tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849147256111781292024-03-13T18:26:51.609-05:00Bona Dea Sanctuary Nature NotesBONA DEA TRAILS AND SANTUARY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTHEN END OF RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS USA. I GO THERE ALMOST EVERY DAY TO SEE NATURE IN ACTION. MOST OF THE TIME IT IS INTERESTING . I HOPE YOU ENJOY!!!Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.comBlogger245125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-67511304490718805212014-07-24T21:37:00.000-05:002014-07-24T21:37:47.698-05:00Update for 07-05-14<b><span style="background-color: #38761d; color: #ffd966; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">On a recent walk at Bona Dea Park, I went by a picnic table right under a very big American Sycamore tree. I had noticed that for some reason these trees had shed more of their bark this year than in any years past that I can remember. The </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; line-height: 20px;">ground is literally littered with bark. But I also noticed a caterpillar walking on the picnic table. I took these photos of the caterpillar</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: #38761d; color: #ffd966; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">. A Sycamore Tussock-Halysidota harrisii. They seem to be indigenous to these trees. With the caterpillar photos are photos of what the adult result is. A Sycamore Tussock Moth. I think both the caterpillar and moth are pretty. Also photos of a Sycamore tree and the scattered bark that these trees shed. Looks like the experts believe that the tree outgrows the bark in the middle section of the trees and breaks loose. Maybe due to the cooler, wetter weather we have had in this area this spring and summer, the trees are growing faster that usual.</span></b><br />
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-43100253569792763342014-05-29T23:02:00.000-05:002014-05-29T23:02:05.855-05:00UPDATE FOR 05-03-2014<span style="color: #f1c232;"><b style="background-color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">Mississippi Kite-Ictinia mississippiensis-On Old Shorty Trail-05-03-14. This is a bird love story. I was walking the trail</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><b style="background-color: #38761d;">when I looked up in a tree and saw this female. I watched for a long time and then its mate flew down from nowhere an<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">d they mated and then he flew off. This happened 4 or 5 times and then they both flew off. Have never seen this specie in this area before. I only had an ipod for a camera. The poor photo is in the middle of the others which are borrowed photos of the mating process and the male flying over the female and close up of the front and back of a similiar bird. These photos shows it all exactly as it looked to me.</span></b></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-84473193987495645612013-09-13T01:03:00.000-05:002013-09-13T01:03:37.644-05:00Update for 07-31-13<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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Trail by the main east parking area when I saw this vine wildflower that
I have never seen there or anywhere else before. It turns out to be a
fairly common wildflower. It is the State of Tennessee official
wildflower. It is a Passionflower or Purple Passion flower-Passiflora
incarnata. I think it is very pretty. Here is some information on it: "<span class="userContent">Also called wild passion flower, purple
passionflower, purple passion vine, maypop, apricot vine. Rare or
threatened in Indiana and Ohio; considered weedy or invasive in some
areas. This is the state wildflower of Tennessee. The name of thi<span class="text_exposed_show">s
unusual flower relates to the resemblance of the floral parts to
aspects of the crucifixion story. The 10 petal-like parts represent the
