Saturday, May 21, 2022

Big Birds on McDowell Creek

While learning about tiny aquatic creatures, I suddenly remembered the Big Birds that the creek also hosts, as shown in this collage of trail cam clips. McDowell Creek, April-May 2022. Geary County, Kansas.
 

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Golden Alexanders: Splendid Bottomland Wildflower


Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) are a lovely spring wildflower that loves creek edges and bottomland. They are teaching me about their world as I've been paying attention to the many creatures that connect up with them. Many thanks to Ms. Betsy Betros and to bugguide.net for help with IDs!