Preening goose

A Canada goose at Midlothian Mines Park in spring 2014 wiping her head all over her body.

Lesser Scaups

Male and female lesser scaups (Aythya affinis) in early spring 2014 at Midlothian Mines Park.

Lichen Diversity

The tree that lichen loves at Midlothian Mines Park in 2014.

You can see three different lichen growth forms: foliose (the flaky, leafy one), fruticose (the one branching out in plant-like tufts), and crustose (a really flat coating on the surface of the bark, especially in the second photo).

Maple flowers

A maple tree that made flowers before it made leaves in early spring 2015 at Midlothian Mines Park.

Alder

An alder tree at Midlothian Mines Park with male (yellow) and female (dark) catkins in early spring 2014