disciples, excluding Peter and Judas; the 5 stamens the wounds Jesus
received; the knob-like stigmas the nails; the fringe the crown of
thorns."</span></span></b></span><br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-34384246408435528832013-03-30T02:26:00.001-05:002013-03-30T02:26:17.321-05:00<span style="color: #bf9000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You might want to check out <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=609762922387098&l=3606268365093259939">this love affair</a> with a African Ring Neck Dove. This taken on a visit to the Driftwood Nature Center at Lake Tenkiller State Park in Oklahoma, USA on 03-25-2013. Click on underline above. </span></b></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-68885908386889851312012-12-20T00:42:00.001-06:002012-12-20T00:42:27.431-06:00<span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Have a very <a href="http://www.123greetings.com/events/christmas/spirit_of_christmas/the_spirit_of_christmas.html">Merry Christmas</a> and a very Happy New Year!!</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span></b></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-17735213403116540252012-06-25T22:40:00.004-05:002012-06-25T22:55:57.035-05:00Update 06-25-12<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5LTTuk6UxPeulVzR-zegRWO33GPsiyW7USzBRIFKFoVGCuaNMAYQZIQnH4OxIq-o7GR1_9F4U5sYUojNIQ0iolBnz-ljcwb8Q4qt2DdRcZrJfsBbqQbxek054Y8tFYipsuqRNClymL8/s1600/58-Moore%2527s+Larkspur-wildflower+bloom-+Delphinium+newtonianum-Big+Piney+Creek+in+Ozark+Mtns.+AR+USA-06-13-12-1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 172px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5LTTuk6UxPeulVzR-zegRWO33GPsiyW7USzBRIFKFoVGCuaNMAYQZIQnH4OxIq-o7GR1_9F4U5sYUojNIQ0iolBnz-ljcwb8Q4qt2DdRcZrJfsBbqQbxek054Y8tFYipsuqRNClymL8/s200/58-Moore%2527s+Larkspur-wildflower+bloom-+Delphinium+newtonianum-Big+Piney+Creek+in+Ozark+Mtns.+AR+USA-06-13-12-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758187835530606002" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhripfE0IJQRrGAQwdIDNh8LneyiJr3HLK0sYnM2nu-D8fBALKzKcywbXdaQLVFXhNNT_CkZ42_KP9p3wItslecF825t3NjVErbfqSPcZtL5V-wOplmSWshjf82yE11qJg7CSKYtLcxHYo/s1600/72-Freeman++Springs-in+shelter-Hwy+7+north+of++Dover%252C+AR%252C+USA-06-13-12.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkg-RcNstTVJlIYUe8b-9qvwTObN-mWZxwx5CVbS0AyxwzTTdF3wtXs52yCYSClsG1PRcVU9od3q14H5v4tOfz5nIFvZDAAhs8Zw9AWPO9Znzc4OdpDz7ofoER-_bhT5dwYxK3Nj1rxI/s200/2-Old+home-over+100+years+old-Big+Piney+Creek+in+Ozark+Mtns.+AR+USA-06-13-12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758187483364383474" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOc4IFUNBtaN3ZmoEmUTtOCdy4yMntV8sXb2JPrg2rJURRZIOn_yCTtssLbw-7L5sqZoSh2fLEUDtNwyOtK6ZdyXChmxNfIWzC9NIWCNUcnqHSpUCOOasdW5YxW07vwaTAy1gV1Nbdyw/s1600/38-Bicolored+Flower+Longhorn+beetle-Strangalia+bicolor-Piney+Creek+in+Ozark+Mtns.+AR+USA-06-13-12.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOc4IFUNBtaN3ZmoEmUTtOCdy4yMntV8sXb2JPrg2rJURRZIOn_yCTtssLbw-7L5sqZoSh2fLEUDtNwyOtK6ZdyXChmxNfIWzC9NIWCNUcnqHSpUCOOasdW5YxW07vwaTAy1gV1Nbdyw/s200/38-Bicolored+Flower+Longhorn+beetle-Strangalia+bicolor-Piney+Creek+in+Ozark+Mtns.+AR+USA-06-13-12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758187511790130850" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Boy it has sure been hot around here. Temp went to 108 degrees F. today. This was a record for this area. No rain in sight and the farmers and ranchers are hurting big time. Have not done much at Bona Dea lately as I cracked my right heel trying to kill myself by falling off my back porch. Now I have 2 bad wheels. Fell a couple of years ago at Bona Dea and have nerve damage in the other foot. But back on 06-13-12 I had the opportunity to go to a very remote area in the Upper Big Piney Wilderness Area in the Ozark Mountains. Mr. Paul Ray went along and took his camera