Seedy Silhouettes

When deciduous trees drop their foliage in winter, we lose distinctive shapes of leaves as a clue to species identification. Even in silhouette, however, it's possible to identify trees--especially if we can find the remnants of fruit still clinging to topmost branches.

For a photo essay about these "seedy silhouettes," please visit the 1-7 January 2006 installment of "This Week at Hilton Pond" by clicking on those words in the title above.

As always we include a tally of birds banded, plus some miscellaneous nature observations from the week just past.

Happy (New Year) Nature Watching!

BILL