Today was a good day for birds, wild flowers and insects. There was a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak in my yard. Osprey were fishing along the West River. A Broad-winged hawk perched in a tree directly above my head. And a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird visited my nectar feeder.
Bumblebees were active. A Cabbage White butterfly was flitting along the rail trail. And a strange hairy little beetle - perhaps a Bumble flower beetle - posed for a photo. You never know what you'll see once you start looking!
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| Wood Anemone |
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| Jack-in-the-Pulpit |
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| Squirrel Corn |
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| Toothwort |
Dwarf Ginseng was in flower. Toothwort and Wood Anemone were just opening. Jack-in-the-Pulpit were everywhere. And Squirrel Corn was lighting up the woods.
Meanwhile up on the west side of town there is still frost in the ground in a few shady spots … and the mud to prove it.
John
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| Dwarf Ginseng |
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