and some photos. I have them posted on facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.467398836623508.120617.100000601870934&type=3&l=3a8c130664">here</a>. They contain shots of a homestead over 100 years old. Old original furniture, insects, birds, trees, flowers and Piney Creek. The photos here shows just a sample and their descriptions can be found at the before mentioned link above. I have a photo of my great great maternal grandfather's home close to the same area that looks like this one. Also the last photos on the album are of Freeman Springs which is on hwy 7 North of Dover, AR, USA. My grandmother used to work there years ago when people came up there to take the mineral baths and stay at the hotel or ajoining cabins. The flower shown here and several in the album shows <a href="http://ozarks.cr.usgs.gov/">Moore's Larkspur</a> which is only found in this area and no where else in the world. Once again, I hope you will <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.467398836623508.120617.100000601870934&type=3&l=3a8c130664">visit this site</a> and see something you won't see very often.<br /></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-143981273198521302012-06-10T01:26:00.002-05:002012-06-10T01:50:21.800-05:00Bona Dea Update and Others<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH0rPZ7APdI2wRcMfWJ7PIgVNbvGwqBesFgsAh1d_KhbR0Gh0riiv-cRsc_Nfw7jykN7AgY8OFhN1EXpmFUR2OVcNo3XMWO4BBlYL_KBhZGrkz85hL4MwhoKbr0RyCDwk3qF8cHQ3wB8/s1600/White+Tail+deer-Sequoyah+National+Wildlife+Refuge-Oklahoma-05-25-12.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH0rPZ7APdI2wRcMfWJ7PIgVNbvGwqBesFgsAh1d_KhbR0Gh0riiv-cRsc_Nfw7jykN7AgY8OFhN1EXpmFUR2OVcNo3XMWO4BBlYL_KBhZGrkz85hL4MwhoKbr0RyCDwk3qF8cHQ3wB8/s200/White+Tail+deer-Sequoyah+National+Wildlife+Refuge-Oklahoma-05-25-12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5752296844068709842" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzk8M7WC66Wg8Gr5GYIndjsIFpJd06G8fWJdCCbUuL-54-f-h59YQCv5d7RapLZJaRDV8iLR6QAK0DWMd_V6Jnc4TtQ-dC3FmH2CpLo9iDwHEzKT97tDQIDw32osyLl5rf3a9dv4E5j5M/s1600/Common+Goldeneye-Bucephala+clangula-female-Sequoyah+National+Wildlife+Refuge-Oklahoma-05-25-12.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzk8M7WC66Wg8Gr5GYIndjsIFpJd06G8fWJdCCbUuL-54-f-h59YQCv5d7RapLZJaRDV8iLR6QAK0DWMd_V6Jnc4TtQ-dC3FmH2CpLo9iDwHEzKT97tDQIDw32osyLl5rf3a9dv4E5j5M/s200/Common+Goldeneye-Bucephala+clangula-female-Sequoyah+National+Wildlife+Refuge-Oklahoma-05-25-12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5752296837615240562" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvJzopD4I7Q4-dSyNfDXLIc-5OuNYwG2EElcSLFZu8h9C19_UngZMaC8uNVMD0FOstYKlImgZ5eBFYcuibE0ieaawTpe019b5O8TIYArOUieYh9xfVMi4B1Ba8VN0ItQfM8UBnHp49pM/s1600/Scarlet+Tanager-Piranga+olivacea-Mt.+Magazine-06-01-12.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvJzopD4I7Q4-dSyNfDXLIc-5OuNYwG2EElcSLFZu8h9C19_UngZMaC8uNVMD0FOstYKlImgZ5eBFYcuibE0ieaawTpe019b5O8TIYArOUieYh9xfVMi4B1Ba8VN0ItQfM8UBnHp49pM/s200/Scarlet+Tanager-Piranga+olivacea-Mt.+Magazine-06-01-12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5752296829762523666" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiS1aqMniNgjdmvc7C_hd_iQ99lgt-PHRPLbi_emwGlZCi_DKMo-dO189XzkOiDeSYoJAnbrszR2ypgYdJHNa2oqQrqcVUVYKcXQgcVUCO-ilS0KmflQ6ulw_Bqh4zd2ZYuuB1GPfLqA/s1600/Orange+Jewelweed+wildflower-Impatiens+capensis-twin+blooms+closeup-on+Old+Shorty+trail-05-30-12.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiS1aqMniNgjdmvc7C_hd_iQ99lgt-PHRPLbi_emwGlZCi_DKMo-dO189XzkOiDeSYoJAnbrszR2ypgYdJHNa2oqQrqcVUVYKcXQgcVUCO-ilS0KmflQ6ulw_Bqh4zd2ZYuuB1GPfLqA/s200/Orange+Jewelweed+wildflower-Impatiens+capensis-twin+blooms+closeup-on+Old+Shorty+trail-05-30-12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5752296860661037602" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_xPky17aZpzqoGKaFcaj6mjWbwG_5vguWk_ZkOGbGgO4u-3VUnXKRbnkwoyCYu-g-s5HPf0uXVFzQdhzPyX85FasEyxYwQevWewkg40fw2lEFoyzp40eMOnG93Pkw51Rpt3raRVPR2U/s1600/Orange+Jewelweed+wildflower-Impatiens+capensis-twin+blooms+sideview-on+Old+Shorty+trail-05-30-12.