Groundhog (Marmota monax) Freedom for Maggie. Wild iris. Thunderstorm clouds. The calm after a storm. Evening mood at the lake. The Wetland Pricess Camphorweed, or Golden Aster (Heterotheca) Catalpa flower Summer silk. Meadows at the river Elbe, Lower Saxony, Germany Alster tourboat, Hamburg, Germany Castle Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, German… Approaching Thunderstorm Teaching the art of finding food. Mirror in the garden. Penstemon digitalis are blooming everywhere Last evening Male & female house finch dining together A well-trained Maggie Female Red-winged Blackbird Watching me. Not sure, maybe a Widow. Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) Porcupine in Michigan Porcupine in Michigan A new 'Squirrel Flower'. Sunset at lake's edge. Pure silk. Ringlet Satyr (Coenonympha tullia) Rushing water's cooling effect. Male conference. My dreamhouse! Eastern Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) Elderberry blossoms. Dinner for the chicks. Pollen collector. American Red Squirrel Not sure, a Box turtle? Chipmunk sitting 3 ft. away. Bald Eagle chick. Indigo bunting Phoebe (Tyrannula nigricans) Snapping turtle digging a nest Snapping turtle digging a nest