Spring Beauty
Spring Beauty, Claytonia virginica Yesterday I saw a Zebra Swallowtails feeding on these flowers. I don’t remember seeing Zebra Swallowtails so early in the year.
Redbud Landscape
Redbud, Cercis canadensis The redbuds are starting to bloom. The small magenta-pink blossoms can appear anywhere on the tree, even the trunk.
Bloodroot
Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis One of the early spring wildflowers blooming in the woods now at the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT). We seen them blooming for the past week.
Virginia Bluebells
Virginia Bluebells, Mertensia virginica Bluebells are one of my favorite spring wildflowers. This year we are having a very early spring, so they are blooming a couple weeks early.
Fox Sparrow
Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca I had to use Merlin App on my phone to help me identify the soft whistled song I heard below the house yesterday. The phone said … Continued
Serviceberry
Serviceberry, Amelanchier arborea On a walk to Hiller’s Creek yesterday we were surprised to find the Serviceberry in full bloom; 2-weeks earlier than normal! This native small tree can be … Continued
Spring Beauty
Spring Beauty, Claytonia virginica Spring is early this year. Yesterday on a walk in the woods at the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT) we found 5 kinds of wildflowers in bloom, … Continued
Painted Lady
Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui A picture taken in the summer of a butterfly feeding on Purple Coneflower.
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias Yesterday we saw our first Great Blue Heron of the year. We keep hoping with will return to roost here like they did in the … Continued