Photos
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