On Monday (March 6th), it was another beautiful day at the grasslands. I never tire of visiting our local treasure!
Another Crested Caracara! However, since it was not that far from the previous sighting the day before, was it the same one? Certainly, it was not far as the proverbial crow (or this case, the caracara) flies from the first sighting location the day before. It was with a few vultures on the ground before they all flew away. Pretty exciting!Flowers are popping like this Four Nerve Daisy (Tetraneuris scaposa)!The female Elbowbush (Forestiera pubescens)!The leaves (the big wide ones) of a Ladies-tresses orchid (Spiranthes) won’t persist at bloom time in the fall.We stopped to listen to the water flowing from seep.Remember this plant from my post Still Searching? Well, before I came back that morning, I went looking for similar plants in my book. So I have another idea, perhaps it is a Spiderwort (Tradescantia). Certainly, I will be back to confirm. 🙂Another great knot to see! No one was home in the hole. Perhaps because it had water in the bottom.Polypore Shelf fungus was pushing up the bark!All by itself, a Cymopterus (Vesper macrorhizus) was standing tall. Moreover, this was a bit unusual as their leaves I usually find it lying down especially on bare ground.Besides the mystery plant above, the Trout Lilies (Erythronium mesochoreum) were our intended goal. They were up! I would have said showing their face, but they like to nod down. LOLNevertheless, here is their face!It had been three weeks since I had checked on the Trout Lilies. So some are already dropped the perianth (petals and calyx).The single leafed plants will make a flower next year.
Love that unit!!
A fav for sure!
Trout lilies have the prettiest leaves. I like them more than the flowers.
Certainly are unique leaves! And worthy of admiration!
Lovely morning!