herb; last photo contrasts this with 4 other intermixed Juncus
Pappus of long scales (photo 3), wider phyllaries than P. callosa
1st-3rd=35x magnification, 4=1x magnification. So cool! Never seen it like this before!
Just one small frond remaining green
A few of these plants were found growing in wet clay soil (after recent rain). Part sun. Associated plants: Steinchisma hians, Rudbeckia hirta, Hedeoma hispida, Juniperus virginiana.
Could be Spiranthes magnicamporum. Outside chance it could be Spiranthes odorata? Whichever one it is, I was surprised to find an orchid blooming where and when I found this one.
The fragrance of this flower was entrancing. I smelled it first from a couple feet away when I got down to photograph it. Then, I couldn't get enough of it, going back again and again to inhale deeply. Wish I could bottle it...
Growing at the edge of Post Oak/Blackjack woods. Spikelets are short pedicelled and appressed to scabrous secondary branches. Palea keel ciliate. Not sticky!
This is a new one for me -- quite unique! Any ideas?
in pine woods
After the female takes off after the juvenile intruding eagle, the male moves back to the nesting tree.
Juvenile observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20779166
Adult in pursuit: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20779169
Aerial dogfight: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20779171
This series of shots shows three interactions of inverted flight as the adult dive bombs the young intruder and attempts to grasp talons on the first attack. The last shot shows the successful parent returning to the nest.
Juvenile observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20779166
Adult in pursuit: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20779169
Yegua Knobbs Preserve, property of Pines and Prairies Land Trust (no public access).
Yegua Knobbs Preserve, property of Pines and Prairies Land Trust (no public access).
After attempting some dove trapping, I stopped at Village Creek Historical Area to walk around -- I spotted more than I was expecting!