Wild Wild Woods: June 2017

6/26/2017

juvenile Bluebird

This little Eastern Bluebird comes from the first clutch of eggs laid and hatched in the nestbox. The adults have started clutch number two with eggs in the nest.

6/12/2017

mushrooms

The woods is full of mushrooms. These are growing on a downed buckthorn branch.

6/07/2017

False Solomon's Seal Maianthemum racemosum or Smilacina racemosa blooms brightly in the shady woods. The blossom is a stalk bearing clusters of tiny star-shaped flowers. With its bloom, each plant stretches the appearance of its long curving stem. Later this summer the plant will have a cluster of waxy berries.

mealworms for nestlings

A beautiful morning. I put a fresh supply of mealworms in the plate. Eastern Bluebirds, nesting in the distant box, are the first to gather breakfast for their babies. What more can I say?

About this blog "Wild Wild Woods"

Through 2018, the posts on "wild wild woods" were photos taken in my bird garden and a set-aside strip of land that was the old fence row when the suburban lots in my neighborhood were farmed land. That wooded area sheltered a variety of plants and wildlife among the trees, understory, and a brushpile.

Now, my windows look out on a pond.

My new location is another former farm field that became a neighborhood. Fortunately, the wetland was preserved. It includes a pond surrounded by wildflowers, grasses, reeds, and a few trees.

I am pleased to observe and enjoy these places for birds, critters, and plants of central Minnesota.

Wild Wild Woods

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