tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19197708060340769012024-03-15T18:09:46.630-07:00Field Notes and PhotosPhotonaturalist Steve Scott, Landscapes, macro, flora, fauna in the country, suburbs and city. Lots of interesting links about the world of nature.Steven Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042658541188612585noreply@blogger.comBlogger272125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919770806034076901.post-46071804143987304492022-08-01T13:05:00.001-07:002022-08-02T04:48:04.066-07:00Wildflower Walk at Hiatt Run<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaaUK_-h_FleLYyvJo00rlK0KE2Ack28yYScrIR885V63wa5duZWsRty-d0lytrrD6-Sg0GYawxwZDDdcACp8PrK6LiVq3NCRVwMssbtBXs-fdn6F2X07QYt_x3YFACFiRHa2wj_40_RfIuUebCV0UxKUr2uVgW1xwd1yzc4Nacevc1aUOT3L_f39lw/s800/DSC_0018.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaaUK_-h_FleLYyvJo00rlK0KE2Ack28yYScrIR885V63wa5duZWsRty-d0lytrrD6-Sg0GYawxwZDDdcACp8PrK6LiVq3NCRVwMssbtBXs-fdn6F2X07QYt_x3YFACFiRHa2wj_40_RfIuUebCV0UxKUr2uVgW1xwd1yzc4Nacevc1aUOT3L_f39lw/w640-h426/DSC_0018.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A pair of Orange Sulphurs <i>(Colias eurytheme). </i>Male is a bright orange. Host plants: Pea family, Clover, Alfalfa.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We see lots of these in our new home in Winchester, VA.</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUKUIVgaFztbD0gke-NXB_bhqlUsMdSU_eIoKK1S7ov3vWyimBtXYAeIPal1x9b7DSMiJrDwQBqEVJt62C8XUFWeafQRXhrROeYjMCyUrcvRdGXRf73phxbsQCZVU1JJL8SM9ygvJT_B6Z6nHvHEAd3EFn8rMa4iok8Sdtl30AyY8CxxZ50oeev3Hng/s300/Hiatt%20run%20sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="300" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUKUIVgaFztbD0gke-NXB_bhqlUsMdSU_eIoKK1S7ov3vWyimBtXYAeIPal1x9b7DSMiJrDwQBqEVJt62C8XUFWeafQRXhrROeYjMCyUrcvRdGXRf73phxbsQCZVU1JJL8SM9ygvJT_B6Z6nHvHEAd3EFn8rMa4iok8Sdtl30AyY8CxxZ50oeev3Hng/w640-h466/Hiatt%20run%20sign.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After 24 years in semi-tropical SW Florida, we decided to downsize and relocate closer to family and are enjoying our spiffy apartment which features a wildflower bordered walking trail.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.hiattrun.com/">https://www.hiattrun.com/</a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jtAUupyuh9xAsPv-3hgPlOkhXYTj-OmADWq0m_ujzuz1UAVRFy_kO9dYZ5jhm03rN2Or9IejeHsx2MF-HzNcti3KWdrg2WB18Ycn-MSxGwxUy1opSAPzVKo4J8QPcSNxC1PLPhAoPwSg3eWRpTTmVA0dppIdkc-Ixjn637cdvx1Jc81B7JYV7QVTNA/s800/DSC_0103.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="800" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jtAUupyuh9xAsPv-3hgPlOkhXYTj-OmADWq0m_ujzuz1UAVRFy_kO9dYZ5jhm03rN2Or9IejeHsx2MF-HzNcti3KWdrg2WB18Ycn-MSxGwxUy1opSAPzVKo4J8QPcSNxC1PLPhAoPwSg3eWRpTTmVA0dppIdkc-Ixjn637cdvx1Jc81B7JYV7QVTNA/w640-h424/DSC_0103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Brown Knapweed <i>(Centaurea jacea)</i>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipYbDqmFg-ktkCC4EVDfQ-Z_t3_GcwjvC7-vKpWSqNICA0FU8FJPSnmTr9IGXTivp9LYIo-0JpRprsvEeAe4QELwfIdQb3EikzlqBncflJ1g387kiftmu1oUuw6iHaK1HlCGM8nDlOLkdgmElb_j8gQV74xEjgU4ktauPPiKx9MKsnKgKT0VenKfn4Q/s800/DSC_0119.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipYbDqmFg-ktkCC4EVDfQ-Z_t3_GcwjvC7-vKpWSqNICA0FU8FJPSnmTr9IGXTivp9LYIo-0JpRprsvEeAe4QELwfIdQb3EikzlqBncflJ1g387kiftmu1oUuw6iHaK1HlCGM8nDlOLkdgmElb_j8gQV74xEjgU4ktauPPiKx9MKsnKgKT0VenKfn4Q/w640-h426/DSC_0119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clouded Sulphur female <i>(Colias philodice)</i>. Easily mistaken for an Orange Sulphur. A bit paler on ventral hind wing. Host: Clovers.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCNdLu03SyJk1yACqj2wnGWLKnxY0OM1rv0-C0hD9jEeyQ_FIsRD2lnGakW960ed_-QjDCXoq9J6-NKSKy-QKwe9vdLZ5BaDjMXHux__2cTpb-6-vuQC_X1Zdsb8eBsawxrVi0g4O8i9pw69yXNRm2tncIW3CKzysp8bx6_UTToVnsDQPboLyef2kFw/s6000/Hiatt%205.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCNdLu03SyJk1yACqj2wnGWLKnxY0OM1rv0-C0hD9jEeyQ_FIsRD2lnGakW960ed_-QjDCXoq9J6-NKSKy-QKwe9vdLZ5BaDjMXHux__2cTpb-6-vuQC_X1Zdsb8eBsawxrVi0g4O8i9pw69yXNRm2tncIW3CKzysp8bx6_UTToVnsDQPboLyef2kFw/w640-h426/Hiatt%205.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Paved 3/4 mile trail just steps from our door. So far on our daily walks we have seen deer, turkeys, rabbits, ground hogs, gray squirrels, long-tailed weasels, and lots of birds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyL4WGPFCYaoLkYeInk3Nbi8boT-FN1osim8MDFYBuQnU3fgLDzHP9hmc3wua_zHdAcDtIgq9_aBDt13D3upDb3m68WRi2UNY0MrtGEf6IvuElfWCcNBHPV3GmYqfFBSGVm3f4J8o784kaVRbIwBpXbu_KOlzUhQco5vyE5lRTStz6wfsY84AbFJQ1aA/s965/Hiatt%20Run%20topo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="965" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyL4WGPFCYaoLkYeInk3Nbi8boT-FN1osim8MDFYBuQnU3fgLDzHP9hmc3wua_zHdAcDtIgq9_aBDt13D3upDb3m68WRi2UNY0MrtGEf6IvuElfWCcNBHPV3GmYqfFBSGVm3f4J8o784kaVRbIwBpXbu_KOlzUhQco5vyE5lRTStz6wfsY84AbFJQ1aA/w640-h398/Hiatt%20Run%20topo.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Hiatt Run (namesake of our apartment complex) is a meandering stream and part of the Shenandoah Valley Watershed. It runs just behind our walking trail on protected land by the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation. This is hallowed ground of the Second Battle of Winchester.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.shenandoahatwar.org/">Shenandoah Velley Battlefieldls National Historic District</a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://shenandoahvalley.org/on-the-water/">On the Water in the Shenandoah Valley</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div itemprop="geo" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/GeoCoordinates" style="background-color: #f6f5f3; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; text-align: left;"><hr style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: dashed; padding-bottom: 5px;" /></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwrWt39yhnspONf_yRjJSggCVnsGAJzm8ZZ3FP561GnMj0_-ArBVpTA3SbQiecAiUdHGY-zBkV0vM9lea2xz3Ka8pS9foGApZIPF7dYW26Rz_BBUVhF-tSeY9ndI76cQYIQky4ln4WsX0px77kzNvGEJA4hpP39gjFXpLVxVWy8FaXfT7C2pWgKxi6Q/s800/DSC_0085.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwrWt39yhnspONf_yRjJSggCVnsGAJzm8ZZ3FP561GnMj0_-ArBVpTA3SbQiecAiUdHGY-zBkV0vM9lea2xz3Ka8pS9foGApZIPF7dYW26Rz_BBUVhF-tSeY9ndI76cQYIQky4ln4WsX0px77kzNvGEJA4hpP39gjFXpLVxVWy8FaXfT7C2pWgKxi6Q/w640-h428/DSC_0085.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Northern Metalmark <i>(Calephelis borealis). </i>Host: Oblong-leaved Ragwort.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6ip05xrlGpRN4uOYcKeLLwKms8MVXAe5giEjKouMmSSzFKPGKNKiIyYKmQitwVJfbAt2kTSeR1I47q3NSH3iojpOiPFSSwG4p5-V3OO9Aw0mTNiWM8MyEpILb8EjAtwWBCHaM1SkhwwiHUuDyIaMRLfRjmv-FZe8lUrdyO3LOejufJmDEc1J_AyShA/s800/DSC_0108.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6ip05xrlGpRN4uOYcKeLLwKms8MVXAe5giEjKouMmSSzFKPGKNKiIyYKmQitwVJfbAt2kTSeR1I47q3NSH3iojpOiPFSSwG4p5-V3OO9Aw0mTNiWM8MyEpILb8EjAtwWBCHaM1SkhwwiHUuDyIaMRLfRjmv-FZe8lUrdyO3LOejufJmDEc1J_AyShA/w640-h428/DSC_0108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Queen Ann's Lace, also called Wild Carrot. <i>(Daucus carota)</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"In the kitchen you must light</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Flames as starring, red and white,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>As carrots or as turnips shining</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Where the cold dawn light lies whinning."</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>W. Shakespeare</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MRhVqkRwu1mVuCfpmFhak6DUfX23Wc8kE8I2p5MfdItJpFWWmbVPv6uxMNwKkD-Y3lo-lxVnrFuYCaqrSipA7ZPvyP-FWHgOwDhJzIQESduddDS2GsbJXZwKl_fyZItVTtCW1NcSqVWI3AVr0-i6HnHXQRqWCB0GCQ7Izcbz8ZwqOfsTpSTmO02tjg/s800/DSC_0092.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MRhVqkRwu1mVuCfpmFhak6DUfX23Wc8kE8I2p5MfdItJpFWWmbVPv6uxMNwKkD-Y3lo-lxVnrFuYCaqrSipA7ZPvyP-FWHgOwDhJzIQESduddDS2GsbJXZwKl_fyZItVTtCW1NcSqVWI3AVr0-i6HnHXQRqWCB0GCQ7Izcbz8ZwqOfsTpSTmO02tjg/w640-h428/DSC_0092.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Northern Metalmark ventral view.</span></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMf1BBlXz9XRzvCKVUsaJakDiahXaNFfIOJ_7ILPOyjsmz7xrGVdqmLEzYpNK2snAqW06-NY7cf0G79a1yF4nz9v_jGoNqa9NS68phz7skhJ6zv-1L_fooK3BaUNFJgE0uc8y079-9dvF3evPltyz5gFZqHnLUIY-9-BSQPKKZVzHDS2MeRLNILZUeHg/s2913/Eastern%20Tailed%20Blue.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1943" data-original-width="2913" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMf1BBlXz9XRzvCKVUsaJakDiahXaNFfIOJ_7ILPOyjsmz7xrGVdqmLEzYpNK2snAqW06-NY7cf0G79a1yF4nz9v_jGoNqa9NS68phz7skhJ6zv-1L_fooK3BaUNFJgE0uc8y079-9dvF3evPltyz5gFZqHnLUIY-9-BSQPKKZVzHDS2MeRLNILZUeHg/w640-h426/Eastern%20Tailed%20Blue.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Eastern Tailed-Blue <i>(Everes comyntas). </i>Host: Clovers, Bush-clovers, Vetch.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-_pBbgvNQkApTK1PFbIn_K5xB3RT9zAAWpGbPBXUrXfPzGZ9os5maNt3eIquOV5CPJAFC4XZ2J0j2R46ukyZa_6HVYa8ra-cGEN0vA9d-kiYdx1xNmEatKyMcOlBFPNQlyfQbOTTy84ap7vNKfgSisQ9tskJtGvl89xv9EmDHXc-zzwwxO6Bip38QA/s800/DSC_0109.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-_pBbgvNQkApTK1PFbIn_K5xB3RT9zAAWpGbPBXUrXfPzGZ9os5maNt3eIquOV5CPJAFC4XZ2J0j2R46ukyZa_6HVYa8ra-cGEN0vA9d-kiYdx1xNmEatKyMcOlBFPNQlyfQbOTTy84ap7vNKfgSisQ9tskJtGvl89xv9EmDHXc-zzwwxO6Bip38QA/w640-h428/DSC_0109.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Common Mullein <i>(Verbascum longifolium)</i>.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojFPADjRknWWDJ1g7dL14PtvVY2IkhPY6kvl1_Rq0Vx_zA8wvMmZKD2tHsGuOOFXqhbm6997VLKM-CDKZNeqRm5sNQVZOBnvMOkLGAaozLC3tKEF3CwGYQfNC-rIDr5WM_DX4tmKP53JcLPHn8OeRohcnuJxAyLBwzWSOS7ADY6aPdOSaJLiJ5_5yhw/s6000/Appalacian%20Brown.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojFPADjRknWWDJ1g7dL14PtvVY2IkhPY6kvl1_Rq0Vx_zA8wvMmZKD2tHsGuOOFXqhbm6997VLKM-CDKZNeqRm5sNQVZOBnvMOkLGAaozLC3tKEF3CwGYQfNC-rIDr5WM_DX4tmKP53JcLPHn8OeRohcnuJxAyLBwzWSOS7ADY6aPdOSaJLiJ5_5yhw/w640-h426/Appalacian%20Brown.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Appalacian Brown <i>(Satyrodes appalachia). </i>4 eyespots on forewing. Similar Northern Pearly-eye has 5! Difficult to ID in the field!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Host: Tussock/Upright Sedge and other sedges.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRXI-ldWXHHGFCLwQm2tzFpjuuYv9MxrfQoeHBSajfxAcP0EegoJ2quWf779VjOQol-k1P9WyQz0YzU_SorvSLfJjJRlxYBub-sbLcg4Jvttp0tMohtsh47jvwuAomvu3Qg7C2OybUqff9ZtMzjERURrZcul7iD1raoHy-DFm8lUS73vO5AuQj8-WaQ/s800/DSC_0128.