#MercerCountyPark

2012-10-14

Into the woods: 2012 Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk

A morning photo walk in Mercer County Park leads to a quiet moment with a spider’s web, unexpected connection, and shared experience.

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Small green Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta) spider resting at the centre of a delicate orb web among fallen leaves and greenery in Mercer County Park.
2012-10-21

Just for fun

Why do spider webs look so different from each other? That was the question that stuck in my mind as Prasanna and I wandered the blue trail at Mercer County Park. He couldn’t make it to the Scott Kelby Photowalk last week, when I walked the same route with a group of local photographers. This…

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close-up of a rain-soaked brown oak leaf lying on bright green moss, lit by soft autumn sunlight in Mercer County Park.A classic spoke-and-hub spider web glistens with rainbow highlights in dappled sunlight, with the spider at the centre of its delicate creation.A dense spider web covered in morning dew, each thread outlined with tiny water droplets against a soft, multicoloured forest background.Autumn trees with yellow and orange leaves arch over a quiet woodland pond in Mercer County Park, reflecting the colourful canopy and blue sky above.
2024-05-15

Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) at Bryan Farm

One cold windy weekend, I skipped my morning coffee and visited Mercer Meadow at the Reed/Bryan Farm trailhead. I was bundled up but after a few minutes of looking at the European Starlings in the trees at the trailhead, I walked toward the footbridge at the far end.

The Merlin ID app identified several birds nearby which I sighted as well but I was without any photographs are several minutes. The cold started to bite. I had left my gloves in the car. While standing on the footbridge, I [...]

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