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Fibonacci Sequence
A Confusing Bumblebee (Bombus perplexus) wanders on an Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea) collecting pollen. In my wild imagination though, I am thinking it is examining the Fabinacci spiral arrangement of those cone florets. Surely it is that smart. ________________________________ If you would like to receive my daily blog posts by email, sign up here!
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They Have Fledged!
I first started getting photographs of the little Carolina Wrens (Thryothorus ludovicianus) on June 30, ten days ago. It was the first day I noticed mom and dad Carolina Wren going back and forth, back and forth. You can go back to look at those pictures at: brendaclem.com/feeding-the-babies/. Today things were a little bit different.…
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Beautiful Blue
Beautiful blue, a common color along roadsides right now. It is blooming time for Chicory (Cichorium intybus). Chicory is a perennial herbaceous plant, native to western Asia, North Africa, and Europe. It found its way to North America probably in the 1700s as European settlers were arriving on our shores. The plants grow to 1.5…
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At The Garden Gate
Female Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea), a summer resident at the garden gate. ________________________________ If you would like to receive my daily blog posts by email, sign up here!
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Well This Is A Bummer
This afternoon, roaming around, preparing for tonight’s blog post which would have been Ironweed (Vernonia). I happened to glance at one of the leaves of the Ironweed that I was going to photograph and there was a strange looking creature that looked as if it was dressed up for a masquerade ball. Unfortunately this gaudy…
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Abloom Up Here Now
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is blooming now, in many places. Often growing to a height of about 3.5 feet. Each plant is unbranched until near the top where the flowers appear. The blooms are in densely packed clusters that are either flat-topped or dome-shaped. Individual flowers have 3 to 8 ray florets and 10 to 40…
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On My Hike This Morning
Out on my hike, taking in all that Mother Nature has to show me this morning. Something catches my eye. It’s a Larger Elm Leaf Beetle (Monocesta coryli). A beautiful beetle in its remarkable colors, various shades of yellow and metalic blue-green. No surprise this beetle is often found on Elm trees but also on…
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Dr Seuss Flowers
Scarlet Beebalm (Monarda didyma) It seems to be a flower from a drawing by Dr Seuss and certainly one designed just for my Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. It’s a flower that always makes me think of fireworks and the 4th of July. Native to eastern North America, it’s a perennial plant that is 2 to 4 feet…
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A Very Tall Wildflower
Woodland Sunflower (Helianthus divaricatus), an herbaceous perennial that can grow to 5 – 7 feet tall. A member of the Aster family (Asteraceae) which is native to eastern and central North America. The nectar and pollen of the Woodland Sunflower are quite popular with a wide variety of insects including bees, butterflies and skippers, flies,…