tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post5341045624507792836..comments2024-03-22T20:11:44.673-04:00Comments on Saratoga woods and waterways: A Walk Around the LakeJacqueline Donnellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-37682240705229528702009-10-31T01:06:06.775-04:002009-10-31T01:06:06.775-04:00I love woolly aphids. They look so incredibly frag...I love woolly aphids. They look so incredibly fragile.Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07386243323076528579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-40646176352419926102009-10-30T21:50:48.549-04:002009-10-30T21:50:48.549-04:00Thanks, dear readers, for all your kind comments a...Thanks, dear readers, for all your kind comments and information. Sue, that quote from Thoreau is priceless! Thanks for telling us about it.<br /><br />I looked on the web for info about Wooly Alder Aphids and found a wonderful article by Iowa State University entomologist Donald Lewis on a site called "Horticulture & Home Pest News." He claims that these aphids do not cause any serious damage to either maples (their first host) or alders, aside from wilting a few infested leaves or twigs. "Control is not warranted," he claims, noting that tolerance of these aphids is a way to encourage beneficial insects that prey on them. "Flying adults are a wonderment," he enthuses, calling them "intriguing, not harmful," and he urges us to "relax and enjoy the fascination of Nature."<br /><br />Amen!Jacqueline Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-26664683755599348702009-10-30T13:59:25.563-04:002009-10-30T13:59:25.563-04:00Beautiful colors! Around here autumn is somewhat ...Beautiful colors! Around here autumn is somewhat subtle, shall we say :) I think your beaver is an artist and is working on producing a lovely snake sculpture in wood.swamp4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500364141244115390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-3408197621296669952009-10-30T11:58:40.050-04:002009-10-30T11:58:40.050-04:00Yes, the bird is a Snow Bunting; I like the beaver...Yes, the bird is a Snow Bunting; I like the beaver buffet -- how interesting!catharushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05603292208345268247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-90713142677378634072009-10-30T10:34:45.467-04:002009-10-30T10:34:45.467-04:00wow that photo of Back Bay is one I'd love to ...wow that photo of Back Bay is one I'd love to gaze at for a long time. It's amazing how the color has shifted in just one week!<br />And woolly aphids! amazing shot of this tiny critter.<br />As for that mushroom --HDT describes one in his Journals,(Phallus impudicus actually)- of course it was the Victorian era, he says <br />“Pray, what was nature thinking of when she made this? She almost puts herself on a level with those who draw in privies.”<br />Then, as he often did, he sketched a faithful rendition of it -- only to have publishers (50 years later!) omit it from that first edition of the Journal, as it was deemed "obscene."suephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01413896904031019699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-5811537337855347842009-10-30T10:16:24.710-04:002009-10-30T10:16:24.710-04:00Yep, a woolly alder aphid. THey are all over the ...Yep, a woolly alder aphid. THey are all over the place in the fall, when they migrate. Evelyn and I saw massive bunches of them clinging to alders a couple weeks ago as we were scouting out potential after school hike sites for the kids.Ellen Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-32438551896653605872009-10-30T08:49:02.343-04:002009-10-30T08:49:02.343-04:00You found some really interesting things on this w...You found some really interesting things on this walk. I think the bird is a Snow Bunting and the insect is a Woolly Aphid. I loved the sink horn. It is amazing at how much you can find this time of year.squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297406366801045392noreply@blogger.com