A sow peers through a fence in early August. (Hunter Cloud | The Daily Leader)

This is a Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly. It is native to Lincoln County and other areas of North America. The butterfly's common host plant is the spicebush. (Hunter Cloud | The Daily Leader)

Sunlight glimmers in a spiderweb. Carry a stick if you are walking in the woods, it could keep the spiders and webs off of you. (Hunter Cloud | The Daily Leader)

The fresh green leaves of an American Sycamore tree soak up sunlight while a dead pine tree in the background rots. (Hunter Cloud | The Daily Leader)

Holes in the bark of a pine tree. Likely a wood pecker's handiwork. (Hunter Cloud | The Daily Leader)

Tree bark continues to peel away from this dead pine tree. Bark beetles killed many trees in our area targeting stressed individual trees during the drought. (Hunter Cloud | The Daily Leader)

A bright yellow bitterweed stands out amongst ragweed and dove weed. Bitterweed is an annual herb in the daisy family and is native to much of the south central United States. (Hunter Cloud | The Daily Leader)

Acorns or something else, you never know what you will find in a dead log. This tree in particular died during the ice storm a few years ago and is still rotting away. (Hunter Cloud | The Daily Leader)

Hickory, pecan, its hard to tell until the mast is on the ground but these trees can be distinguished from other hardwoods due to their bark and leaves. (Hunter Cloud | The Daily Leader)

Green leaves of a native magnolia growing in the woods.

This is the inside of a tree trunk which finally fell over. The tree was a standing dead snag for several years serving as a home for wildlife until recent storms toppled it. (Hunter Cloud | The Daily Leader)

Partridge peas are in bloom righ tnow. The pea spreads by seed and is one of the most important winter food sources for bobwhite quail and turkeys. Deer will browse on this plant from late summer to early fall. (Hunter Cloud | The Daily Leader)