Summer in Bloom

Its a perfect time to come observe the flowers in bloom and the insects in flight. Tifft is bursting with energy now thanks to the brilliant sun and the frogs and turtles are popping up like crazy! Night hikes are fantastic when you'd like to see some fireflies and a full moon and breezy days are perfect for fishing or exploring. Here are some things you may see when you come out.


Spittlebug


Snapping Turtle along Rabbit Run


White - marked tussock moth


Grasshopper


Common Ringlet Butterfly on a Birds-foot Trefoil


Woodchuck along Mounds by-pass trail


Doe and her fawn at the Observation Mounds


Yellow Warbler along Service near Old Tifft St


Bluets


Tiptoeing across the water


Painted Turtle


Cecropia Moth Eggs


Polyphemus Moth


The Cecropia Moth that laid the eggs, she had an injured wing