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="800" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRXI-ldWXHHGFCLwQm2tzFpjuuYv9MxrfQoeHBSajfxAcP0EegoJ2quWf779VjOQol-k1P9WyQz0YzU_SorvSLfJjJRlxYBub-sbLcg4Jvttp0tMohtsh47jvwuAomvu3Qg7C2OybUqff9ZtMzjERURrZcul7iD1raoHy-DFm8lUS73vO5AuQj8-WaQ/w640-h430/DSC_0128.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Carolina Horsenettle <i>(Solarum carolinense)</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8El6hzUuER5EhuYROQ4PSEtmHyo7nfr8i_YSfAvUNr7wggJ4MVAjEyeDQveenBy_A6hvzMqRnQu5CDDBdTYTPs8-eOp6twF_cY284ASvyrkTO7sqX-AZojzgJC1PO0Du45zDZdp7YFSCsmml8EmOLQ3CqtuTFzug93EcDZ8Suorqq6fDdOG5-orJ2eQ/w640-h426/Question%20Mark.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Question Mark <i>(Polygonia interrogationis). </i>Host: Elms, hackberries and willows</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZHoq5uG2lfu4cmA4tahlGLjUvnFTjnXDQOg_C_V7Koob_B1LrjDed3_rRqX4yOQo_bmesPyd5n_K6SNd3s_k1efaKSbIL1Uj0fZXbgIXLFhGNbHbRbfAvk2VPYYIo_kdm-t6qAKmtKirqCAoraHs169JiUajWOgmCI9O8nXVKL2uYKMn-90WmMI0-Q/s800/DSC_0134.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZHoq5uG2lfu4cmA4tahlGLjUvnFTjnXDQOg_C_V7Koob_B1LrjDed3_rRqX4yOQo_bmesPyd5n_K6SNd3s_k1efaKSbIL1Uj0fZXbgIXLFhGNbHbRbfAvk2VPYYIo_kdm-t6qAKmtKirqCAoraHs169JiUajWOgmCI9O8nXVKL2uYKMn-90WmMI0-Q/w640-h426/DSC_0134.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cutleaf Teasel <i>(Dipsacus laciniatus). </i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Dorsal with good view of tails!</div></span><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5N7dl6CKJlBLIVB05EHYY-B3PxEeSZsc59Uqh17Y7GV_4GGeOHd0BBcuv8Ag31U4cMOX7GVGoSdiGlYi6rolQ96DAwsGAL5fCMWuwpsSKbYkyeeHcPzaeWX6xQSCbeo0KTzis7uVvQJgq9bqV9D7fC7Kr87COLOCFL83OHe3MzHeR0AOUCnTS3yDktQ/s800/DSC_0137.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5N7dl6CKJlBLIVB05EHYY-B3PxEeSZsc59Uqh17Y7GV_4GGeOHd0BBcuv8Ag31U4cMOX7GVGoSdiGlYi6rolQ96DAwsGAL5fCMWuwpsSKbYkyeeHcPzaeWX6xQSCbeo0KTzis7uVvQJgq9bqV9D7fC7Kr87COLOCFL83OHe3MzHeR0AOUCnTS3yDktQ/w640-h428/DSC_0137.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Field Bindweed <i>(Convolvulus arvensis)</i>.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2w0qTXM_GE95_uCGMQDsKut_nFgwyKD9dj8rFkYQi5vXAYjY2obYQHCZMpKkZH9TQlpn34Wqf8AnOCClJ_OJ-VPArh3LZn_FulNX2OfbfnrTBVN8Vne3_KV-iGEbTRfCtC_fGwXjO5bMx9wR4YC9xEmP3aVnHtkJH1inu_AUZ8ps3MuMIiGHdU21Dg/s6000/Hiatt%206.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2w0qTXM_GE95_uCGMQDsKut_nFgwyKD9dj8rFkYQi5vXAYjY2obYQHCZMpKkZH9TQlpn34Wqf8AnOCClJ_OJ-VPArh3LZn_FulNX2OfbfnrTBVN8Vne3_KV-iGEbTRfCtC_fGwXjO5bMx9wR4YC9xEmP3aVnHtkJH1inu_AUZ8ps3MuMIiGHdU21Dg/w640-h426/Hiatt%206.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lots to see in our own neighborhood....and much more throughout the valley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://shenandoahvalley.org/">Shenandoah Valley.org</a><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzyVYxaPXnLdLQimFaQLhIC2iSzSuCaT5pV4Gy0dSFAu1kQtlMqn9PkjtziGQptOQnspFbNtWehtp8JJw0Ai9tH9sYE5hnfQCOG2h-WLGaccSYyPDNL3T4mnfO-NfI12bQ8Eva-PEsjlTlpy15Fp2aAsBLZHhBZ1yqn66CBu883m_a6dWa1GkMUFYkA/s800/DSC_0120.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzyVYxaPXnLdLQimFaQLhIC2iSzSuCaT5pV4Gy0dSFAu1kQtlMqn9PkjtziGQptOQnspFbNtWehtp8JJw0Ai9tH9sYE5hnfQCOG2h-WLGaccSYyPDNL3T4mnfO-NfI12bQ8Eva-PEsjlTlpy15Fp2aAsBLZHhBZ1yqn66CBu883m_a6dWa1GkMUFYkA/w640-h426/DSC_0120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Steven Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042658541188612585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919770806034076901.post-10167897787582154952020-10-21T05:46:00.002-07:002020-10-21T05:46:31.874-07:00Nothing To See Here Folks!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NdZzTc1yph0/X43EF8pv1KI/AAAAAAAAKTA/PKDTyDjmVfgmT7nvlLTulnr6TZB2U-6UgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0132.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NdZzTc1yph0/X43EF8pv1KI/AAAAAAAAKTA/PKDTyDjmVfgmT7nvlLTulnr6TZB2U-6UgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/DSC_0132.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Amidst a small convoy of Peace River Butterfly Society members, driving along the Tram Grade, far out into the Babcock/Webb Wildlife Management Area.....I thought to myself, "I don't see any good butterfly hab</span><span style="font-size: large;">itat"...</span></div> <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gJXkfcbu0LA/X43EVjKGlkI/AAAAAAAAKTM/aZTNLlQeYVQnKaG0o8eIqrh-zfkbAHXEQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0133.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gJXkfcbu0LA/X43EVjKGlkI/AAAAAAAAKTM/aZTNLlQeYVQnKaG0o8eIqrh-zfkbAHXEQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/DSC_0133.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just some mesic prairie and pine flatwoods in the distance. Our outing leader, FGCU botanist, Dr Jay Horn, had scouted the area, but "I don't think there is anything to see here!"</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/sciencef/scifi152.pdf">Longleaf pine savanna</a><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xi_6BzZFfng/X43EYlNOzfI/AAAAAAAAKTQ/TWXktmEhhhUQYjwco5Vu4dFpxsiO7xKKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0092.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xi_6BzZFfng/X43EYlNOzfI/AAAAAAAAKTQ/TWXktmEhhhUQYjwco5Vu4dFpxsiO7xKKwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/DSC_0092.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The group scoped the area selected by Jay and with some trepidation waded through the mid calf deep swale to see what there was to see...if anything.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9qqMhf8ErP0/X43EfLgHspI/AAAAAAAAKTU/Y1MbnDlOkwksv6yH3jGhWkgC5_uI6DvyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0117.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9qqMhf8ErP0/X43EfLgHspI/AAAAAAAAKTU/Y1MbnDlOkwksv6yH3jGhWkgC5_uI6DvyQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/DSC_0117.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">First out was Mike, our newest member and an accomplished photographer with his "big dog" Nikon P900.</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB-DWBX5NEw">P900 review</a><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kVguscWJVdc/X43ElghQkaI/AAAAAAAAKTc/gRALbDm_6WUn0QKJdHHNwi1448a7JbcCgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0102.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="800" height="265" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kVguscWJVdc/X43ElghQkaI/AAAAAAAAKTc/gRALbDm_6WUn0QKJdHHNwi1448a7JbcCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h265/DSC_0102.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">WOW! What couldn't be seen from the road was lots of blooming Blazing Star <i>(Liatris spicata)</i> and more than a few nectaring Zebra Swallowtails <i>(Eurytides marcellus)</i>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D1luQ_7h_n4/X43Ep5Ccs1I/AAAAAAAAKTk/XTZwoOcJ550Otgl-tOB6fb0M0DSD4Q9rgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0096.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D1luQ_7h_n4/X43Ep5Ccs1I/AAAAAAAAKTk/XTZwoOcJ550Otgl-tOB6fb0M0DSD4Q9rgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/DSC_0096.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Look closely, there is lots to see....some butterfly host plants and lots of other interesting flora for botanist Jay to point out.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TWgs2CSEnnU/X43EsG2itYI/AAAAAAAAKTo/uMRqYbokvhYh5QNMf6rxJfjkyFsKNGFVgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0115.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TWgs2CSEnnU/X43EsG2itYI/AAAAAAAAKTo/uMRqYbokvhYh5QNMf6rxJfjkyFsKNGFVgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/DSC_0115.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is <i>Quercus minima</i>, a low growing, tiny member of the Oak family!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Quercus minima, the dwarf live oak or minimal oak, is a North American species of shrubs in the beech family. It is native to the southeastern United States. Quercus minima is an evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub rarely more than 2 meters tall, reproducing by seed and also by means of underground rhizomes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Wiikipedia</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XgR-PJ3hqYY/X47Wgxhy_qI/AAAAAAAAKXA/KuLU2XpbMqAC8h_LIuZSRyR1EjXu-yzIACLcBGAsYHQ/s327/Trees%2Bof%2BFlorida.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="218" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XgR-PJ3hqYY/X47Wgxhy_qI/AAAAAAAAKXA/KuLU2XpbMqAC8h_LIuZSRyR1EjXu-yzIACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Trees%2Bof%2BFlorida.webp" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cb5Dv8XjTWU/X43Ew2Gwu8I/AAAAAAAAKTw/ImQ33W7joMYbgs12CbuIGABNGuBFOGF5gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0128.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cb5Dv8XjTWU/X43Ew2Gwu8I/AAAAAAAAKTw/ImQ33W7joMYbgs12CbuIGABNGuBFOGF5gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/DSC_0128.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fred at the ready with binos and camera...</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bestbinocularsreviews.com/butterfly-binoculars-butterflies-bugs.php#:~:text=Insect%20%26%20Butterfly%20Binoculars%201%20Pentax%20Papilio%20Binoculars.,Binoculars.%20...%204%20Meopta%20MeoPro%206.5x32%20Binoculars.%20">Binos for butterfly watching</a><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d9tIt8QPerw/X43E0L-5S9I/AAAAAAAAKT0/EITGPn3IlEIq7nT2svIxMZ2MyEkFkP_HACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0113.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d9tIt8QPerw/X43E0L-5S9I/AAAAAAAAKT0/EITGPn3IlEIq7nT2svIxMZ2MyEkFkP_HACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/DSC_0113.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A nice Black Swallowtail <i>(Papilio polyxenes) </i>also nectaring on Liatris.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F4qds7ECr0c/X43E5XweRiI/AAAAAAAAKT8/pk7GpPlF4icN_6K6Y1zUscrWcb8y6mFEACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0129.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F4qds7ECr0c/X43E5XweRiI/AAAAAAAAKT8/pk7GpPlF4icN_6K6Y1zUscrWcb8y6mFEACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/DSC_0129.