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Category Archives: Animals
Zebra Swallowtail Laying Eggs
Zebra Swallowtail (Protographium marcellus) laying eggs on a Pawpaw leaf. Today after lunch I went looking for Zebra Swallowtails along Hillers Creek. I found some along Pawpaw path. I did not realize it when I took this photograph, but as … Continue reading
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Great Spangled Fritillary
Great Spangled Fritillary, Speyeria cybele The butterflies have found the Lanceleaf coreopsis blooming under the high power line that crosses the PGT. The bright yellow flowers form large swaths over the hill into the Eastern Valley.Great Spangled Fritillaries were the … Continue reading
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PGT Birdwalk 2012
Trying to see a Blue Grosbeak We had perfect weather today for the PGT Spring bird walk. The final count is not in but we identified about 50 different kinds of birds including several colorful warblers. I especially enjoyed seeing … Continue reading
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Hillers Creek this morning
Hillers Creek The newly emerged leaves paint the reflections in the water. I took this picture this morning along Hillers Creek on the north side of The Point. As I took it I could hear the buzzy song of the … Continue reading
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Honeybees on Wild Hyacinth
Wild Hyacinth, Camassia scilloide Yesterday we found a patch of Wild Hyacinth blooming just east of Beaver Lake. The bees were actively working the flowers.
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Warblers are back!
Black-and-white Warbler, Mniotilta varia I keep expecting to see migrant birds because the trees are budded out with the unseasonably warm weather. But they aren’t showing up; bird migration must be controlled by things other than weather. Finally last night … Continue reading
New Bird: Common Redpoll
Common Redpoll, (Carduelis flammea) Redpolls are rare in Missouri, so I yelled out when I saw one at our feeder today. This is the first time the bird has been seen at the PGT! I had there very close looks … Continue reading
Wood Duck Houses
Wood Duck house at West Lake. Wood Duck House The large wooden boxes on poles in the water at the Lotus Ponds and at West Lake were put in to attract Wood Ducks; they use them for nesting. They have … Continue reading
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Beaver Damage
River Birch (Betula nigra) Beavers and muskrats routinely get into our ponds and lakes and eat things we don’t want them too. Here you can see a stand of beautiful River Birch by the viewing platform at the Lotus Ponds. … Continue reading
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Kingfishers Nest in Mud Banks
Mud Banks along Hillers Creek Belted Kingfishers excavate tunnels in these mud banks to nest each year. I’ve tried to photograph them coming to the nest but they slipped past me.
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