Old Mill Pond
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Mill Pond at McDonald Bros. Sawmill,
Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia - 23 Sep 2008
This is a working replica of the original water-powered sawmill.
historicnovascotia.ca/items/show/224

Fall at the Old Grist Mill
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Balmoral Grist Mill, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia. 13 Oct 2007
A still working grist mill from 1874. The last time I was there you could buy bags of freshly ground flour.
balmoralgristmill.novascotia.ca

Scottish Blackface Sheep above the Cliffs
Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, CA
25 Mar 2007
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🌿🍄📸Newfoundland Chanterelle (Cantharellus enelensis}
Indian Harbour Lake, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia
6 Aug 2021

🌿#nativeplants🟢Tree Fringewort (Ptilidium pulcherrimum)
Sporangia of Tree Fringewort, a liverwort. On an old log. Taken with an Olympus TG-5 with the in-camera focus stacking. The sporangia are about 2 or 3 mm tall. 29 Apr 2019, Indian Harbour Lake, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia

🦉Tree Swallows having a difference of opinion
April 2024, Indian Harbour Lake, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

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Tiny Lichenomphalia Mushroom and Moss
This tiny fungus was found May 25 2019, growing on the side of a 6" wide x 4" deep worn-in trail in the heath on an extremely exposed Atlantic headland. It is maybe 5mm tall. Taken near the Port Bickerton Lighthouse, Guysborough Co.,Nova Scotia,CA

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A pair of emerging Leathery Grapeferns (Botrychium multifidum). Taken July 2 near the Port Bickerton Lighthouse, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia. They are growing in a swale behind the beach, 50 feet from the open ocean. Btw, the plants in this photo are no more than 4cm / 1.5 in tall.

🌿Seashells on the beach
Taken at Bickerton Lighthouse Beach, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia
Mostly Common Periwinkles. An introduced European species, first seen in around the east coast around the mid 1800s. Also some Dogwinkles and a few Smooth Periwinkles mixed in

Pinesap (Monotropa hypopitys) in Bloom
Taken at Dollar Lake Provincial Park, Halifax County, Nova Scotia
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Ring-necked Pheasant contemplating the ocean
Port Hilford beach, Guysborough Co. Nova Scotia, Canada
30 Oct 2014
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Green-Winged Teal
At a beaver pond near Port Hilford, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
23 Sep 2023
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Old Man Raven
Common Raven, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
6 Aug 2022
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#naturalist Parasitic Bolete (Pseudoboletus parasiticus)
It parasitizes the Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum), seen at the base of the mushrooms.
Photo was taken along the Musquodoboit Rail Trail, Musquodoboit, NS, with an Olympus TG-5 in microscope mode using the in-camera focus stacking.

Pink Earth Lichen. Taken with an Olympus TG-5 with the in-camera focus stacking.

#Moss One of the Haircap Mosses I think, showing annual growth. Growing in poor soil.

#Moss I believe this is Tetraphis Moss (Tetraphis pellucida). Found near Liscomb, Nova Scotia, cascading off a fallen log.