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dr Jay pointing out species that would go unnoticed without his knowledge...WOW!</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="AvenirNextLTW01-Regular" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">Ph.D., Botany, Duke University, 2005</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: AvenirNextLTW01-Regular; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span face="AvenirNextLTW01-Regular" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">M.S., Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1997</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: AvenirNextLTW01-Regular; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span face="AvenirNextLTW01-Regular" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">B.S., Plant Biology, Cornell University, 1995</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: AvenirNextLTW01-Regular; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span face="AvenirNextLTW01-Regular" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 2009–2015</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z8ayFVg7ABc/X43FIoiOgSI/AAAAAAAAKUQ/51hQpvPouYwsoirXveqdSrIzvmu0iFT_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0134.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z8ayFVg7ABc/X43FIoiOgSI/AAAAAAAAKUQ/51hQpvPouYwsoirXveqdSrIzvmu0iFT_gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/DSC_0134.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Flaxleaf False Foxglove <i>(Agalinis linfolia)</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GTXjnP5SG6I/X43FR9JXTXI/AAAAAAAAKUY/BQ_JHnf479EjV0UkXl2HX45fgWDIcM20wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0130.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GTXjnP5SG6I/X43FR9JXTXI/AAAAAAAAKUY/BQ_JHnf479EjV0UkXl2HX45fgWDIcM20wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/DSC_0130.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Leslie with <i>iNaturalist </i>phone app and Theresa recording butterfly species.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-etWppK2W-Bc/X43HeFzbq7I/AAAAAAAAKWc/exZ61KbLO_QnclkUOf3A3kCOyuOmHTEwwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0140.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-etWppK2W-Bc/X43HeFzbq7I/AAAAAAAAKWc/exZ61KbLO_QnclkUOf3A3kCOyuOmHTEwwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/DSC_0140.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cluster-leaf St. Johns Wort <i>(Hypericun cistifolium).</i></span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FE_SxYz0oPs/X43FfnbzSZI/AAAAAAAAKUk/6WWkbeJsimwsGbyRCwFRIjZU9hm-xFwwgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0131.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FE_SxYz0oPs/X43FfnbzSZI/AAAAAAAAKUk/6WWkbeJsimwsGbyRCwFRIjZU9hm-xFwwgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/DSC_0131.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XGMQlmw0nMM/X43FhhXx9nI/AAAAAAAAKUo/t2Z0-QimGeY_MQF_qORPzgusXDDm01pkgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0139.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XGMQlmw0nMM/X43FhhXx9nI/AAAAAAAAKUo/t2Z0-QimGeY_MQF_qORPzgusXDDm01pkgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/DSC_0139.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pineland Rayless Goldenrod <i>(Bigelowia nudata).</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G4dQ-WTRhWc/X43JjowT_HI/AAAAAAAAKWw/Pj0M9nhb0FsEG5KFskboy99Dy-gB-PaLgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0192.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G4dQ-WTRhWc/X43JjowT_HI/AAAAAAAAKWw/Pj0M9nhb0FsEG5KFskboy99Dy-gB-PaLgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/DSC_0192.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-li7Vq1SOty4/X43Fsdp4OsI/AAAAAAAAKUw/oamNQlcq38Y-Ke_p24-c125oCmWGEczFwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0120.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="800" height="269" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-li7Vq1SOty4/X43Fsdp4OsI/AAAAAAAAKUw/oamNQlcq38Y-Ke_p24-c125oCmWGEczFwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h269/DSC_0120.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Carolina Yellow-eyed Grass <i>(Xyris caroliniana)</i>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/170358-Xyris-caroliniana">iNaturalist posts</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gckEXCkyxtk/X43FwhdrVFI/AAAAAAAAKU8/SBRdlyxfZ_cb2p_GNC2juVQX8kS4nhWAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="800" height="269" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gckEXCkyxtk/X43FwhdrVFI/AAAAAAAAKU8/SBRdlyxfZ_cb2p_GNC2juVQX8kS4nhWAQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h269/DSC_0121.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FchMkrZTcQA/X43F4rfGdMI/AAAAAAAAKVE/5AlMu3FLJU4G8s_73a4lLRmJHnS2nPPxgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0136.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FchMkrZTcQA/X43F4rfGdMI/AAAAAAAAKVE/5AlMu3FLJU4G8s_73a4lLRmJHnS2nPPxgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/DSC_0136.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is a list of the butterfly species seen on this outing...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Zebra Swallowtail <i>(Eurytides marcellus)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Black Swallowtail <i>(Papilio polyxenes)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Barred Yellow <i>(Eurema daira)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Little Yellow <i>(Pyristia lisa)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gray Hairstreak <i>(Strymon melinus)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ceraunus Blue <i>(Hemiargus ceraunus)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Little Metalmark <i>(Calephelis virginiensis)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gulf Fritillary <i>(Agraulis vanillae)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Phaon Crescent <i>(Phyciodes phaon)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Common Buckeye <i>(Junonia coenia)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">White Peacock <i>(Anartia jatrophae)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Georgia Satyr <i>(Neonympha areolatus)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sachem <i>(Atalopedes campestris)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Twin-spot Skipper <i>(Oligoria maculata)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Whirlabout <i>(Polites vibex)</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fd9NvtKpbas/X43F-VUAV4I/AAAAAAAAKVQ/tsBzUzvtg14hK6SAZoPv5Ug0_nMEJrUkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0127.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="800" height="269" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fd9NvtKpbas/X43F-VUAV4I/AAAAAAAAKVQ/tsBzUzvtg14hK6SAZoPv5Ug0_nMEJrUkQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h269/DSC_0127.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Common Buckeye <i>(Junonia coenia) </i>on</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Flat-topped Goldenrod <i>(Euthamia graminifolia).</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-93ItSh_2MUQ/X43GIscHCcI/AAAAAAAAKVY/pvuOS4Fdepky_TQFCY5AocPs4otp9pa8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0149.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-93ItSh_2MUQ/X43GIscHCcI/AAAAAAAAKVY/pvuOS4Fdepky_TQFCY5AocPs4otp9pa8gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/DSC_0149.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Captain Josh getting close with his Canon super macro lens</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/florida_is_wild/">Cpt Josh's Instagram macros</a><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jXVxiMuZK_k/X43GKV3u2LI/AAAAAAAAKVc/abyVXQkMmQYOVZb-jQCfvNSA3FNyhc50gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0183.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jXVxiMuZK_k/X43GKV3u2LI/AAAAAAAAKVc/abyVXQkMmQYOVZb-jQCfvNSA3FNyhc50gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/DSC_0183.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Georgia Satyr <i>(Neonympha aeriolatus)</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What's a Satyr?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZpBpSOmgNyc/X48wf74OhjI/AAAAAAAAKXM/_1TLMq-jqZAOAxZ-yQ38_7_9NtyE66jHwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Satyr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1709" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZpBpSOmgNyc/X48wf74OhjI/AAAAAAAAKXM/_1TLMq-jqZAOAxZ-yQ38_7_9NtyE66jHwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Satyr.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span class="mQo3nc hsL7ld" style="background-color: #eeeeee; border-radius: 2px; display: inline-block; font-size: 10px; line-height: 18px; margin-right: 6px; margin-top: -1px; padding: 0px 6px; text-transform: uppercase;">GREEK MYTHOLOGY</span></div><div data-dobid="dfn" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: left;">one of a class of lustful, drunken woodland gods. In Greek art they were represented as a man with a horse's ears and tail, but in Roman representations as a man with a goat's ears, tail, legs, and horns.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cCxAfUYXq40/X43HqVeSpAI/AAAAAAAAKWg/vrMhWeai_G0j29az-By_4k6BnkgU65KUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0176.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cCxAfUYXq40/X43HqVeSpAI/AAAAAAAAKWg/vrMhWeai_G0j29az-By_4k6BnkgU65KUwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/DSC_0176.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Grasses! They all look similar to most of us, but they are most important to lepidoptera enthusiasts....as they are host plants for many difficult to identify Skippers! I am hoping Jay will help me to identify this lovely grass!</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">??????</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w8SCKnk7XFM/X43JWOo05TI/AAAAAAAAKWs/jttm0uhoYkAufKf1GDCp1fUOtXy-23DyACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0146.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w8SCKnk7XFM/X43JWOo05TI/AAAAAAAAKWs/jttm0uhoYkAufKf1GDCp1fUOtXy-23DyACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/DSC_0146.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Whirlabout Skipper <i>(Polites vibex). </i>One of the many Grass Skippers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Polites-vibex">Whirlabout link</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GL2i3ShNZX0/X43HJCjYVCI/AAAAAAAAKWU/mnDuonY6kH84u-GjFZR-ItpFk7gmNjNOwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0168.