Today we walked around the Dupont Environmental Education Center marshes. In addition to the things pictured, we saw Northern Pintail ducks, Mallards, Green-winged teals, Canada geese, a Marsh Harrier, American robins, a Northern Cardinal, a Song Sparrow, and some Red-winged blackbirds. We also heard a killdeer.
And it's not even spring (at least, it doesn't feel like it).
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| Native hibiscus (marsh mallow, but not the kind you eat) |
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| Red twig dogwood |
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| Egg case of native mantis |
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| Beavers got these trees |
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| Hard to see, but the plants with the feathery fronds are wild rice! |
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| A very pregnant American toad in one of the labs |
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| A bald eagle outside the Center--its mate is up on the top of the pole to the left. |
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| You still can't see the mate in this picture. I need a better camera! |
the rice, i'm guessing, was planted there?
ReplyDeleteIt's actually native!...but the guy recommended we not eat it.
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