by admin | May 29, 2018 | Wild flowers
This was a new species for me – but it is not rare around here. I first saw on with two white, spherical flower buds held on short arched branches from the top of a vertical stem. It looked just like a miniature model of an old-fashioned gas street lamp! Since,...
by admin | May 23, 2018 | Animals
The Belted Kingfisher can be seen on the lake all through the year. They sit on a branch or post near or over the water. When they see a small fish near the surface they dive in so quickly that it is difficult to see what happens. You will need patience to see it,...
by admin | May 20, 2018 | Other organisms
Slime molds are not plants, animals or fungi. They belong to a separate kingdom in the living world – Protista.. They behave in extraordinary ways. They can: Live as isolated, single cells – in which case, you would never know they were there because they...
by admin | May 13, 2018 | Wild flowers
This dwarf crested iris (Iris Cristata) is in a patch of plants growing on the western edge of the steam just outside the quarry fencing (alongside the trail shown as dotted on our trail map) . I have found two patches of irises along this stream bank. The flowers are...
by admin | May 12, 2018 | Wild flowers
One of the first flowers of Spring in the park was Canadian bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis). A patch of it is by the old amphitheater where three paths come together. The name comes from the fact that the underground rhizome is blood red and gives up a red sap....
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