Views
- A Chipping Sparrow obliged by posing as I stepped into the Gifford House gardens today.
- Buttercups were in bloom along the edge of the Little Bluestem Meadow.
- White-banded Toothed Carpet Moths were common in grassy areas.
- A Penstemon colony was on the slope of the Cary Pines Trail.
- Closer examination explains the common name, Beardtongue.
- I think this is a mustard family member.
- It's leaves clasp the stem.
- A small Cherry tree is easily denuded by an Eastern Tent Caterpillar colony.
- This blossoming tree was in the Old Gravel Pit.
- The optical effect of these Ferns is dizzying.
- Their fronds are a study in chaos theory: the entire frond is composed of similarly shaped frondlets. They, in turn, similarly constructed...
- A small oak near the turn of the CPT by the Fern Glen was host to several different caterpillars. Here, a Looper (Geometer moth), and here an unidentified acrobat.
- This interesting bush reminds me of Barberry on closer examination.
- In the Fern Glen, a Blue Flag was in bloom.
- The Little Wood Satyr butterfly was in the FG as well as the fields.
- My guess here is Meadow-Parsnip.
- And this would be a Ragwort - with Wild Geranium in the background.
- A Nessus Sphinx moth was investigating the bog, but didn't allow a photo.
- There was one lone Yellow Iris.
- Herb-robert is another Geranium family member.
- Early meadow-rue was going to seed.
- I'm going to try Greek Valerian for this one.
- I believe this is Cinnamon Fern gracing the edge of the Pond.
- After the walk, I found a Wood Tick on me.
- And even later, at home, I found a male "Deer Tick" (Black-legged Tick).
- Tick season has started. Follow precautions.
Moths
- Eastern Tent Caterpillar (larva)
- Nessus Sphinx
- White-banded Toothed Carpet
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Butterflies
- 2 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- 1 Clouded Sulphur
- 1 American Copper
- 6 Pearl Crescent
- 4 Little Wood-Satyr
Birds
- 1 Ring-necked Pheasant
- 1 Mourning Dove
- 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee
- 1 Eastern Phoebe
- 1 Great Crested Flycatcher
- 1 Eastern Kingbird
- 2 Red-eyed Vireo
- 1 Blue Jay
- 1 Black-capped Chickadee
- 1 Tufted Titmouse
- 1 Eastern Bluebird
- 2 Veery
- 2 American Robin
- 4 Gray Catbird
- 1 European Starling
- 1 Prairie Warbler
- 4 Ovenbird
- 1 Louisiana Waterthrush
- 7 Scarlet Tanager
- 1 Eastern Towhee
- 3 Chipping Sparrow
- 1 Field Sparrow
- 1 Northern Cardinal
- 2 Indigo Bunting
- 3 Red-winged Blackbird
Plants
- Beardtongue
- Blue Flag
- Buttercup
- Cinnamon Fern
- Greek Valerian
- Herb-robert
- Meadow-Parsnip
- Ragwort
- Wild Geranium
- Yellow Iris
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