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GL2i3ShNZX0/X43HJCjYVCI/AAAAAAAAKWU/mnDuonY6kH84u-GjFZR-ItpFk7gmNjNOwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/DSC_0168.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When in doubt, assume a good prone position and zero in on target!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What do you suppose Cpt Josh sees?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VlOBPhPzWxI/X43GR9pMkQI/AAAAAAAAKVo/K3EFdlX0Xt4NOpi-yk_YlJwlhh_N-0oFACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0171.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="535" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VlOBPhPzWxI/X43GR9pMkQI/AAAAAAAAKVo/K3EFdlX0Xt4NOpi-yk_YlJwlhh_N-0oFACLcBGAsYHQ/w268-h400/DSC_0171.JPG" width="268" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gray Hairstreak <i>(Strymon melinus)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Good spot Josh!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mDyOwIDcztM/X43GY4bnbpI/AAAAAAAAKVs/q1uXHtIzq28G_YEOpfUI0jIBQMRVEg4UwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0166.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mDyOwIDcztM/X43GY4bnbpI/AAAAAAAAKVs/q1uXHtIzq28G_YEOpfUI0jIBQMRVEg4UwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/DSC_0166.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A bit late in the season, but here is a Black Swallowtail Instar.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a0r8xhmE52o/X43GbMagshI/AAAAAAAAKV0/JwFvXOPmR0cMKUiwtpOhyoAO8-r6U1BLQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0153.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a0r8xhmE52o/X43GbMagshI/AAAAAAAAKV0/JwFvXOPmR0cMKUiwtpOhyoAO8-r6U1BLQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/DSC_0153.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Eveyone gathered to see the highlight of the day!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Money Shot!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C_z_VRFUtFs/X43GmAFkEnI/AAAAAAAAKWE/zn35A-shX94gDRes9D2EAiWEwnt4Rcv8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C_z_VRFUtFs/X43GmAFkEnI/AAAAAAAAKWE/zn35A-shX94gDRes9D2EAiWEwnt4Rcv8QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/DSC_0203.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pine Lilly <i>(Lilium catesbaei)</i></span></p>Steven Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042658541188612585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919770806034076901.post-9787559298409673662020-09-04T10:34:00.001-07:002020-09-04T12:58:00.932-07:00PLANT GESTALT & ORCHID SERENDIPITY<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cGgIM44CdMw/X0-JlSbu5QI/AAAAAAAAKMQ/H9X1iU3AbzMfDymPG6Zs2Ff5tgOX09KFACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0054-001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cGgIM44CdMw/X0-JlSbu5QI/AAAAAAAAKMQ/H9X1iU3AbzMfDymPG6Zs2Ff5tgOX09KFACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/DSC_0054-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"THE MONEY SHOT"</span></div></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Plants, most rare and interesting, were the goal of a recent outing at the Babcock Webb Wildlife Management Area in Punta Gorda, FL</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Above was indeed the rarest and most interesting find....read to the end of the post to find out what it is!</span></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E2KlN4hUO5E/X0-NEuxxl3I/AAAAAAAAKPA/zXc7yM8AX04o8eLxT8_l9HhEXDTAC9o-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s274/Sign%2BWEBB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="184" data-original-width="274" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E2KlN4hUO5E/X0-NEuxxl3I/AAAAAAAAKPA/zXc7yM8AX04o8eLxT8_l9HhEXDTAC9o-gCLcBGAsYHQ/w536-h360/Sign%2BWEBB.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Liv and I were fortunate to be included in this outing of the Mangrove Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society. Led by Florida Gulf Coast University Botanist, Jay Horn....we were looking for some native Milkweed....and eager to learn about other species. Jean Evoy and Jane Wallace, Liv and I were eager students.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SCFreh_RbqA/X0-Jra2CQ5I/AAAAAAAAKMU/BRoqAuqrmusT8LoY_aS-N4fhhHCbkSapgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0030-001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SCFreh_RbqA/X0-Jra2CQ5I/AAAAAAAAKMU/BRoqAuqrmusT8LoY_aS-N4fhhHCbkSapgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/DSC_0030-001.JPG" width="640" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jay chose an area on the Tram Grade where he knew of a recent burn and the likelihood of some Milkweed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b8dgtYiyTI8/X0-MqJ5vMVI/AAAAAAAAKO4/STblNkpsyiAkbtT-XCHlJWmVejOXbNpcgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1087/WMA%2BMAP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1087" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b8dgtYiyTI8/X0-MqJ5vMVI/AAAAAAAAKO4/STblNkpsyiAkbtT-XCHlJWmVejOXbNpcgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/WMA%2BMAP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-foqr4FWNTA8/X0-JtwetQ3I/AAAAAAAAKMY/LzkxsHmkCrMLuujG1ftWOHoUw3raSEOeQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0036-001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-foqr4FWNTA8/X0-JtwetQ3I/AAAAAAAAKMY/LzkxsHmkCrMLuujG1ftWOHoUw3raSEOeQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/DSC_0036-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was a prime example of Mesic Flatwoods....but still wet from our Florida rainy season. Good time to find some interesting successional growth before the Saw Palmetto takes hold.</span></div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L06_KK_nWcg/X0-PhYHxVnI/AAAAAAAAKPM/hbpcc8nr7KkztA5o3rKWuSc3eAAWoFL1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s180/jhorn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L06_KK_nWcg/X0-PhYHxVnI/AAAAAAAAKPM/hbpcc8nr7KkztA5o3rKWuSc3eAAWoFL1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/jhorn.jpg" /></a> <img border="0" data-original-height="140" data-original-width="410" height="90" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-34dLtfsy2i8/X0-QBl_SnRI/AAAAAAAAKPU/j3a9H_PrWC8ML6KzBRJWW9tgAKP72kvHACLcBGAsYHQ/w262-h90/logo-blue%25402x.png" width="262" /><br /><h2 class="margin-top-zero margin-bottom-zero" style="background-color: #fafcfe; box-sizing: border-box; color: #004785; font-family: AvenirNextLTW01-Regular; font-size: 2.5rem; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Horn, Jay (PhD)</h2><div style="background-color: #fafcfe; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: AvenirNextLTW01-Regular; font-size: 18px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Assistant Professor</span></div><div style="background-color: #fafcfe; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: AvenirNextLTW01-Regular; font-size: 18px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4;">Department of Biological Sciences</span></div><div style="background-color: #fafcfe; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: AvenirNextLTW01-Regular; font-size: 18px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #fafcfe; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: AvenirNextLTW01-Regular; font-size: 18px;"><br /></div></li></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks so much to our outing leader, Jay Horm who was a most patient teacher. We saw a lot and learned a lot. We learned to recognize new plants and more importantly we learned to use "Plant Gestalt;" to use a knowledge of habitat, surroundings, seasonality, shape and form...all keys to becoming a good field botanist...or in my case a field botany enthusiast.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div aria-controls="_tptPX8K8OvL25gL4p76gAQ37" aria-expanded="true" class="mWyH1d hide-focus-ring FXMOpb" id="_tptPX8K8OvL25gL4p76gAQ38" jsaction="CQwlrf;fastbutton:CQwlrf" jsname="ARU61" jsslot="" role="button" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; outline: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left;" tabindex="0"><div class="match-mod-horizontal-padding hide-focus-ring cbphWd" data-hveid="CBMQAw" data-kt="Ki775-WX0OHezHeUvdansK3omqIB7tnp6dmOw0n4kdzy-82pkwnFvp_UoJ2QjMMB" data-ved="2ahUKEwjC75HOx8rrAhVyu1kKHfiTDxQQuk4oAHoECBMQAw" jsname="xXq91c" style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); cursor: pointer; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.58; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 40px 9px 16px; position: relative;">What are the 5 Gestalt principles?</div></div><div aria-labelledby="_tptPX8K8OvL25gL4p76gAQ38" class="gy6Qzb oNjtBb V1sL5c" id="_tptPX8K8OvL25gL4p76gAQ37" jsaction="CQwlrf;fastbutton:CQwlrf" jsname="dcydfb" jsslot="" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; max-height: 230px; overflow: visible; text-align: left; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;"><div data-hveid="CBMQBA" data-ved="2ahUKEwjC75HOx8rrAhVyu1kKHfiTDxQQu04oAXoECBMQBA" id="_tptPX8K8OvL25gL4p76gAQ39" jsname="oQYOj"><div class="mod" data-md="61" style="border-radius: 8px; clear: none; padding-left: 16px; padding-right: 16px; padding-top: 16px;"><div aria-level="3" class="LGOjhe" data-attrid="wa:/description" data-hveid="CBMQBQ" role="heading" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 20px;"><span class="ILfuVd NA6bn" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.375;"><span class="hgKElc" style="padding: 0px 8px 0px 0px;">Gestalt psychologists argued that these principles exist because the mind has an innate disposition to perceive patterns in the stimulus based on certain rules. These principles are organized into five categories: <b>Proximity</b>, <b>Similarity</b>, Continuity, Closure, and Connectedness.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W5IfJsGOAsI/X0-Jy2DhYmI/AAAAAAAAKMc/P1Pny1ON1CY0pvLNFoLHMeqHq1Zd8evdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0010-001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W5IfJsGOAsI/X0-Jy2DhYmI/AAAAAAAAKMc/P1Pny1ON1CY0pvLNFoLHMeqHq1Zd8evdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/DSC_0010-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Asclepias connivens</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant.aspx?id=2634">https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant.aspx?id=2634</a><br /></i></span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pV3WU2AUT34/X0-KUghCGcI/AAAAAAAAKNQ/z8Hea6UV7s8G-V8kTxUYCYN6VD2opAEUACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0996.