a little wild   (a small slice of wildlife)

Found at night outside the Community Center, I believe pickerel frog, Lithobates palustris, is a good fit.

This dragonfly was hovering and returning. I don’t know if they oviposit at this time of year, but that was my first thought.

Autumn bird identifications are tough, but I guess some sort of flycatcher, perhaps a Tyrant Flycatcher? Maybe a phoebe? I don’t know.

On the bank of Lake Champlain.

Lariniodes cornutus, furrowed orb weaver (furrow orb weaver).

Pardosa, I think (Lycosidae):

This fishing spider, Dolomedes (not sure whether D. scriptus or D. tenebrosus), was the largest I’ve ever seen. Maybe 3.5-4 inches including legspan (9-10 cm). In this photo, the two other spiders were larger than normal wolf spiders, but they’re dwarfed by this one.

The orbweaver was hiding in this rolled leaf; only the flash brought it out to be visible.

I think this is spotted knapweed, an invasive