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Historic Yates Mill County Park - Raleigh

One of Raleigh's main attractions with a restored operational gristmill (only one in Wake County). The park features a beautiful millpond and natural hiking trails, and also serves as a wildlife preservation.
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  • Welcome Spring! It's that time when the Christmas Ferns display their fiddleheads as the fronds unfurl. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    Welcome Spring! It's that time when the Christmas Ferns display their fiddleheads as the fronds unfurl. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • A tiny Virginia Spring Beauty bloom extends a petal to feel the warmth of Spring. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    A tiny Virginia Spring Beauty bloom extends a petal to feel the warmth of Spring. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • The tiny bright bloom of a Virginia Spring Beauty signifies that Spring as arrived. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    The tiny bright bloom of a Virginia Spring Beauty signifies that Spring as arrived. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • An Amanita mushroom pushes up through the autumn foliage. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    An Amanita mushroom pushes up through the autumn foliage. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • A trio of female Ruddy ducks, with an old gristmill in the background. Historic Yates Mill County Park, Raleigh, North Carolina.

    A trio of female Ruddy ducks, with an old gristmill in the background. Historic Yates Mill County Park, Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • The gilled underside of a Common Bonnet mushroom.

    The gilled underside of a Common Bonnet mushroom.

  • Closeup of the gilled underside of a Common Bonnet mushroom.

    Closeup of the gilled underside of a Common Bonnet mushroom.

  • A female Ruddy Duck peacefully drifts by in the fall colors.

    A female Ruddy Duck peacefully drifts by in the fall colors.

  • Pature of Hereford cattle blending with with the fall colors. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    Pature of Hereford cattle blending with with the fall colors. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • A Mallard couple perch on wood debris to dry off. Beautiful reflections of Autumn colors on the water.

    A Mallard couple perch on wood debris to dry off. Beautiful reflections of Autumn colors on the water.

  • A Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia) stretches out on her web. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    A Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia) stretches out on her web. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • A Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia) on a crispy autumn leaf. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    A Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia) on a crispy autumn leaf. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • An Arabesque Orbweaver (Neoscona arabesca) hangs out in the weeds at the edge of its web. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    An Arabesque Orbweaver (Neoscona arabesca) hangs out in the weeds at the edge of its web. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • A Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) butterfly, which is a Müllerian mimic that mimics the Monarch. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    A Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) butterfly, which is a Müllerian mimic that mimics the Monarch. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • Top view of a Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) butterfly, which is a Müllerian mimic that mimics the Monarch. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    Top view of a Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) butterfly, which is a Müllerian mimic that mimics the Monarch. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • Profile view of a Common Eastern Bumble Bee, (Bombus impatiens) happily feasting on the nectar of a purple aster. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    Profile view of a Common Eastern Bumble Bee, (Bombus impatiens) happily feasting on the nectar of a purple aster. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • Front view of a Common Eastern Bumble Bee, (Bombus impatiens) happily feasting on the nectar of a purple aster. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    Front view of a Common Eastern Bumble Bee, (Bombus impatiens) happily feasting on the nectar of a purple aster. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • An American Hoverfly (Eupeodes americanus) happily feasting on the nectar of a purple aster. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    An American Hoverfly (Eupeodes americanus) happily feasting on the nectar of a purple aster. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • A male eastern carpenter bee folds flower petals over the nectar-rich center, as if claiming it for all his. Good for a greedy meme.

    A male eastern carpenter bee folds flower petals over the nectar-rich center, as if claiming it for all his. Good for a greedy meme.

  • A side view of a Two-spotted Scoliid Wasp (Scolia dubia ssp. dubia). Raleigh, North Carolina.

    A side view of a Two-spotted Scoliid Wasp (Scolia dubia ssp. dubia). Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • A Swift Feather-legged Fly (Trichopoda pennipes), a beneficial parasitoid and predatory insect. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    A Swift Feather-legged Fly (Trichopoda pennipes), a beneficial parasitoid and predatory insect. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • A Southern Yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa) collecting nest-making fibers from a wooden post. Ralegih, North Carolina.

    A Southern Yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa) collecting nest-making fibers from a wooden post. Ralegih, North Carolina.

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    A Swift Feather-legged Fly (Trichopoda pennipes), a beneficial parasitoid and predatory insect. Raleigh, North Carolina.
    A Southern Yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa) collecting nest-making fibers from a wooden post. Ralegih, North Carolina.
    Profile view of a Handsome Meadow Katydid (Orchelimum pulchellum) clinging to a thorny stem. Raleigh, North Carolina.