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pV3WU2AUT34/X0-KUghCGcI/AAAAAAAAKNQ/z8Hea6UV7s8G-V8kTxUYCYN6VD2opAEUACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/DSC_0996.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jay teaches Biology and the course below. I would love to audit his courses!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div id="subItemContainer" style="column-count: 2; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin: auto; max-width: 940px; text-align: start;"><div class="subItem shouldBeNearTop" style="display: inline-block; font-family: avenir, blinkmacsystemfont, "segoe ui", roboto, "helvetica neue", arial, sans-serif, "apple color emoji", "segoe ui emoji", "segoe ui symbol"; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-left: 70px; margin-right: 30px; width: 370px;"><div class="subItemLabel"><h1 id="itemViewHeader" style="font-size: 38px; margin: 62px auto 50px; max-width: 700px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; text-align: center;">BOT 3153 - Flora of Southwestern Florida</h1><div id="subItemContainer" style="column-count: 2; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin: auto; max-width: 940px;"><div class="subItem shouldBeNearTop" style="display: inline-block; font-family: avenir, blinkmacsystemfont, "segoe ui", roboto, "helvetica neue", arial, sans-serif, "apple color emoji", "segoe ui emoji", "segoe ui symbol"; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-left: 70px; margin-right: 30px; width: 370px;"><div class="subItemLabel">Description</div><div class="subItemContent">Principals and practical aspects of the identification, morphology, and ecology of species of vascular plants composing the flora of Southwestern Florida. Included, are field trips (one per class meeting), lectures, and laboratory exercises.</div><div class="subItemContent"><br /></div><div class="subItemContent"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XZErcQOEcDY/X0-VAjMCd2I/AAAAAAAAKP0/QHOU5JJgbqICxyQ8oFuxBlBosXlXTvG6ACLcBGAsYHQ/s293/download.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="185" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XZErcQOEcDY/X0-VAjMCd2I/AAAAAAAAKP0/QHOU5JJgbqICxyQ8oFuxBlBosXlXTvG6ACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/download.webp" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This is the text used in "Florida of Southwestern Florida.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">and if you want to really get some knowledge I would recommend the edition below...</span><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">AND FORGET ABOUT COMMON NAMES...GET USED TO SCIENTIFIC BINOMIALS!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xmS4egUd-VY/X0-KgVkZ7MI/AAAAAAAAKNc/tAxsIRvbvuc2ByxhfjsjMLmPPx_Xxc8JwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/DSC_0010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Milkweed ?? <i>Asclepias pedicellata ?? </i>seed pod</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">More for next year!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S6ODPJzT8oA/X1J1LEwLm_I/AAAAAAAAKRc/0xNapth_dlwXcw1Nohdg7wmoGuyk1MyWQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0003-001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="800" height="414" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S6ODPJzT8oA/X1J1LEwLm_I/AAAAAAAAKRc/0xNapth_dlwXcw1Nohdg7wmoGuyk1MyWQCLcBGAsYHQ/w625-h414/DSC_0003-001.JPG" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><i>Calopogon pallidus</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://goorchids.northamericanorchidcenter.org/species/calopogon/pallidus/">https://goorchids.northamericanorchidcenter.org/species/calopogon/pallidus/</a><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8uvMlV_9Gnk/X0-XOpO6HbI/AAAAAAAAKQY/mf4Dorpsm9MU77CIVi81X5aQlF1UYLG8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s291/FNPS%2Blogo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="291" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8uvMlV_9Gnk/X0-XOpO6HbI/AAAAAAAAKQY/mf4Dorpsm9MU77CIVi81X5aQlF1UYLG8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/FNPS%2Blogo.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GAVhkIverzM/X0-Kn_8b_pI/AAAAAAAAKNo/L-JZV-qxKxo-pU0gdRxEWJVVPg8P8gQPwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0033.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c3e50; font-family: "open sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin: 6px 0px 10px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 4px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Euphyes arpa</em></h1></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Palmetto Skipper</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zP7EqZ4_bi4/X0-KBZHLt3I/AAAAAAAAKM4/vstWEBS6l_A0IiuHo8klrVpRPdS1CbDiwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0990.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zP7EqZ4_bi4/X0-KBZHLt3I/AAAAAAAAKM4/vstWEBS6l_A0IiuHo8klrVpRPdS1CbDiwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/DSC_0990.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Drosera capillaris</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.carnivorousplants.org/grow/guides/WarmTemperateDrosera">https://www.carnivorousplants.org/grow/guides/WarmTemperateDrosera</a><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ILfuVd" face="" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.375; text-align: left;"><span class="hgKElc" style="padding: 0px 8px 0px 0px;">There are several different types of carnivorous plants native to Florida, including six species of pitcher plants (<b>Sarracenia</b>), five species of <b>sundews</b> (<b>Drosera</b>), fourteen species of <b>bladderworts</b> (<b>Utricularia</b>), and six species of <b>butterwort</b> (<b>Pinguicula</b>).</span></span><span class="kX21rb" face="" style="background-color: white; color: #70757a; display: inline-block; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.34; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;">Jul 1</span></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KT10l5tZYp8/X1FHu8GjG1I/AAAAAAAAKRM/lfFt71X7KvYLVFnTtiTsWfdpNqkhJVK8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0049.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="419" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KT10l5tZYp8/X1FHu8GjG1I/AAAAAAAAKRM/lfFt71X7KvYLVFnTtiTsWfdpNqkhJVK8gCLcBGAsYHQ/w625-h419/DSC_0049.JPG" width="625" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Great idea to record your sightings on the inaturalist phone </span><span style="font-size: large;">app.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/">https://www.inaturalist.org/</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NQPJGDls81o/X0-VaZzwlLI/AAAAAAAAKQE/u8FTbucfN9wHp_5tWkecjAf7eiAiVjCSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0049-001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NQPJGDls81o/X0-VaZzwlLI/AAAAAAAAKQE/u8FTbucfN9wHp_5tWkecjAf7eiAiVjCSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/DSC_0049-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Strymon melinus</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Strymon-melinus">https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Strymon-melinus</a><br /></i></span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qwyAwU0YXUI/X0-LjZVyTyI/AAAAAAAAKOQ/ceVMAdUZPe0MQGBGPv5IfIiFdVZrd7v1wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0057-001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qwyAwU0YXUI/X0-LjZVyTyI/AAAAAAAAKOQ/ceVMAdUZPe0MQGBGPv5IfIiFdVZrd7v1wCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/DSC_0057-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Serendipity...."</span><span face="" style="color: #1d2a57; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;">the </span><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fact" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d2a57; cursor: pointer; font-family: arial, helvetica, "hiragino sans gb", "microsoft yahei", "wenquanyi micro hei", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="fact">fact</a><span face="" style="color: #1d2a57; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"> of </span><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/finding" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d2a57; cursor: pointer; font-family: arial, helvetica, "hiragino sans gb", "microsoft yahei", "wenquanyi micro hei", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="finding">finding</a><span face="" style="color: #1d2a57; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"> </span><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/interesting" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d2a57; cursor: pointer; font-family: arial, helvetica, "hiragino sans gb", "microsoft yahei", "wenquanyi micro hei", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="interesting">interesting</a><span face="" style="color: #1d2a57; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"> or </span><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/valuable" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d2a57; cursor: pointer; font-family: arial, helvetica, "hiragino sans gb", "microsoft yahei", "wenquanyi micro hei", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="valuable">valuable</a><span face="" style="color: #1d2a57; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"> things by </span><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/chance" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d2a57; cursor: pointer; font-family: arial, helvetica, "hiragino sans gb", "microsoft yahei", "wenquanyi micro hei", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="chance">chance</a>."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Even with a long, wet walk with a modicum of gestalt, the find fo the day.....THE MONEY SHOT...was spotted by Jay as our tired group made our way back to the cars. "Whoda thunk it?" One of Florida's rarest terrestrial orchids!