Wildflower ID Help Requested
(Note: Since posting this early this morning, my friend Ana has sent me some links that tend to indicate this is a “White Wind Flower”, or Anemone caroliniana. Looking at some more images, I agree with Ana … thanks, Ana!) Today’s post features an unidentified white wildflower I found at Prairie State Park in southwest […]
A Little Birdie Told Me
Today’s post features some gorgeous wildflowers I found last spring at Prairie State Park in southwest Missouri. At the time, I had not a clue as to what I had found growing along the top of one of the prairies. Fortunately, my friend Gerry Williamson (@USWildflowers on Twitter) posted a photo of these guys a […]
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Eastern Tailed Blue
While hiking and photographing wildflowers on one of the prairie meadows at Prairie State Park (southwest Missouri) the other day, I came upon a very muddy area that was caused by recent rains and aggravated by bison grazing the area. As I approached this area, what seemed like hundreds of small butterflies abruptly flew up […]
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Have You Ever Tried Running, With Your Feet Tied Together?
… How about flying with a tail that is longer than your body? Check out this wonderful bird I found Tuesday at Prairie State Park, in southwest Missouri … the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus). When he/she flies, he seems to struggle to stay airborne, always flying in a “dipping” motion, due to the length/weight of […]
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Delightful Dickcissels
Yesterday was a fun-packed, full day for me. The evening before, I had decided to take a day trip to Prairie State Park, located in southwest Missouri. This prairie is approximately an hour and a half away from my home, so it is not a long trip … just a tiring one, especially the trip […]
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