Edge of the Woods

Why peaches ripen in summer. (Hint: forget what you learned in biology class.) http://johnmesseder.com/columns/2019/08/19/the-reason-peaches-ripen-in-summer/

At least one #greysquirrel likes fresh #strawberries for breakfast. Who knew! (at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)

At least one #greysquirrel likes fresh #strawberries for breakfast. Who knew! (at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)

At least one #greysquirrel likes fresh #strawberries for breakfast. Who knew! (at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)

Look closely, a #Rose-breasted_Grosbeak hiding in the dogwood. First one we'd seen, ever.

#Dark-eyedJunco, a winged preacher in a Silver #maple #SouthCentral #Pennsylvania #trees🌳 (at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)

#EasternBluebird takes an afternoon snack. #SouthCentral #Pennsylvania

They're back! Some people wacth for robins. I watch for #Bluebirds outside my window. Now, if the English Sparrows will allow them to nest ... #SouthCentral #SouthMountain #Pennsylvania

"There ought to be a law against winter having only cold," the #TuftedTitmouse thought as he clasped the overheated branch and dreamed of spring. (at Adams County, Pennsylvania)

A Song #Sparrow and a Tufted #Titmouse share a winter #feeder of corn syrup and mixed seed. (at Adams County, Pennsylvania)

The finest gift can take you places of which your imagination is unaware, and make you something you never thought to be. (If you like it, please share.) http://johnmesseder.com/columns/2017/12/18/the-finest-kind-of-gift/ #EdgeoftheWood

#Marsh_Creek ... so quiet, you could hear the #snow fall. (at Adams County, Pennsylvania)

So your riving on a well-traveled road and spy a #Ringneck, which is rare in this county. Of course, the best camera is the one you've got, and here's the proof.

A really interesting piece of #sawtooth #cloud on an otherwise cold damp windy afternoon in the lee of the South Mountain ridge.

Northern #Cardinal in the dogwood tree outside my window, hiding in his Christmas camouflage.

Just Chillin'

BOTTOM UP! #THISTLE #POLLINATOR AT WORK