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He has not decided what area of life science he wants to concentrate in, he has most recently worked with amphibians in the wetlands and vernal pools of RI. And this summer he will be making a study of Block Island's wildflowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1467856282381-GLBXAVEJWMNUDZ3BX7R0/P6200014.JPG Dan's Summer of Wildflowers - Dan Fedorenko, OVF's 2016 Summer EcoWorker Dan is a junior at the University of Rhode Island. He has not decided what area of life science he wants to concentrate in, he has most recently worked with amphibians in the wetlands and vernal pools of RI. And this summer he will be making a study of Block Island's wildflowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1473039219702-Z2CWQTQG69TVOJP2GARI/20160827_101839.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Virgin's Bower: Flowers contain four petals that form an X. Male flowers have many white stamens, while the female flowers have green pistils at their center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1466970145006-NPIEHNZ0X56NCBRM7FF3/P6200014.JPG Dan's Summer of Wildflowers - Dan Fedorenko, OVF's 2016 Summer EcoWorker Dan is a junior at the University of Rhode Island. He has not decided what area of life science he wants to concentrate in, he has most recently worked with amphibians in the wetlands and vernal pools of RI. And this summer he will be making a study of Block Island's wildflowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1472802483827-WL2K4Z0BG7R0WZOD3B5V/20160827_095827.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Early Goldenrod: Typically the first goldenrod to bloom, this goldenrod is seen on roadsides with its multiple arcs of numerous tiny yellow flowers. Early goldenrod can be distinguished from other goldenrods by the absence of hairs on the stem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1473038318288-KANZLAEGSGA8UIH5OL3N/20160827_100143.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Swamp loosestrife has flowers that grow within the axils of the plant. After the flowers have passed they are replaced by seed capsules. This plant prefers wet to moist areas. Native. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1473039847172-NR1FLJBKQA9Y6CJVHYCQ/20160827_100105.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Curly dock: Often growing in wet places, this weed is known for its dry fruiting head which is brown and stands erect. Invasive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1473039990100-59HMPP1Z7ZHR4120KIYT/20160827_095937.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Virginia creeper is a vine that can grow over 30 feet. It has five green leaflets that turn red in the fall. This creates a wonderful contrast on stone walls. Native. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1473037909431-57IDZJMH9I0PCELGG5C3/20160827_095325.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Nodding smartweed is often found growing in shallow marsh areas. Its racemes of dense flowers are often hanging. This plant is native, but can be quite weedy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1472802010827-QMZA9UCTY0MTB5UJOZB8/P8010085.JPG Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Button bush: This shrub can be found in swampy areas where there is plenty of water around. It is easily spotted by its spherical clusters of tiny white flowers. These flowers have a strong pleasant fragrance. Native. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1473039672491-2CCJ4LPIXGF5O6JFAP0G/20160827_100116.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Curly dock: Often growing in wet places, this weed is known for its dry fruiting head which is brown and stands erect. Invasive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1473037784348-O7OLWSE2943HPVLCVNLQ/20160815_093256.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1472802221541-GL17TDN50VX9HNWL2GN4/20160827_095413.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Spotted Touch-Me-Not: Red/yellow flower that is shaped like a cornucopia. Often found in wet areas.When the fruits (below and left of the flower in this photo) of the touch-me-not are touched they burst, releasing the seeds within. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1471372722088-63KW64T9GS6TYUZC9MR0/20160728_063100.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers - Rabbits-foot clover Rabbits-foot clover: Not as common as some other clovers, this clover can be found in fields and roadsides in large numbers. Its name comes from its resemblance of a rabbits foot. Many insects will feed on the foliage and bees will often stop by to pollinate the flowers. Redwing blackbirds and mourning doves will feed on the seeds. Non-native. