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This past Sunday saw the emergence of the biggest super moon in 68 years, bathing the world in ghostly silver light. Hopefully you captured some worthy images this past weekend; it’ll be another eighteen years before the moon comes this close again.
Almanack Contributor Tom Kilian
Tom Kilian is an avid fisherman, kayaker, nature lover, amateur photographer, and a student at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs.
Photo: Supermoon
Photo: The Pileated Woodpecker
The pileated woodpecker is one of the more striking characters of New York’s woodlands. Ubiquitous across the state, its bright red crest and propensity for vocalization make it hard to miss.
A Spotted Cucumber Beetle in Newcomb
This photo of a spotted cucumber beetle was made on an early fall overnight at the SUNY-ESF Adirondack Ecological Center in Newcomb. Widely considered a pest, the spotted cucumber beetle is a striking presence despite its otherwise undesirable character.
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- Death of an Adirondack relic
- Thick smoke hangs over the Adirondacks
- A Schroon Lake hike, with black flies
- Saranac marina supporters call for APA approval
- Ranger rescues: More than 4,500 served in 10 years
- Learning from the lake
- Revitalizing Adirondack communities, one building at a time
- Essex Co. woman to appear on History Channel survival show
- Second fox tests positive for rabies in Ticonderoga
- State aid offer for new Boquet Valley school building falls short
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