As I have posted many photographs of plants from this area, I thought I would share a short tour of the McKinney fish hatchery with all of you.
This was originally posted in a forum but I thought I would add it here as my 1st video blog.
Egrets
Osprey
Osprey
Sensitive Briar (Mimosa quadrivalvis var. angustata)
Tickseed, Coreopsis major
Orange milkwort, Polygala lutea
Anglestem primrose-willow (Ludwigia leptocarpa)
Until my next trip...
July 10, 2023
Today I ventured over to the northern wetland areas above Aberdeen lake park. The weather was perfect with an overcast of clouds and cool temperatures for a change. It's been devilishly hot the last week or so. The weather people keep talking about it a lot, and I just say to myself dang it all; it's July it's supposed to be hot.
Map of the area:
My route:
As I made my way around my route I made several stops. At each stop I would walk around a bit, through the woods or field or along the railroad tracks or along a stream. This is how I find new stuff. I added 3 new plant species and 1 moth today. I also found out that the Inaturalist app will make mistakes. You will see in the next graphic that it list a species Callisia ornata. That's wrong, it was actually the other species, grass-leaf roseling, graminea.
Here is some of the stuff I shot along the way today.
Swamp mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos
Setaria parviflora
Aberdeen pond
Queen's Delight (Stillingia sylvatica)
This is another place I like to look for plants and other stuff the good old power pole corridors. I found some interesting stuff in these places.
Vetch Looper Moth, Caenurgia chloropha
Carolina Desert-Chicory, Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
Lactuca graminifolia, grass leaf wild lettuce
Soft Goldaster, Bradburia pilosa
July 11, 2023 Weymouth Woods Sandhills nature preserve and Fort Liberty reservation:
The weather today was a bit warmer and with lots of sun but not too much humidity. The low humidity always makes it much better. I went to Weymouth specifically looking for crane fly orchid in bloom without success. Then I ventured over to Fort liberty to see what I could find. Nothing much found today except some mushrooms and 1 new moth. There was lots of stuff blooming but nothing new, although I did photograph some of the older stuff.
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia
Decorated Owlet Pangrapta decoralis
Red Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus
Savannah meadow beauty, Rhexia alifanus
Beaver dam on James creek
James creek
Until my next trip...
