Showing posts with label nature notes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nature notes. Show all posts

eastern cottontail

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This morning I had a visit from two eastern cottontail (sylvilagus floridanus) and couldn't resist sharing them with you. If you look closely at the slideshow you can also see my young pin oak growing. Sharing with Nature Notes...

canadian geese

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Last Sunday, Jan 11th, I spotted these Canadian Geese in a field just below our church. Looking closely you can see one with its head cocked trying to figure out where I am. Sharing this photo with Nature Notes...

mallard's

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Two mallard ducks at our local lake today. I think the male may have been trying to court the female as they stayed close to one another. At one point the female was submerged beneath the male... then they simply swam away but before they did I snapped the photo above for Nature Notes. 

Nature Notes

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Walking along a worn path at our local nature preserve I came across this beautiful flower. I'd love for someone to identify this flower as I can't find it in my field guide or online, so far. I'm sharing at nature notes today if you'd like to join in...

Cardinal in Flight

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Here's another shot of mr. cardinal at the fence. He was perched on the post when... as pretty as you please... he took to flight just as I snapped my camera button. See him watching me? There's something about this photo that makes me smile even though I didn't capture the exact shot I was after. I'm sharing him over at Nature Notes today... hopefully he'll make everyone over there smile too.

Purple Dead Nettle

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Purple Dead Nettle is an invasive plant (weed) that's scrawled across fields here making for a beautiful scene as far as your eye can see. I spotted this one at the nature preserve last week. It's a herbaceous flowering plant whose flowers and leaves are edible. Purple dead nettle also attracts bees who take the nectar from its flowers for food. It can easily be mistaken for Henbit whose flowers and leaves are similar to those of the purple dead nettle.

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immature bald eagle

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open wings thrust you
forward from limb, open air
immature bald eagle
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