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_xPky17aZpzqoGKaFcaj6mjWbwG_5vguWk_ZkOGbGgO4u-3VUnXKRbnkwoyCYu-g-s5HPf0uXVFzQdhzPyX85FasEyxYwQevWewkg40fw2lEFoyzp40eMOnG93Pkw51Rpt3raRVPR2U/s200/Orange+Jewelweed+wildflower-Impatiens+capensis-twin+blooms+sideview-on+Old+Shorty+trail-05-30-12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5752296852891333282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Bona Dea has been pretty busy these days with more and more people coming to the Park. I have been going late in day to avoid the traffic on the trails. There seems to be more and more <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Baltimore_Oriole/id">Baltimore Orioles</a> at the park this year than ever before. There is a very pretty male on Old Shorty Trail by the main parking area with his mate. Haven't either had a camera or haven't had a good shot of him. He like all others like to stay hid way up in the tree canopies. Haven't seen the Gator this year but haven't tried too hard. I heard it was seen earlier this year. In the past few weeks a friend of mine, Paul Ray, and myself have been going to other places to take some photos. He has a new Canon Full Frame camera and assorted lens and we have traveled around a bit. Last week we went to Mt. Magazine State Park, Arkansas USA and he took some photos.and I have been screening and editing them. I have a link highlighted in this sentence that will take you to the album. Take note of the very pretty <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Scarlet_Tanager/id">Scarlet Tanager</a> bird. He was high in the trees but turned out really well. I have attached the photo of it here. Also some good butterfly pics and many other birds as well. Old Big Foot was found up there and Paul was able to catch him running up the hill as he was mad his photo was taken. Click <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.458329370863788.118702.100000601870934&type=3&l=72c83ffbb5">here</a> for the album photos. A few weeks earlier we went to Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, USA. That was an interesting trip also. Enclosed here is a Common Goldeneye female Duck and a Whitetail deer that was trying to hide from us. Mr. Ray had taken several some photos on other trips there and can be seen <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.188791121150949.50312.100000601870934&type=3&l=488cb5b3c4">here</a>. Last and probably least are blooms shown here of a Orange Jewellweed wildflower on Old Shorty Trail at Bona Dea. I just couldn't leave ole Bona Dea out of this post.<br /></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-53823680430363022842012-04-30T00:55:00.004-05:002012-05-04T01:27:25.157-05:00Bona Dea Update-04-29-12<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfvfIDCCfQ_bFDFE2EKRsiODsiUjU5gHdUv_D9EcZJh_v_AaMmImmOJp_5pWrvSBcyDQ2s8KmglH-Qiy93WzFevalmXoj1pdzlOFpxWqriqW5iOaLbAqSRg-FSTXq68tyO1P4hvm4QQ8/s1600/Red+Mulberry+Tree+fruit-closeup+with+nickel-Morus+rubra-at+Western+Sizzlin+restaurant+in+Russellville%252C+AR-05-03-12.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfvfIDCCfQ_bFDFE2EKRsiODsiUjU5gHdUv_D9EcZJh_v_AaMmImmOJp_5pWrvSBcyDQ2s8KmglH-Qiy93WzFevalmXoj1pdzlOFpxWqriqW5iOaLbAqSRg-FSTXq68tyO1P4hvm4QQ8/s200/Red+Mulberry+Tree+fruit-closeup+with+nickel-Morus+rubra-at+Western+Sizzlin+restaurant+in+Russellville%252C+AR-05-03-12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5738560524314949282" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTohbk7Z2D20B4IbaQRGB2c6quxc-tT1o4A3orn4S32FAweLp2XU8VCgwTBcGf1YT1iBVEKcNd10Bh6gRjciOpHOAHJyO0KZS1NoWnzNKgzaLrXDRkxYcR4IV6G06ySIaG6mzuLozi3Q/s1600/Red+Mulberry+Tree+fruit+and+limbs+and+leaves-Morus+rubra-at+Western+Sizzlin+restaurant+in+Russellville%252C+AR-05-03-12.