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1473038916704-O00LEZP9R4K32MA0YP08/20160827_101817.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Asiatic bittersweet: This invasive vine uses everything in its path to grow upward on and receive the most amount of sunlight possible. This harms many other plants by smothering them. Asiatic bittersweet has a very high seed production which are often spread by birds, and humans who like their orange and yellow decorative seeds. Invasive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1473038608544-4N633JB6CB3S5G9XV2MR/20160827_101242.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Trumpet creeper: Given its name due to its flowers looking like trumpets. The flowers range from orange to red. This aggressive vine can grow over 30 feet high. Native to eastern North America. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1471372789871-1539B38P36XP70T9SCOA/20160810_070743-1.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Butterflyweed: The butterflyweed is part of the milkweed family, unlike the common milkweed there is no milky sap within the stem. The showy flowers have colors that can range from yellow to a beautiful orange/ amber. These flowers attract butterflies along with bees. Native Americans chewed the root of the butterflyweed as a cure for pleurisy. Native.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1472802673595-PJUAMFGTEH11KFOP76XW/20160826_082147.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Poison Ivy: Poison Ivy is notorious for the rashes it gives people after they have come in contact with it. Even if the person did not come in direct contact, but only touched it with their shoes or clothing, the oil will stay wherever contact was made and can later cause rashes if touched. Poison Ivy can be spotted by its three leaf pattern. Its leaves are typically a bit shiny and sometimes have a red tint to them. Native. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1471372903464-82PZM6CBDP13OBC5FMEI/20160728_064329-1.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Asiatic Dayflower: This annual plant has a unique flower that contains two blue petals and one white petal. The blue petals have a "true blue" color that isn't found in too many other plants. Many flowers that appear blue are actually closer to violet or purple. The asiatic dayflower interacts with many other species. It is pollinated by bees, its foliage is a food source for white tailed deer, and the seeds are eaten by certain birds like the redwing blackbird and mourning dove. Invasive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1471372987234-UU3RB8PPS040IFGHG8BQ/20160814_074313.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Birdsfoot trefoil is a perennial herbaceous legume. The flowers are a bright yellow and have quite an irregular shape. Birdsfoot trefoil is often planted on roadsides to decrease wind and water erosion. It is also seeded in fields along with grass for livestock to graze upon. Certain animals such as the Canada goose, deer, and elk all enjoy eating it. Birdsfoot trefoil can be invasive in certain cases. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1471307153047-TOWC34B092NMJ1TTSW4X/20160701_082657.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Queen Anne's Lace: Also known as wild carrot or birds nest, this plant is very common and fascinates most. The flowers grow in an umbral pattern creating a roof of white. Not always, but most of the time there is a single purple or red flower in the center. If you smell the root, it will smell just like a carrot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1471307449709-QLWMUZPH8PIWJLRDGOSP/20160708_112549.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Chicory: Chicory has a wonderful blue-purple flower. You can see that only a few flowers bloom at a time, this is because each bloom only lasts about a day. It can often be found in fields and on roadsides. The roots are often used in coffee to give a distinct taste, and the leaves are often used to cook with.   Privet: Privet is a shrub often planted to use as a hedge. Its flowers bloom in large erect groups creating cones of white. This flower has a sweet and quite strong aroma. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1468521871233-V406KBZ6OVC7WJRPVO7P/20160629_064104.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Deptford pink is a small plant, if it weren't for its deep pink color then it would be quite difficult to spot. Its flowers have 5 petals and if looked closely enough there are white spots on them. This plant is often found on the edge of paths and on the edge of roadsides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1468521660697-MWT5QXETITMACDGZ2G1Q/20160627_093729.