Brenda Hiles
@beehiles.bsky.social
Former journalist, amateur photographer (all bird photos taken without using calls to lure them out), outdoor enthusiast, reader, writer, rebel. Vote blue. A yankee living in Greensboro, N.C.
A spotted sandpiper yesterday at Jordan Lake in Chatham County, North Carolina.
A turkey chick following mom across the road last week at Grayson-Highlands State Park in Virginia. #birds
More butterflies from my trip to Grayson-Highlands State Park in Virginia.
Ghost pipes, also known as Indian pipes, at Grayson-Highlands State Park in Virginia. They are among a few plants that contain no chlorophyll.
This rabbit has probably only been on its own for a day or two. The second photo shows a size comparison with a squirrel, but that squirrel is also a juvenile that hasn't reached its adult size.
Sleepy bats yesterday at Grayson Highlands State Park in Virginia.
A fledgling cardinal begs a downy woodpecker for food this afternoon at a park in High Point. The female cardinal flew in with a meal and the downy seemed relieved to be rid of the fledgling. #birds
It's not every day that a belted kingfisher lands on a branch beside the car while you're parked on a country road looking for common yellow-throats. That's what happened this morning at the Guilford County Farm in Gibsonville, N.C. #birds
This is by far the smallest muskrat I have ever seen. He's about the size of a grapefruit, with a tail. High Point, N.C.