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lZh88Qxl914/X0-LoYuADXI/AAAAAAAAKOU/dF3eKV5Nji8WZ81uhoRn7g3F40GHZqLBQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0054-001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lZh88Qxl914/X0-LoYuADXI/AAAAAAAAKOU/dF3eKV5Nji8WZ81uhoRn7g3F40GHZqLBQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/DSC_0054-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Orthochilus ecristatus</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Threatened species statewide with no vouchered specimens in Charlotte County per "Atlas of Florida Plants."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=2417">https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=2417</a><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uxwrko5gmjE/X0-h2aiwp2I/AAAAAAAAKQ8/GfuOb3_j3vcw1C2muEFDPhJs_IlFzz6gwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0075-001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="478" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uxwrko5gmjE/X0-h2aiwp2I/AAAAAAAAKQ8/GfuOb3_j3vcw1C2muEFDPhJs_IlFzz6gwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/DSC_0075-001.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Habenaria quinquesta</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://goorchids.northamericanorchidcenter.org/species/habenaria/quinquese">https://goorchids.northamericanorchidcenter.org/species/habenaria/quinquese</a><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Icing on the cake! In a swale next to our parked car, another beautiful terrestrial orchid....great spot by Olivia...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">PLANT GESTALT AND SERENDIPITY!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y5mb1CPYktM/X1J6Q1eu32I/AAAAAAAAKR8/lkid5Vl6DZYhLJ-MEW76DsVkbPNYPHi2wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0028-001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="416" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y5mb1CPYktM/X1J6Q1eu32I/AAAAAAAAKR8/lkid5Vl6DZYhLJ-MEW76DsVkbPNYPHi2wCLcBGAsYHQ/w625-h416/DSC_0028-001.JPG" width="625" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Join us next time we go afield....lots to see and lots to learn. And "The Webb" is a wonderland of nature, right in our own SW Florida back yard!</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dPpfLrSzpw8/X0-L037HDYI/AAAAAAAAKOk/OyK0m8osrRE_T65kThQ5Yoey0jQ5XpP9ACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/DSC_0956.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dPpfLrSzpw8/X0-L037HDYI/AAAAAAAAKOk/OyK0m8osrRE_T65kThQ5Yoey0jQ5XpP9ACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/DSC_0956.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Steven Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042658541188612585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919770806034076901.post-33887138901289446192019-03-26T12:59:00.002-07:002019-03-26T12:59:38.235-07:00Sharp eyes for the Little Guys & Lepidopterist Linkup! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Little Metalmark<i> (Calephelis virginiensis).</i> Tiny butterfly at only 1/2 inch, and the only representative of the family<i> Riodinidae</i> in Florida.</div>
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Spring is time for the Peace River Butterfly Society and Sarasota County Butterfly Club to get together for some time in the field. Here are some photos of trips the Scherer Thaxton Preserve and Myakka State Forest. Lots of little species on the edges as expected in early spring.</div>
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Fast little guys...hard to spot in the thick grass.</div>
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Easy going for the group along the trail around the catch basin pond.</div>
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Can you see this one in the grass. Taken at 50mm which is what the naked eye would see.</div>
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This is what inexpensive binoculars will do.</div>
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"One spot for one S" = Ceraunus Blue. "Two spots for two S's = Cassius Blue!</div>
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Lot of little guys on this outing and just at the end of the trail was a very cooperative Zebra Swallowtail! </div>
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Now off on the second joint outing to Myakka State Forest with the hope of lots of blooming thistle.</div>
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A SW Florida gem amidst encroaching development.</div>
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We walked into a surprising bloom of Phaon Crescents<i> (Phycoides phaon).</i></div>
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Difficult to spot these little guys unless to move!</div>
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<i>Hesperidae mysteriosa</i> is how I generally identify Skippers! Fast flying, small and confusing in appearance. Here is a link to all of these little guys!</div>
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Lots of beautiful Butterflies here in SW Florida...big and small, obvious and hard to identify! Get out there and see some.</div>
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OK! Here is the "money shot" of our outings. A Little Metalmark resting on a Ladies' Tresses ground orchid. You can't beat that.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Chicken Turtle? Yes, and not one, but three species of Chicken Turtles!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Above is a Florida Chicken Turtle</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>(Deirochelys reticularia chrysea)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The other two species are:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Eastern Chicken Turtle<i> </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>(Deirochelys reticularia reticularia</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Western Chicken Turtle</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>(Deirochelys reticularia miarai)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On a "butterfly walk" at the Babcock/Webb WMA in Punta Gorda, Florida. This Florida Chicken Turtle was quickly identified by Dr Bill, Phd turtle expert. Above Rachel, Jane and Bill move in for a good photo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Florida Chicken Turtle is a medium sized, fresh water, basking turtle. It's name? Some say due to it's long neck, other say it was a popular dish for early settlers and did indeed taste like chicken.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sadly they are sold in the exotic pet trade and specimens have been found as far away as Hawaii!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/wabis_000/AppData/Local/Packages/Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe/TempState/Downloads/pettrade%20(1).html">Inside the Exotic Pet Trade</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wonderful image from the Florida Museum of Natural History.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #2b2b2b; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "lato" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Chicken Turtles are mid-sized turtles with shells that are egg-shaped. These reptiles can get 6-9 inches long. Scute pattern on the carapace is 12/12 marginals, 4/4 vertebral and 5 vertebrae. The plastron is hingeless and is 88-91 % of the carapace length. It is yellow and may have a faded dark blotch on the posterior half. The skin is black with distinctive thin yellow stripes on the back legs and neck. The front of each foreleg has a broad yellow stripe. Furthermore, the neck when extended may be as long as the carapace.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/herpetology/florida-amphibians-reptiles/turtles/">Florida Museum of Natural History Turtle page</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the zoologist who name the Chicken Turtle, the binomial name that is! LaTreille was a prolific naturalist and named many more species and is celebrated as "The Father of Entomology."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Found the following passage in the above tome...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"...<i>le long cou a le gout du poulet."</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And which wine should I choose to go with a bowl of </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">turtle stew?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Why one with an appropriate label, of course!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, we also saw lots of butterflies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">bon appetite!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Late summer day visit to "secret spot" of friends Jean and Bill. They said we would find some butterflies....and WOW, did we ever. It was a HONEY HOLE!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is what attracted so many butterflies....a stand of over 100 Chapman's Blazing Star<i> (Liatris chapmanii)</i> growing in a very scrubby opening in the woods near a farm lane. </span></div>
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<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Kingdom:</td>
<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Plant">Plantae</a>
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<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><i style="text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Clade</i>:</td>
<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowering_plant" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Flowering plant">Angiosperms</a>
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<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><i style="text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Clade</i>:</td>
<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudicots" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: underline;" title="">Eudicots</a>
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<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><i style="text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Clade</i>:</td>
<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterids" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Asterids">Asterids</a>
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<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Order:</td>
<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterales" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Asterales">Asterales</a>
