-2016
Mushroom
Not sure which species this is or what is going on, but in this photo by Barry, it seems that either another type of fungus is growing over the mushroom, or perhaps a slime mould.
08-NOV-2016
Phlox
Another plant still blooming in November, this one in the Backyard garden.
08-NOV-2016
American robin
While most robins head south, there are increasing numbers remaining over the winter months. As long as they can find food and shelter, they'll survive the bitter cold.
08-NOV-2016
Butterfly meadow
Autumn in the old section of the Butterfly Meadow.
08-NOV-2016
Mushroom
Barry photographed this mushroom and presumably it was put on this branch by a red squirrel, a species known to harvest and dry mushrooms for later use.
