Wildlife at Planter
Note: Our wildlife information comes from the links listed below. Unless otherwise noted, all photos are taken
by Planter. Raptor images are captured using Gimp graphics software.
DC Eagles hatched March 18th. Peregrines hatched April 24th. Look at them now!
May brings a palette of colors to the roadside: Trillium is more common in low-lying forested areas. If we are lucky, we find Common Lady's Slipper
growing along the road under our rhododendron;
they are listed as imperiled in NH due primarily to development and'wildcrafting.'
Hummingbirds below appear at Planter in mid- to late May. Their nesting period is in the spring, so there may be a nest nearby. According to the Northern Prairie Research Center website (link below), hummingbirds have the largest brain size proportionate to its body size than any other birds and they consume half their weight in sugars in a day. No wonder they are so aerodynamically efficient! The hummingbird feeder is especially helpful to them in early spring before flowers are in full bloom.
The vernal pool frog eggs in our lower
field are the first indicator that spring is here.
The Warner River enters the field, but since there is no egress, predators tend to avoid entering. Frogs and
salamanders find this an ideal place to lay their eggs.
Wildlife
Decorah, Iowa, Eagle Cam "Wildly" popular.
Washington DC National Arboretum CamNew!!!!
Peregrine Web Cam PA One of the oldest sites that has successfully
helped raise many generations of Peregrine Falcons.
U.S. FWS, West VAAnother good site at the National Conservation
Training Center in West VA
USGS Patuxent Bird ID InfoCenter
NH Birding List
NH Bird List Admin
Animal Database,
(Univ. of MI)
Critter
Corner(EEK), WI
Oregon Sea Grant - Research, Education
Oregon Wildlife - Whooo Am I and other Neat Stuff
NH Heritage Inventory
Northern Prairie Biological Resources
(USGS)