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<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Family:</td>
<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteraceae" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Asteraceae">Asteraceae</a>
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<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Genus:</td>
<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liatris" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Liatris"><i style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">Liatris</i></a>
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<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Species:
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<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><span class="species" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">L. chapmanii</b></i></span>
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<td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><b style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="binomial" style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">Liatris chapmanii</i></span></b><br style="text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;" /><div style="font-size: 11.86px;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Myakka State Forest in Englewood, FL. Out on a recon for a future Peace River Butterfly Society field trip in March....looking for likely spots to find thistles in bloom. Christmas day and a lovely afternoon hike on the Palmetto and River trails for a beautiful river view at the back country campsite.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the way back spotted a group of Pine Hyacinth plants in full bloom....unusual in late December?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to the Florida Forest Service for allowing hiking, hunting, horseback riding, wilderness camping, picnicking. So much of nature to see so close to suburbia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While birding at Ollie's Pond in Port Charlotte (FL) we saw a juvenile Roof Rat<i> (Rattus rattus)</i> jump out of a shorefront Cabbage Palm and swim away! Very unusual behavior.....one hardly ever sees rats in the wild, let alone one swimming!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Depicted below, by the Univ of Florida Extension Service as a horrible beast, these rodents are harmless in the wild and part of the ecosystem fauna.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">AHA! We soon found the cause of the rat's panicked escape! A Yellow Rat Snake<i> (Pantherophis alleghaniensis)</i> climbing the palm and looking for a meal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Higher in the palm, we spotted a large rat....perhaps a parent to the swimmer. Looking a bit too large for the snake, it seemed to exhibit a fearful expression and held it's ground.....maybe to protect other young in the nest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Out to look for shorebirds in late November. Found some resting in the rocks at Caspersen Beach in Venice (FL).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Above is a nice Black-bellied Plover<i> (Pluvialis squatarola)</i> in non-breeding plumage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well....I'm going out on a limb....Sanderling<i> (Calidris alba).</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally....an easy one! Ruddy Turnstone<i> (Arenaria interpres).</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wild Coco Orchid<i> (Eulophia alta).</i> A new, for me, species of Florida terrestrial orchid. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Plenty to see at "The Webb." Take a walk and be amazed at this great multi-use WMA.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Peace River Butterfly Association at Babcock-Webb WMA in Punta Gorda. We forgot about hunting season which was in full swing at the WMA....so limited our outing to the marl ponds near Lake Webb and the camping area. Not so many butterflies....but plenty of dragon flies and some interesting birds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Saw on Facebook a report of American Avocets <i>(Recurvirostra Americana)</i> at Ding Darling NWR. Though not really a <i>rara avis </i>they are an unusual winter sighting here in SW Florida, so we thought it worth braving the congested Ft Myers traffic with the hope of spotting some. We were not disappointed and had a great birding day at the refuge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The refuge is located on Sanibel Island, near Ft Myers and is 5200 acres of migratory bird paradise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The refuge is named after J Norwood Darling, conservationist and Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist. "Ding" also designed the first Federal Duck Stamp in 1935. The refuge visitor center has a wonderful diorama about Ding and a Duck Stamp Exhibit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">40 species is a great birding day, plus a super view of 5 very cooperative Avocets. Here are some of the birds we saw.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Reddish Egret <i>(Egretta rufescens)</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lots of "peeps." Willets <i>(Tringa semipalmata)</i>, Dowitchers (probably Short Billed <i>((Limnodromus griseus)) )</i>, and a few Dunlins <i>(Calidris alpine)</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another great feature of the refuge! Volunteer roving interpreters who show visitors where to see birds. Here is Paul McKenny who is a talented photographer and knowledgeable birder. It was a pleasure to meet Paul who shared some photography tips and birding lore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Avocets, Willets, Dowitchers, Reddish Egret, Dunlin....and maybe a Western Sandpiper! WOW....what a sight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hey...don't forget me! Double-crested Cormorant <i>(Phalacrocorax auritus)</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All five Avocets and friends....just what we came to see.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A 40 species day for my wife's Birder Journal! Thanks Ding Darling NWR.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lots to learn about birding, mangroves, ecology and life from new friend and roving interpreter, Iver Brook (retired Marine Ecologist, WWII B-17 crewman, birder and super representative of the refuge). Be sure to plan a visit and look for Paul and Iver...you will have a great day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not uncommon, but new to me, is this ground orchid.<i> Oeceoclades maculata,</i> common names include Monk Orchid, African Spotted Orchid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here seen with seed pod. Although not truly a native of South Florida....it's origin is in Africa, but here from Puerto Rico where it is well established.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On a recent plant walk at the Babcock/Webb WMA (Punta Gorda, Florida) with the Florida Native Plant Society....one of the group and fellow nature blogger, Thomas Zinneman, showed us a photo of a very rare and endangered wild flower which he found in our subdivision (we are neighbors). It was a Beautiful Paw Paw <i>(Deeringothamnus pulchellus). </i>We had never seen one but were quite interested....and wife Olivia recalled seeing something similar on a recent walk in our neighborhood. Sure enough....it was not only one Beautiful Paw Paw....but a cluster of five! Remarkable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Plan to get your feet wet when you explore with the Florida Native Plant Society! Here is a link to Thomas Zinnerman's fantastic blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This plant is critically endangered and rarely seen. It has lost much of it's habitat to development...so it was a surprise to find it in our subdivision. The PDF below has lots of info about the recovery plan which included reintroducing the Beautiful Paw Paw onto Pine Island some 20+ years ago. I believe these recent finds are the only reported north of the Peace River.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Interested to see this rare plant? They are on Quito Dr, in Section 20 of the Deep Creek subdivision. Below is a map and GPS coordinates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We thought to "rescue" this plant....but our research told us that is has an extensive root system, needs very special soil conditions, and also needs fire or mowing to avoid competition from taller plants. This cluster is on a vacant lot which gets mowed four times a year....so we will just watch the plant cluster.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Everglades Water-Willow <i>(Justica angusta). </i>Observed in two locations at the Babcock/Webb WMA in Punta Gorda, Florida.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">New wildflower to me...I got some ID help from Facebookers, Chris Evans, Linda Cooper and Carol Joan Gowing. Thanks folks!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Great name...<i>Justica</i> for Scottish botanist, James Justice...and <i>angusta </i>from the Latin, meaning "narrow" referring to the leaf shape.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here with a Little Metalmark <i>(Calephelis virginiensis).</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While working with a medical team from Vets With a Mission is a small hamlet I took my camera on a walkabout lunch break.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Central Vietnam grows lots of rice along the lowland habitat along it's east coast. Quang Thai is located about an hour NW of Hue City.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not exactly a "nature" post....but agriculture is really part of nature.....albeit altered to suit man.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rau moung....quintessential vegetable of rural Vietnam.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lunch break is over! Time to grab my kit and get back to triage!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Snail Kite <i>(Rostrhamus sociabilis) </i>seen 5/2/2017 at the Babcock/ Webb WMA in Punta Gorda, Florida.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not a great photo....into the sun...but shows the downward curve of the wings. This tropical bird is found in the U.S. only in southern Florida.....and Punta Gorda would be at the northern edge of it's range.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This close-up shows the specialized bill for feeding on apple snails. The Sibley Guide says the Marsh Hawk can be mistaken for a Snail Kite....but the bills are a key.</span></div>
