Red White Oak
Fall Color at the PGT This is a great time to see peak fall color at the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT). It’s getting better day-by-day.
Peak Fall Color
Valley Overlook at PGT Fall is peak now in selected spots and should improve over the next week. This is a great time to schedule a walk at the PGT.
Bald Cypress
Bald Cypress, Taxodium distichum The Cypress trees needles turned to copper this week. Unlike most conifers, cypress trees aren’t evergreen; in other words, they shed their needles in the Fall. … Continued
Hickory Tree
Hickory, Carya ovata Hickory leaves are turning bright yellow this week. The oaks are still green. Oak and hickory are the dominant trees in our forest.
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis The White-throated Sparrows are back. They spend the summer in Canada and move down here for winter.
Persimmon Grove
Persimmon, Diospyros virginiana Still not much color in the forest but the persimmons are showing some fall color. In this picture they’ve turned a rich yellow. The red that you … Continued
European Starling
European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris I was alerted to a large flock of starlings in a tree yesterday by their weird mix of sounds: warbles, whistles, and chatter.
