27 April 2024
4 people made our annual pilgrimage to Enlow Fork on 25 April to search for wildflowers and birds. We noticed carpets of blue-eyed Mary in addition to fireplace crimson, wild geranium and dwarf larkspur in each blue and white. (Are you able to see the tiny spider at the fireplace crimson petal, above?)
Document-setting rain at first of April left flood particles within the valley. Donna Foyle photographed the fallen bushes that just about hit the pedestrian bridge.
I attempted to seize the water-swept dust and flood intensity by means of photographing particles caught within the bushes. The prime water mark right here used to be as much as my chin.
We didn’t see many birds in the beginning, most likely as it used to be so chilly. By the point we have been in a position to stroll again it had warmed up sufficient to look my First Of 12 months Baltimore oriole, rose-breasted grosbeak and scarlet tanager deep within the woods.
We additionally noticed or heard seven warblers together with Louisiana waterthrush, commonplace yellowthroat, northern parula, redstart, Nashville, yellow and yellow-throated warblers.
At one level I put my vivid hat (on most sensible of my solar hat & headscarf) in case wooden thrush would understand. The thrush didn’t, however I earned the title “Golden-crowned Katelet.”
We had a contented time amidst the light spring leaves and blue-eyed Marys.
This coming week shall be a lot hotter. Carry at the birds!
(pictures by means of Kate St. John, Donna Foyle and Barb Griffith)