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Woody nightshade (a.k.a bittersweet nightshade) is a very attractive, but also very poisonous plant. It has deep purple petals with a bright yellow stamen in the center. It's berries are red and look quite appetizing however, all parts of this plant are poisonous and can prove to be fatal if ingested due to the toxic alkaloids found within it. Throughout history it has had many medicinal uses, and even today certain parts are still used. This plant is often confused with deadly nightshade. To tell the difference you can either look at the berries or at the center of the flowers petals. Woody nightshade has groups of red berries, whereas deadly nightshade has single purple berries. Within the center of the woody nightshade is a distinct yellow stamen, much larger and more distinct than the deadly nightshade. Invasive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1468522147753-MJMR7EAZODC2WECHSRO0/20160703_064315.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Common Milkweed is often seen as a large pesky garden weed, but it is also very important to many species of insects. It is easily spotted by its spherical clusters of flowers. These flowers have a very nice fragrance. If you break the stem of the plant you will find a milky sap. This sap is poisonous due to cardiac glycosides. Certain species such as the monarch butterfly use this poison as a natural defense system. When the monarch caterpillars eat the leaves of the milkweed the glycosides enter their body and make them poisonous. Even when the caterpillars become butterflies they will remain poisonous. This is only one of the many interactions that milkweed has with nature. Common milkweed is native. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1467856629817-05OEMQU0MVCVEMBA0JUS/20160622_115028.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Beach pea: This coastal plant can be found on beaches and in dunes. It has dark purple flowers and green oval shaped leaves. This plant is native. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1467855658052-E6Q3JO1XO86ZPSBHRV0A/20160622_121743.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Everlasting pea: This vine is often found on roadsides, within fields, and along fence rows. The irregular pink flowers are often bunched together. The seeds are poisonous. This plant has been naturalized in Rhode Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1467856126605-994ZNFPUPPBTXJ1ZG8JP/20160622_115529.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Japanese honeysuckle is easily spotted by its white and yellow flowers. Children particularly enjoy the honeysuckle because of the sweet nectar that can be sucked out of it. The honeysuckle produces small black berries which birds eat. This plant is invasive, grows quickly, and strangles other plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1471306935569-O2MT3RMFRFTCXXXRBGUY/20160627_092928.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers Arrowwood: This shrub is commonly found on Block Island. When it blooms (in late June and early July), there are large clusters of small white flowers. The name Arrowwood comes from the Native American's use of its straight branches as arrow shafts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1466968560026-S30GNEKX6II2ISB97Z73/20160614_125553.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers - Multiflora rose Multiflora Rose is an invasive vine that can be found all over Block Island. It can be easily spotted by its numerous white blossoms which bloom early in the summer. These blossoms create a wondeful fragrance. One of the concerning issues with multiflora rose is that it forms dense thickets which prevent other plants from growing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1467856756660-O7RUL889UKAZ5U3WMCBZ/20160614_125230.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers - Multiflora rose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1467856868694-1GG01X5DYSU0CGCMI7Y4/20160614_130622.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers - Beach rose a.k.a. Rosa rugosa Beach rose, often referred to by its scientific name "Rosa rugosa" (wrinkled rose), is another common rose of Block Island. These roses are naturalized invasives as well. It is often found near the coastline within dunes where it's bright pink (or pale pink or white) petals stand out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1467856955178-C1QIPIMYOBDCB04JHSZD/20160616_141619.jpg Dan's Summer of Wildflowers - Dandelion The familiar dandelion is a favorite for most. It's gold-yellow color often decorates open fields and the sides of roads. If you're having trouble identifying whether it is or isn't a dandelion, then there is an easy way to check. Towards the bottom of the plant there are jagged lobed leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1467857038040-NSKP4501WFLR8AXNBRG0/P6140120.JPG Dan's Summer of Wildflowers - Hawkweed The hawkweed is very similar in appearance to the dandelion and is often found nearby. Both the dandelion and hawkweed are in the daisy family, and are invasive. The hawkweed is more of a lemon-yellow color rather than the dandelions gold-yellow color. Trying to tell the two apart by color can sometimes be tricky. A better way to tell is to check the leaves at the bottom of the plant. 