Pangolin Hiker
@pangolinhiker.bsky.social
Amateur nature photographer. I hike a lot of parks in Baltimore county with my GSDs Diefenbaker and Mackenzie; they stop and smell things, I stop and take photos.
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Today's hiking buddy
March 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Today's hiking buddy
Lenten rose aka hellebore
March 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Lenten rose aka hellebore
Spring is on its way! Daffodils, periwinkle, witch hazel, and winter aconite
March 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Spring is on its way! Daffodils, periwinkle, witch hazel, and winter aconite
The Cylburn mansion is iconic, and looks especially lovely contrasted with snow.
February 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The Cylburn mansion is iconic, and looks especially lovely contrasted with snow.
Snow day in Baltimore, so I took one of my dogs to a favorite spot for snow photos, Cylburn Arboretum
February 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Snow day in Baltimore, so I took one of my dogs to a favorite spot for snow photos, Cylburn Arboretum
Yes! I leaned of them a few years ago, and soon thereafter found one on my firewood!
January 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Yes! I leaned of them a few years ago, and soon thereafter found one on my firewood!
Went in my first dog hike in weeks today.
January 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Went in my first dog hike in weeks today.
This is the snowiest winter we've had in years, and I'm loving the views (and a spouse who's home to help shovel!).
January 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is the snowiest winter we've had in years, and I'm loving the views (and a spouse who's home to help shovel!).
Fox was aware of me inside taking photos but didn't mind. However when a neighbor came outside it decided to leave.
January 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Fox was aware of me inside taking photos but didn't mind. However when a neighbor came outside it decided to leave.
One of my fox friends came back for an afternoon siesta.
January 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
One of my fox friends came back for an afternoon siesta.
Red foxes playing in the snow
January 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Red foxes playing in the snow
What I love about the suburbs is getting to this out my back window. This pair of courting red foxes played for 20 minutes at sunrise this morning.
January 18, 2025 at 3:08 AM
What I love about the suburbs is getting to this out my back window. This pair of courting red foxes played for 20 minutes at sunrise this morning.
It's fox mating season here and so they are romping around more in the daylight than usual. Such pretty red coats against the snow!
January 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It's fox mating season here and so they are romping around more in the daylight than usual. Such pretty red coats against the snow!
Ah, one more non-native, but this was from a very different location, deptford pink. It's so cute.
June 26, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Ah, one more non-native, but this was from a very different location, deptford pink. It's so cute.
Last of the non-natives by the lake, oxeye daisy, crown vetch, and chicory.
June 26, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Last of the non-natives by the lake, oxeye daisy, crown vetch, and chicory.
I just learned (or re-learned after forgetting) that wineberry is a non-native bramble. I guess I can eat them without feeling guilty as I'm removing the seeds from getting naturally spread.
June 26, 2024 at 10:10 PM
I just learned (or re-learned after forgetting) that wineberry is a non-native bramble. I guess I can eat them without feeling guilty as I'm removing the seeds from getting naturally spread.
Non-native hedge bindweed, with a banded longhorn beetle.
June 26, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Non-native hedge bindweed, with a banded longhorn beetle.
Last native near the lake, spotted St. James wort
June 26, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Last native near the lake, spotted St. James wort
More natives: mountain mint, wild basil, yarrow, and self-heal.
June 26, 2024 at 10:03 PM
More natives: mountain mint, wild basil, yarrow, and self-heal.
Canada germander, up close and pulled back so you can see the Canada geese hanging out nearby.
June 26, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Canada germander, up close and pulled back so you can see the Canada geese hanging out nearby.
One of my favorite natives, buttonbush. It's spherical flowerheads are adorable! Also, the bee visiting the final one is apparently known as the perplexing bumblebee.
June 26, 2024 at 9:58 PM
One of my favorite natives, buttonbush. It's spherical flowerheads are adorable! Also, the bee visiting the final one is apparently known as the perplexing bumblebee.
I found a surprising abundance of native plants in bloom in a narrow band around a big lake the other day. First up is tall meadow rue. It's in the same genus as rue anemone, a spring ephemeral. The flowers look very different, but the leaves are the same.
June 26, 2024 at 9:55 PM
I found a surprising abundance of native plants in bloom in a narrow band around a big lake the other day. First up is tall meadow rue. It's in the same genus as rue anemone, a spring ephemeral. The flowers look very different, but the leaves are the same.