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Comments welcome. Thank you, Mary
There is a bird’s nest up in the tree. The trees are also at the head of a seep on the hillside. I’m not sure, but maybe a vireo’s nest. Can you see the calf? It was brand new and Gracie found it. Mama watched us very carefully. She did not charge us, but closely…
Forgot to mention yesterday, I had another American Woodcock in our woods. Exciting, but alas no photo ;-( I have seen more of them this year (three total) then I have ever seen before. Also had a Fox Sparrow and Northern Harrier. Neither seen very often anymore at home. Script lichen (Alyxoria varia). It was…
The internet got fixed. YEAH! Sorta miss it when I don’t have it. So on with the grasslands photos! This is Coryphantha sulcata. One of the common names is Pineapple Cactus. It will have a pretty yellow flower with a red center. Note it has a center spine. Blue Funnel-lily (Androstephium caeruleum). It will have…
Ah, the temperature was so nice this afternoon. No breeze and 62 degrees, I could not have asked for better. Today’s mission on the grasslands was to check if the Trout Lilies (Erythronium mesochoreum) were blooming. The first critter was this Dainty Sulphur. A delightful find! I have not seen the usual numbers this winter….
This is the second part of our prairie scouting trip on Saturday. This is the Three Sisters farm. David told us he acquired the land in 1991. He named it Three Sisters for his three daughters. Nice name! The land was not in very good shape. David has been trying to restore it. He has…
It was so much fun yesterday to get out with a bunch of experts in the prairie. I always get to learn new stuff. Carol and Richard’s work show on their beautiful prairie, Clark Haven. Thank you for sharing it with us! As I mentioned yesterday, it was quite damp out. Makes it too easy…
I have divided up the rest of the grasslands outing photos into two posts, one for today and another for the next post. This was cool gnarl. I see a head with arms wrapping around in a cloak. A nice knot hole. It was completely see-thru! This was my favorite tree roots of the day!…
Well, my prediction was right that I made yesterday 🙂 The Spring Beauty did bloom! A Tiny Bluet (Houstonia pusilla) was open for business too! Kinda surprise to see the frost this morning. Not sure why since the low was 23.3 degrees. Frost/ice on the concrete. 8:30am. 2:30pm and 57 degrees. This little patch of…
So happy it is warming up today and all sunshine! To change it up it up a bit, here is the iron oxidizing bacteria sample I collected… This is from the Feb 8th outing at the grasslands. It took me several days of looking under the microscope to go thru the whole sample. And the…