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Setting Sail Race Week 2015 view off of Dorie's Cove https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1435586364041-6990JAOIY82VYGRDVWJQ/IMG_8981.JPG Experiences Of An Eco-Worker 2015 - Setting Sail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1435586398029-8VIC4OECG1GMJU4KSJ8W/IMG_8980.JPG Experiences Of An Eco-Worker 2015 - Setting Sail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1435586432186-QMWVL4S9AFLP9CSLCILU/IMG_8987.JPG Experiences Of An Eco-Worker 2015 - Setting Sail http://www.oceanviewfoundation.org/new-blog daily 0.75 2015-02-28 http://www.oceanviewfoundation.org/new-blog/wanted-2015-ecoworker monthly 0.5 2015-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1425091002304-86FRCQ6ID83SPNX9XD4O/image-asset.jpeg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - Wanted: 2015 EcoWorker http://www.oceanviewfoundation.org/new-blog/all-good-things-must-come-to-an-end monthly 0.5 2014-08-23 http://www.oceanviewfoundation.org/new-blog/ovf-13th-annual-mystery-walk monthly 0.5 2014-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1408802662687-YSV5WJ4W2IY866F2XK4P/image-asset.jpeg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - OVF 13th Annual Mystery Walk http://www.oceanviewfoundation.org/new-blog/in-order-to-think-like-a-bird-one-must-be-a-bird monthly 0.5 2014-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1406728625341-K66ODQ1WP6P33B6ZOUCT/Ericahair.jpg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - In Order To Think Like A Bird, One Must Be A Bird Erica (left) and I displaying our hair feathers . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1406728541147-321RSR7CSDZ77GK62FZM/image-asset.jpeg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - In Order To Think Like A Bird, One Must Be A Bird Kim, Malia, Erica, Bridget and Meg (Left to Right) showing off their great hair feathers. http://www.oceanviewfoundation.org/new-blog/youth-conservation-league monthly 0.5 2014-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1406338472865-ODI92LXUMAHRCW42D9EP/image-asset.jpeg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - Youth Conservation League https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1406338936487-O117SZK84W28IOBIU1E1/image-asset.jpeg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - 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Sense of Wonder: Night Walk Moonrise looking onto ocean at end of Clay Head trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1405563228064-JVSJ91EFG8SAV803XW3E/image-asset.jpeg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - Sense of Wonder: Night Walk Moon overlooking Clay Head Trail http://www.oceanviewfoundation.org/new-blog/ocean-view-foundation-field-staff monthly 0.5 2014-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1405558758683-XMK98L0UNSTJC2U2ZO2X/interns.jpg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - Ocean View Foundation Field Staff Summer Field Workers: Going left to right, Erica, Meg and Lucy posing outside of the library. http://www.oceanviewfoundation.org/new-blog/common-bi-mollosks monthly 0.5 2014-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1404614420884-HVD8ERGOSDB3P3OUOW04/image-asset.jpeg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - Common BI Mollusks Bay Scallop opened to see rows of blue eyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1404610452069-EUFOHFFJMLZ7YF05XD0Z/image-asset.jpeg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - Common BI Mollusks A common periwinkle with it's operculum open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1404608577063-29ZQX1164CSHFS3WEQTD/image-asset.jpeg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - Common BI Mollusks Quahog using its foot to move across the ocean's floor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1404609895725-OM1TKST30HS5ND7HNUB5/image-asset.jpeg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - Common BI Mollusks Atlantic Ribbed Muscle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1404609527445-POROYRJM8AC2TU6YTIW3/image-asset.jpeg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - Common BI Mollusks Razor clam shell http://www.oceanviewfoundation.org/new-blog/osprey-banding monthly 0.5 2014-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1403903385149-AYM89JG76N990HB853J3/IMG_1191.jpg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - Osprey Banding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1403902605024-STNM35QV91VYKTDWPRDI/IMG_1189.jpg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - 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Photo credit: www.symbolicmessangers.