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Unexpected Finds

Some of my favorite outdoor moments involve finding something unexpected. It doesn’t have to be something rare, just something that shows up totally by surprise. I found a couple of unexpected things today during a trip to nearby and very convenient Watercress Park and that qualifies as a good day.

The first thing I found […]

March 22nd, 2010 | Category: Mammals, Plants, Trees & Shrubs, Wildflowers | Leave a comment

Wildflowers - 18 March

All photos taken at Watercress Park, Van Buren.

Spring Beauty […]

March 18th, 2010 | Category: Bees, Insects, Plants, Trees & Shrubs, Wildflowers | Leave a comment

An Afternoon at Alley

I had to work at one of our Alley Spring offices today and instead of driving to Eminence for lunch, I walked the spring trail. There was a group of folks ahead of me that took the trail around the back of the spring, so I went across the bridge below the mill and followed […]

March 15th, 2010 | Category: Alley Spring, Plants, Springs, Trees & Shrubs, Wildflowers | Leave a comment

Checking the Rookery

Some twenty years ago, while beating around the river bottom looking for birds, I followed the grunts and honks of several Great Blue Herons and found a group of three nests in a large sycamore. Over the years, the rookery grew with more than thirty active nests some seasons. Having seen the herons active […]

March 7th, 2010 | Category: Birds, Plants, Trees & Shrubs | Leave a comment

Ozark Witch Hazel Revisited

Well, I was correct about one thing in yesterday’s post. I did not find an actual Ozark Witch Hazel plant. I know that now because I found quite a few of them today.

At our regular morning bull session, I mentioned to Mike Gossett (the park’s Aquatic Biologist and my former high school science teacher) […]

February 16th, 2010 | Category: Plants, Trees & Shrubs | Leave a comment
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