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Steven Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042658541188612585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919770806034076901.post-10641803401391817312017-04-29T13:07:00.001-07:002017-04-29T13:07:19.527-07:00Greater Coucal: Spirit of the Tropical Garden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">During my many stays at the <a href="http://www.furamavietnam.com/">Furama Resort Danang</a> I have heard a haunting bird call from the high tree canopy of the lush tropical garden. Only my most recent stay was I lucky to get a quick view of the bird responsible...the Greater Coucal <i>(Centropus sinensis).</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This shy crow sized member of the cuckoo family <i>(Cuculidae)</i>, is rarely seen, but it's haunting call is often heard...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Widespread and of least concern throughout Asia, they are commonly called the Crow Pheasant and their deep calls are associated with spirits and omens in many versions of Asian folklore. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Furama is a wonderful resort on the site of the old "China Beach" R&R Center and has many memories for vets like me. Then it was a respite from combat duties....now it is a restful and luxurious home away from home for <a href="http://www.vetswithamission.org/">Vets With a Mission</a> teams after working in the mountains and countryside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A quiet place to sit and listen to the Coucals....at the lagoon pool in the midst of the tropical garden...best early in the morning or late in the afternoon.</span></div>
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Steven Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042658541188612585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919770806034076901.post-281743337807209202017-04-27T04:58:00.000-07:002017-04-27T04:58:51.975-07:00Papilio polytes: Common Mormon Butterfly<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This tropical swallowtail, <i>Papilio polytes</i>, or Common Mormorn butterfly is widely distributed across Asia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It mimics the toxic species Red-bodied Swallowtails <i>(Pachiopta polydorous) </i>and several other red- bodied and inedible species.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This beautiful female was seen nectaring in the tropical garden of the <a href="http://www.furamavietnam.com/">Furama Resort Danang, Vietnam</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Proof is, as always, in the binomial .... <i>Papilio </i>means butterfly in Greek ... <i>polytes </i>means many. Thus Mormon is reference to the practice of many different wives! </span></div>
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Steven Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042658541188612585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919770806034076901.post-48646829316500081362017-02-26T16:17:00.002-08:002017-02-26T16:17:25.536-08:00Sleepy Barred Owl<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Barred Owl <i>(Stryx varia)</i> here caught sleeping in Port Charlotte, Florida.</span></div>
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Steven Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042658541188612585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919770806034076901.post-34573583428075708602017-01-23T06:26:00.001-08:002017-01-23T06:26:59.793-08:00Woodpecker Wake Up with FWC!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">As part of Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) 75th Anniversary Celebration, a biologist guided birding field trip was held at the Babcock-Webb WMA in Punta Gorda. It began with a pre-dawn rendezvous and a van ride to a Red-cockaded Woodpecker colony....hopefully to see these rare and endangered bird leave their night roosting cavities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">World hushed in silence<br /> Birds unable to keep still…<br /> The chorus of dawn<br /><br /> a Haiku by Helen Manassian Ghali</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Getting light....bird peeping out...it seems curious about all the activity. Small bird....will leave the roost in a flash and go off foraging for a breakfast of ants and beetles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Patience....tripod, monopod....and more patience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Peek a Boo....through the misty fog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were watching an artificial cavity....as one of the biologists had seen a bird enter it last evening. There are several colonies of RCWs at the Webb...lots of natural cavities and some improved by the studying biologists.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://myfwc.com/media/1355359/RCW_management_plan.pdf">RCW Management Plan in Florida</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Want to know more about the Red-cockaded Woodpecker? You can get a copy of McFarlane's book on Amazon.com for a penny and postage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Audubon painting of RCW. Binomial naming was by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1809.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can visit this RCW colony....just off the Oil Well Grade at the Babcock-Webb WMA.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Many thanks to Florida's WMA biologists who were knowledgeable, friendly and provided a great outing for us "birders."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Smooth-billed Ani <i>(Crotophaga ani).</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Facebook's SW Florida Bird Alert "WENT HOT" with recent reports of a Smooth-billed Ani seen at the north end of Ft Desoto Park, a barrier island in Pinellas County, Florida.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a tropical bird, in the cuckoo family, seen only in south Florida...and rarely in SW Florida....so the report sent us off to Ft Desoto</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This multi-use park has 1,136 acres with 7 miles of beachfront....and an impressive 326 species bird list!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is "The Big Dog".....Liv's Nikon P900 with 83x telephoto. Great for a rare bird outing when you don't want to carry a 50lb lens and tripod.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The lead pic on this post was taken (hand held) at 428mm (that's 2000mm equivalent 35mm film), 1/500 sec, f6.5, ISO 150.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Above is a crop up taken with my Nikon D330 with 70-200mm zoom. Taken at 200mm, 1/640, f 6.3, ISO 200.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.nikonusa.com/en/learn-and-explore/article/hx1k6nc4/how-to-choose-your-next-dslr-lens.html">Nikon lense guide</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Taken a bit closer to the bird with the Big Dog. 321mm, 1/500 sec, f 6.3, ISO 160.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.travoge.com/blog/best-birding-camera/">Best Birding Cameras</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Always a great day at Ft Desoto....whether birding, biking, fishing, paddling, picnicking, or beaching!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mid January! No ice, no snow....just sunshine and miles of beach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Come on down....you just might see an Ani!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sandwich Tern <i>(Sterna sandvicensis)</i> is one of six species of crested tern. Spotted here in Punta Gorda....slender black bill with yellow tip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I suspect this is one of the southern and Caribbean subspecies, <i>Sterna sanvicensis acuflavida. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Although not uncommon, and of least concern....I rarely see them among the SW Florida terns.</span></div>
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Steven Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042658541188612585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919770806034076901.post-66047653861772834742016-12-05T04:59:00.000-08:002016-12-06T05:17:40.986-08:00Dunlin or Curlew Sandpiper?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Birding in early December at Port Charlotte (Florida) Beach Complex on Charlotte Harbor. Found some "peeps" feeding on the shore. Are these Dunlins <i>(Calidris alpina)</i>, as I suspect? Or....could they be Curlew Sandpipers <i>(Calidris ferruginea) </i>? Dunlins are not uncommon here, but Curlew Sandpipers certainly are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We checked out Sibley and Peterson Field Guides....very similar appearing birds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Size comparison with 7.25" Semipalmated Plover <i>(Charadrius semipalmatus.)</i></span></div>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunlin">Dunlin wiki link</a></div>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curlew_sandpiper">Curlew Sandpiper wiki link</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/curlew-sandpiper">Audubon Curlew Sandpiper page</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Curlew Sandpiper range map. Seeing this bird on Florida's Gulf Coast would make it a rare stray!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here I don't see a <i>supercillium</i>, but maybe this is a bird just coming into non-breeding plumage? And the legs are yellow, not black....maybe a Least Sandpiper <i>(Calidris minutilla) </i>but it's bigger than I would expect???</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.beautyofbirds.com/supercilium.html">Supercillium?</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/dunlin">Audubon Dunlin page</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dunlin winter range in Blue</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Got to say I am unsure on this ID.....odds on favorite would be Dunlin! What do you think, my birding friends?</span></div>
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