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1403187881687-LHKVCN6E8TII5EDRQWLK/image-asset.jpeg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - Crazy-as-a-Coot End of the Season Bird Walk Photo credit: http://wild-tracking.blogspot.com/2010/07/oystercatcher-chased-him-away.html https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1403191649989-5QJA0DZHBAMS6AHOJJ5H/image-asset.jpeg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - Crazy-as-a-Coot End of the Season Bird Walk Flight pattern of the tree swallow approaching a landing. Photo credit: http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/554notes2.html https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1403299729858-WZBVLYI3WJ7JHNHXBRZJ/Gull.jpg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - Crazy-as-a-Coot End of the Season Bird Walk Herring Gull of the coast of Massachusetts. Photo credit: www.bittsandbytes.net http://www.oceanviewfoundation.org/new-blog/horseshoe-crabs-an-prehistoric-facination monthly 0.5 2014-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1402874970952-B4MSJVGQ4S9IW7IJEKL9/image-asset.jpeg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - Horseshoe Crabs: A Prehistoric Facination Limulus polyphemus mating off the coast of Delaware in 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1402874611857-ODQCCGI227TD4M3T3YR6/image-asset.jpeg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - Horseshoe Crabs: A Prehistoric Facination Limulus polyphemus on the coast of New Jersey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1403097153784-X4O0R06LHGR4POK81ZXL/image-asset.jpeg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - Horseshoe Crabs: A Prehistoric Facination Me with a horseshoe crab found on Andy's Way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1402876102685-7G45P2NCTH0JPEWD6DII/image-asset.jpeg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - Horseshoe Crabs: A Prehistoric Facination Limulus polyphemus getting bled. Researchers maintain that it is virtually harmless to the animal. Horseshoe crabs can give blood up to four times a year. http://www.oceanviewfoundation.org/new-blog/preparing-for-the-masses monthly 0.5 2014-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1402677218641-04UNFUYYF72QI60D6PZT/10426744_10203038486795829_8235260007262055533_n.jpg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - Preparing for the Masses A little light reading. Getting prepared to be inundated by tons of questions! Ask away!! http://www.oceanviewfoundation.org/new-blog/tech-training monthly 0.5 2014-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1402059057493-0XNSTAU61U7SBEUDTM53/image-asset.jpeg EcoWorker's Summer '14 - Meet Me: 2014 Summer EcoWorker & Tech Training Day 1 at the OVF Pavilion http://www.oceanviewfoundation.org/summer-gallery daily 0.75 2015-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1435343730001-2C4VDQ29UPG4VAM6ZOOW/P6250035.JPG Summer Gallery - 2015 Thursday's Stepping Stone program improvised and created a basin for the water pump. 6/25/15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1435343730001-2C4VDQ29UPG4VAM6ZOOW/P6250035.JPG Summer Gallery - 2015 Thursday's Stepping Stone program improvised and created a basin for the water pump. 6/25/15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1435343635218-4F5XLF5B793POR06INWX/P6240150.JPG Summer Gallery - 2015 Art & Nature at the OVF Pavilion. This week's live model was a Painted turtle, and Codium (green seaweed) was the still life, 6/24/15. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1435343514512-4ZOXEYW914ZH43YJ632E/P6230114.JPG Summer Gallery - 2015 Bird banding release of a Common grackle, 6/23/15. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1435343575905-32IRVC6C46ZA16JFVRR2/P6230127.JPG Summer Gallery - 2015 Bird banding participants - some return year after year - with a Mourning dove, 6/23/15. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1435344552668-VFI85LCSEODHCFOPNXT3/P6230111.JPG Summer Gallery - 2015 Bird banding in the OVF Pavilion with Erica Simkin, 6/23/15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1435343956030-R3GH5OOJ8IU0P8FJ34M1/P6220095.JPG Summer Gallery - 2015 Wild & Native flower walk, 6/22/15. http://www.oceanviewfoundation.org/blog daily 0.75 2015-12-22 http://www.oceanviewfoundation.org/blog/duck-hawk-peregrinations monthly 0.5 2015-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1450815154858-8SVD0Z569AK2Q4YKN1YN/image-asset.jpeg Director's Blog - Duck hawk peregrinations These numbers represent raw data only. Elizabeth Dickens (ED) numbers are the sum of these species recorded in her journals in 1916 and 1917 for the months of September and October. The Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) numbers represent the number of these species banded in 2012-15 during September and October. BRI numbers do not include individuals of the species that may have been seen, but not banded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1450814577839-K33ARDUM2BQ7C0AL032V/IMG954404+2.jpg Director's Blog - Duck hawk peregrinations Healthy immature, male Peregrine falcon just before release after 2 months rehabilitation from broken humerus and emaciation. Dec. 3, 2015. Photo curtsey of Jessica Zorge, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University http://www.oceanviewfoundation.org/blog/it-takes-a-village-to-save-a-peregrine monthly 0.5 2015-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1449171724068-DDF0WS5HBE1V8OVR3J0U/image-asset.jpeg Director's Blog - It takes a village to save a peregrine Male, immature Peregrine falcon, October 5, 2015. (photo by Donn Frageau) http://www.oceanviewfoundation.org/blog/a-day-in-the-life monthly 0.5 2015-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1435269730987-ZXAMO2IB0SFDGBZ38P5F/image-asset.jpeg Director's Blog - A Day In the Life… Baby mantids on the edge of the container. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1435269672809-VXWC4K1ZZLUR80RLHDU2/image-asset.jpeg Director's Blog - A Day In the Life… Hundreds of praying mantids shown here having just emerged from the ootheca. I placed the small plastic container, with the natural insect pest-eaters in the corner of the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1435267882108-XFDGF1DJL0HBN70TANS6/image-asset.jpeg Director's Blog - A Day In the Life… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1435267796247-I20X6THJVL1VX5EEFNYS/image-asset.jpeg Director's Blog - A Day In the Life… Thanks to Dave Milner, shown here, Kim Gaffett was able to band this year's 2 osprey chicks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1435283163656-0ZNSJSKIU202VPDNVJMK/image-asset.jpeg Director's Blog - A Day In the Life… Snapping turtle nest hole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1435268351708-FPWX16P1GHT9ZOOASSRZ/image-asset.jpeg Director's Blog - A Day In the Life… Painted turtle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1435268685750-XBNUF9SNNYBXPHBC5LLX/image-asset.jpeg Director's Blog - A Day In the Life… Evidence of a recently laid nest of snapping turtle eggs, right in the path to my garden. http://www.oceanviewfoundation.org/blog/spring-beauty monthly 0.5 2015-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1433361286104-CA5NPEMKUO69JI0S1U21/image-asset.jpeg Director's Blog - Spring beauty Curt Milton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1433361176431-876BAHHTD8MJX3PDY9OJ/P5110050.jpg Director's Blog - Spring beauty Spring beauty (Also, Eastern spring beauty, Virginia spring beauty, and fairy spud.) http://www.oceanviewfoundation.org/blog/beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder monthly 0.5 2015-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1431653622243-WRSR7Q8WWKVR60BKSD95/image-asset.jpeg Director's Blog - Beauty is in the eye of the beholder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1431653787245-006Y74RX0Q0Z0OXG6CGF/image-asset.jpeg Director's Blog - Beauty is in the eye of the beholder On Block Island, I only know one location where skunk cabbage flourishes in spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1431654170052-Z5PUZKUN70DG7EDPNCMC/image-asset.jpeg Director's Blog - Beauty is in the eye of the beholder This photo shows the contents of an owl pellet (most likely a barn owl's). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1431653432168-98CV9CWBG4Y3X2FK1K5P/image-asset.jpeg Director's Blog - Beauty is in the eye of the beholder This beautiful jelly fungus is sometimes called “brown witches butter.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1431654555428-GEHVMFXCBXDNMIYAPOQZ/image-asset.jpeg Director's Blog - Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Ten year old Black-capped chickadee - an old friend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534584ade4b070c12a6cf76c/1431653917016-RNNJ77J56PK2YT83FXJU/image-asset.jpeg Director's Blog - Beauty is in the eye of the beholder The white eye of the White-eyed vireo gives this bird a demented look. But its unusual eye color makes this bird an easy one to identify. 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