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 112px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwuyjapVoojwn2Mev1FipJPMC0jx6ypkD_9Q_Le61Qf899LR1H_RveQeD00qQh5Zs62ERVO9y3SqspLNkMyH4EiwRelOKT_8oQJiIN5P9QR8xP1Lg3kH1Rwt7zKmhf0aFblzEVmQN3LHI/s200/Yellow-poplar-or+Tuliptree-Magnoliaceae+Liriodendron+tulipifera+L.-On+Old+Shorty+Trail-04-29-12.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc9933;">Today was a nice day to be out and about. I have seen this tree in the park off of Old Shorty Trail for a long time but never knew what it was until this year's bloom. I really think the tulip like blooms are beautiful and I have never looked at them up close before. These blooms were off the groud quite a ways and I had to throw a rope up and over a limb and pull it down in order to bread off a short twig with leaves and flowers. This is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liriodendron_tulipifera">Yellow-poplar-or Tuliptree-Magnoliaceae Liriodendron tulipifera L.</a> This tree is not native of this area however. In this section of the park which is the parking area and picnic area, the acreage was planted with different wildflowers and trees by the government when the park was developed. These are photos of its bark,look at the woodpecker holes and leaf closup and profile of the whole tree and then 2 photos showing a darker and a lighter exposure of the bloom. Which exposure do you think is best?? Leave answer in comment section. Thanks!! Also at the local Western Sizzlin Restaurant there is this really nice <a href="http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?allSpecies=&searchText=mulberry&cmdSubmit.x=10&cmdSubmit.y=9&GroupID=&curGroupID=10&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=3">Red Mulberry Tree-Morus rubra</a>. You can eat these berries and they are sorta like wild blackberries. Photos showing the whole tree and limbs and leaves and the berries beside a nickel.<br /></span></strong></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-56438388182252492312012-04-28T02:18:00.003-05:002012-04-28T02:34:20.292-05:00Bona Dea Overdue Update-04-27-12<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vBSFQ0cGHMehrWswr9MvQp2ddRTzRWoa_3uquJfgLhY_q4DB7dvRZ2O0cU5Frq3DiL5TrosZhoIipxn2pdNLPAwTeKXpAP_I-pQavl4K9E64FWH96SYPiQhQKnVjZPpOL3esud9_WPQ/s1600/Foxglove+Beardtongue-Penstemon+digitalis-Leaves+Closeup-Off+of+Old+Shorty+Trail-04-26-12.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vBSFQ0cGHMehrWswr9MvQp2ddRTzRWoa_3uquJfgLhY_q4DB7dvRZ2O0cU5Frq3DiL5TrosZhoIipxn2pdNLPAwTeKXpAP_I-pQavl4K9E64FWH96SYPiQhQKnVjZPpOL3esud9_WPQ/s200/Foxglove+Beardtongue-Penstemon+digitalis-Leaves+Closeup-Off+of+Old+Shorty+Trail-04-26-12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5736350075611226130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHq3VNWX5t1HwW6vd8s_G5TPUlpX-8mKPqVCZOJMEzJQl0pRWcFNLHsRGKScUk4ygvp2ItQc5-dFXVr9xFBmH42vTk0dJJVdvWmdbcOC7ep7Xq0hdxbtUBsE81g-OKPXAoG9ikQUf39Y/s1600/Foxglove+Beardtongue-Penstemon+digitalis-Entire+plant-Off+of+Old+Shorty+Trail-04-26-12.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHq3VNWX5t1HwW6vd8s_G5TPUlpX-8mKPqVCZOJMEzJQl0pRWcFNLHsRGKScUk4ygvp2ItQc5-dFXVr9xFBmH42vTk0dJJVdvWmdbcOC7ep7Xq0hdxbtUBsE81g-OKPXAoG9ikQUf39Y/s200/Foxglove+Beardtongue-Penstemon+digitalis-Entire+plant-Off+of+Old+Shorty+Trail-04-26-12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5736350071619687506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Wzm7vuQYTLHOYu-vCXnJ2dyvhJ4tseaNQSq6D4PLG1y-OvZsfBxpFgBgkvc57LCXf5CEEA-s-kSfPsermCF7rFRJ4l5o_kv5N-Sw9KOEu_pkS1c7rQZgIUKyiVaW-VytMbc9K3A-h78/s1600/Foxglove+Beardtongue-Penstemon+digitalis-Bloom+Closeup-Off+of+Old+Shorty+Trail-04-26-12.