nudibranchmom's Identifications

This evergreen makes is a great climbing tree. Stands out in a Forrest of hardwoods with its dark green needles. This species of evergreen is easily identified by it’s branch spacing, dark green needle color, and small pine cones (1cm in length). Pine needles are about length of fingernail.

I identified this as an Eastern Chipmunk, because of its appearance. It has those black and white stripes that are synonymous with Eastern Chipmunks. It is easily distinguishable from something like a red squirrel, because it has a unique appearance.

These cattails were at the greenbelt trail in Cape Elizabeth. They grow here a lot. There is a lot of water in that area, and they grow close to water. I believe that they are Broadleaf Cattails, because of the shape and area of habitation.

I saw this bumble bee while I was on a walk with one of my buddies. I have identified this as a Common Eastern Bumble Bee, because it looks like one, and it fits with their habitat as well. I definitely think that it is a Common Eastern Bumblebee, but I am not an expert, so if someone thinks it is something else, please let me know. These guys are finally starting to come out now that there are flowers for them. I have seen them going after the dandelion flowers that are popping up.

This is an American Robin. I see these guys a lot on the lawns of my neighborhood. I have seen them throughout the years - especially, it seems, when the ground is wet (they eat worms). This one was in my front yard, and I was surprised that I was able to get a couple of decent pictures. I was surprised, because in the past couple days I have tried and failed to get a picture of one. I identified it as a Robin, because of its orange/red belly. I have seen them a lot through the years, so I knew it was a Robin.

This one was a little bit difficult to identify because it is on a dead log, and the fungus is relatively young it seems. What indicated that this was the correct identification was the form of the fungi itself.

This trillium has been around for about 5-6 years, this year it had nine shoots coming up. Although beautiful, is a very nasty smelling flower, some compare it to rotten meat! Its smell and color help attract pollinators.