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Along the Air Line... Spring 2007, Part 3 |
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April 28th. Sweet White Violets (Viola blanda) in bloom. |
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(Viola sp.) |
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Trout Lilies (Erythronium americanum) are another early bloomer. |
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Purple Trillium (Trillium erectum) is in bud. |
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Skunk Cabbage (Symphlocarpus foetidus) leaves are nearly unfurled. |
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Highbush Blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum) are in bud. |
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Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) blossoms are still around, but not for much longer. |
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Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) gives a yellow cast to the forest understory. |
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Horsetail (Equisetum sp.) reproductive stalks are evident; the leafy green stems are just starting to unfurl. |
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Compton's Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vau-album) is a fast and wary flier. |
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The white spots on its wings help differentiate it from the similar Questionmark (Polygonia interrogationis). |
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The falls at Judd Brook were roaring after yesterday's rain. |
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A fisherman works the junction of Judd Brook and the Jeremy River. |
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April 29th. An early grass in bloom. |
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These Willow (Salix sp.) flowers look similar to the grass, probably because they both depend on wind pollination. |
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A pair of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis). I'm not sure if any of the pairs have eggs due to high water. |
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A male Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). |
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Ornamental Daffodils planted at the Route 85 trailhead. |
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May 1st. An afternoon walk near Grayville Falls. Creeping Charlie, also known as Gill-over-the-ground or Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea). |
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Bumble Bee (probably Bombus pennsylvanicus) working the Creeping Charlie. |
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Fern fiddleheads are unfurling. |
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Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) is almost all gone by already. |
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Wood Anenome (Anenome quinquefolia). |
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Bluets or Quaker Ladies (Hedyotis or Houstonia caerulea). |
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Pussytoes (Antennaria sp.). |
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American Toads (Bufo americanus) were calling and mating in
a small pool adjacent to the Jeremy River. |
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Race? |
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