Monday Travels: Hawk,Kestrel, Bittern,Groundhog, Butterfly & Porcupine.

Start with another Broad-wing Hawk

Then a Porcupine hiding in a Pine Tree.From directly under neath.

then, after scrambling up the slope, seen (sort of) from the side.Before we spotted it we could hear a gawdawfull squealing and screeching wich helped us find it.
I am guessing it was a "Love" call. Either that or it sat upon one of its own quills.

Another day another Bittern. Pictures taken along the Mississagi Bay Road.

Further along same route, a Kestrel.

Next stop was the road to Mississagi Delta. Where this Groundhog was sitting on the road. It appeared to be disoriented as it was faced with a canal on one side of the road and swampland on the other. It is a dry land beast and actually not all that common in this area.

 

Then it stood up as we got closer

and started trotting towards us???

 

When I got out of the car to take another, closer picture it realized it wanted nothing to do with us and beat a retreat into the grass and disappeared

Next: a Mourning Cloak Butterfly.

and another Red Admiral, which kept pestering the bigger butterfly.