August 21, 2011

Robins in Hillsborough

The water wiggler, the white device in the bird bath, which stirs the water and supposedly attracts birds, clearly works as advertised.
 
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August 14, 2011

American Spikenard along Heintooga Round Bottom Road

From Balsam Mountain

From Balsam Mountain

From Balsam Mountain

From Balsam Mountain

Jewelweed at Heintooga Round Bottom Road

 
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From Balsam Mountain


Rattlesnake Plantain at Heintooga Round Bottom Road

 
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From Balsam Mountain

From Balsam Mountain

Doll's Eyes at Heintooga Round Bottom Road

A strange and lethal plant. These berries act as a sedative for your heart. #yum!

 
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Wood Nettle at Heintooga Round Bottom Road

I gently grasped this plant with my middle finger and thumb, wondering what it was. I quickly realized the answer. Ouch!
 
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From Balsam Mountain

From Balsam Mountain


Umbrella Leaf at Heintooga Round Bottom Road

 
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Green-Headed Coneflower at Heintooga Round Bottom Road

 
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Wild Hydrangea (?) at Heintooga Round Bottom Road

 
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Tiger Swallowtails at Balsam Mountain

 
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Indian Cucumber Root (?) at Balsam Mountain (Mile High Overlook)

 
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Indian Pipe at Balsam Mountain (Mile High Overlook)

It took me a couple of days to figure out that this was Indian Pipe!

 
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Fly-poison at Balsam Mountain Road (Mile High Overlook)

 
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Sqawroot at Balsam Mountain Road (Mile High Overlook)

Past its prime.

 
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Ferns at Balsam Mountain (Mile High Overlook)

 
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Hairyjoint Meadow Parsnip (?) at Balsam Mountain (Mile High Overlook)

The kind folks at the Name that Plant! forum of Garden Web identified this for me.

 
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From Unknown Plant

From Unknown Plant

Featherbells (?) along Balsam Mountain

 
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