Fauna
Dance of the Wood Betony (Pedicularis), a lovely parasitic native
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Swirling beauty! This semi parasitic native of our higher quality prairies is quite a sight in spring. Easily spotted when ...
Buttonbush (a native shrub for wet areas) Oakbrook landscape and wetland seen:
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And (as seen here), a butterfly magnet. Cool bloom in summer, drab yellow in fall. Masses in sunnier wets and ...
Native species for our native places (like that unsightly border you view out there)
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Natural landscapes, with Redbud, bluebells, native plants! How many borders do we all stare out at that LACK any sort ...
Kit: the sly fox of 2014
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Aptly (?) named her Kit. She just showed up one day- came out of the woods. She hung out til Thanksgiving, ...
Hemaris thysbe (Hummingbird Clearwing), unusual and colorful moth (tap on photo)
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What an incredible moth, hovering over a petunia in the late summer garden. A pollinator, a good thing!