Photography by Matt Pace
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Eastern newt ventures out after the rain

Very serious American Toad in the red phase

Luna moth

Luna moth antennae

Imperial moth found in a gas station planter box in Riner, Virginia

Tobacco hornworm infested by parasitic wasp eggs

Deer fawn found bedding in poison ivy in North Carolina

Turkey polt found at our friends farm in western Pennsylvania

Opossum walking the edge of the Blue Ridge Parkway

Fall foliage in a large red maple crown, Blue Ridge Mountains

it is going to be a nice day at the office

Snowy day at Sinkland Farms in Riner, Virginia

Wildflower in Floyd County, Virginia

Old skull found in the woods

Old moonshine still marked as a property corner in Franklin County, Virginia

Chicken of the woods mushrooms, a delicious edible

Amanita virosa - deadly poisonous Type 1 toxins

Giant puffball mushroom (Calvatia gigantea)

Morel mushrooms (aka Merkels) found in Pilot, Virginia

Stinkhorn mushroom

Purple coral fungus in Indian Valley

Black snake guarding my dinner, more chicken of the woods mushrooms

Small rattlesnake in Roanoke County

Very large timber rattlesnake near Mountain Lake in Giles County

Box turtle

Snapping turtle crossing a logging road