O photographed a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak at the feeder.
Good plant
Bad plantThat's silly. There are no good and bad plants (except, I would argue, native vs. non-native). But the vaguely similar tree-climbing plants above have been confused by some. The first is benign Virginia Creeper, the second, blister-inducing Poison Ivy. Both are native and both provide food for wildlife.
Drooping TrilliumNot to be confused with Nodding Trillium (with thanks to Tom for the correction). The flowers of both dangle beneath the leaves and if you didn't know where to look, you could miss them altogether.
Scarlet OakBaby oak leaves are the sweetest things when they come out in the spring.
Wild Ginger bud
Wild Ginger bud
5 comments:
Jain,
If your Trillium is a native occurrence (not planted), and if it is nodding trillium, Trillium cernuum, you've got an Ohio extirpated species, one that has only been observed in Ohio once in Lake County in 1879. Drooping trillium, Trillium flexipes, is fairly common.
Tom
Tom,
I debated over nodding vs. drooping, checked Newcomb's, and typed the wrong name. That's what I get for blogging late at night. Thank you for the correction!
I envy you your grosbeak. It reminds me that I ought to be catching brook trout on some north-country stream.
You know, two common plants I always look forward to seeing emerge or begin to leaf out every spring—because, like your scarlet oak they are simply cute (and photogenic)—are may apple and buckeye. I think they're almost as pretty as a wildflower.
What a wonderful picture of a rose-breasted grosbeak! Must be so nice to see something that colorful at your feeder. I probably never will, they are very rare in Europe.
Scribe, yes, unfurling leaves can be every bit as interesting as flashy wildflowers, I think!
Red Robin, Opossum was tickled to have captured that grosbeak!
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