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Wzm7vuQYTLHOYu-vCXnJ2dyvhJ4tseaNQSq6D4PLG1y-OvZsfBxpFgBgkvc57LCXf5CEEA-s-kSfPsermCF7rFRJ4l5o_kv5N-Sw9KOEu_pkS1c7rQZgIUKyiVaW-VytMbc9K3A-h78/s200/Foxglove+Beardtongue-Penstemon+digitalis-Bloom+Closeup-Off+of+Old+Shorty+Trail-04-26-12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5736350069501765778" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It has been so long since I have posted, I have about forgotten how to do this. Been lazy for a long time. It is starting to get very warm here. We had a very mild winter and now summer is coming early. The insect pests of all kinds are out in force. I did hear of someone seeing the resident Alligator, but I have not tried to see it but only once. No Luck!! Up until just the last few days they have not mowed the park. Which is good for me because I can see some wildflowers. This happened a couple of years ago when I took many photos of plants at the park. But I noticed one that I had never seen before. And they were at the Old Shorty Trail right next to the main parking area. After I dusted off the cobwebs and tried to relearn how to operate the camera, I took some photos and good thing because the very next day, guess what?? Yep!!They mowed them down. They were <a href="http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?allSpecies=&searchText=foxglove&cmdSubmit.x=10&cmdSubmit.y=10&GroupID=&curGroupID=11&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=2">Foxglove Beardtongue-Penstemon digitalis</a>. These photos shows the bloom closeup and a closeup of the leaves showing the small sawtooth edges and one of the entire plant. I kept putting my big foot in the photo and had to crop some. I seem to do that all the time. And I have small feet. The main change to the park in the year are the number of people coming there. Most are there for the exercise. Unfortunately not for the nature aspect. I pods and cell phones dominate their activities. Wonder why they have to use those out there. What is home for??? Until sometime next time--ADIOS!!<br /></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-26056566312028453632011-08-26T23:50:00.007-05:002012-02-28T22:05:36.407-06:00Bona Dea Update-1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvOJmB0aktZqqHrCki8HygwaDq3LnXNrvx3kvD36V9b8AO2NkfoI655EMs-gRfi8tcYhyphenhyphenDPwMO6CJX8Om9W2d0PCZW9m1kU8akXGqubV9nPHXn3YXbwaWIWJlhDUeslMQhKhyek6JDz8/s1600/Quince+Flowering+Bush+or+Japonica.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvOJmB0aktZqqHrCki8HygwaDq3LnXNrvx3kvD36V9b8AO2NkfoI655EMs-gRfi8tcYhyphenhyphenDPwMO6CJX8Om9W2d0PCZW9m1kU8akXGqubV9nPHXn3YXbwaWIWJlhDUeslMQhKhyek6JDz8/s200/Quince+Flowering+Bush+or+Japonica.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645406244662197538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LSyPbCmUjbloFoy3l2O__ya49jjHjkSlnXph8MaJzbCvpp-sQwExqEPLtyA6EylZCPlfQL6WgC7kSwyf6EfH5mOE7yfFRL2yfb-wc3zsHOHaJR1IhejuWdD9tX6BXaRkVu-XaquJjV4/s1600/Hazel+Alder-small+tree+or+shrub-Alnus+serrulata-seed+pods+and+leaves-at+Disc+Golf+Course-2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 90px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LSyPbCmUjbloFoy3l2O__ya49jjHjkSlnXph8MaJzbCvpp-sQwExqEPLtyA6EylZCPlfQL6WgC7kSwyf6EfH5mOE7yfFRL2yfb-wc3zsHOHaJR1IhejuWdD9tX6BXaRkVu-XaquJjV4/s200/Hazel+Alder-small+tree+or+shrub-Alnus+serrulata-seed+pods+and+leaves-at+Disc+Golf+Course-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645404751698342962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3mi_Ad9ZpLUzF3Okjd75Icufj81EfKnYlsPePBXA8uI_9qepLILwbt5V39yxx8KvwS-_swP6Ll_ZtspRBqmyb7DmqHFQbrLl07OC7gPVf5W9jDJf6JBiOjm-TNT_u6It6alcnGJx49c/s1600/Trumpet+Creeper+wildflower-Campsis+radicans-+seed+pods+and+blooms-at+Disc+Golf+Course-08-12-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3mi_Ad9ZpLUzF3Okjd75Icufj81EfKnYlsPePBXA8uI_9qepLILwbt5V39yxx8KvwS-_swP6Ll_ZtspRBqmyb7DmqHFQbrLl07OC7gPVf5W9jDJf6JBiOjm-TNT_u6It6alcnGJx49c/s200/Trumpet+Creeper+wildflower-Campsis+radicans-+seed+pods+and+blooms-at+Disc+Golf+Course-08-12-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645404748275280962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7as3d4s9hwCvbMRnYoQNLXndcGsasUS4Jr1X0_PxzBoE5y6y_K6dLg_AM8Tr4HkaTBm0MlJwpUzV-A-l9mJySOaVIRaQdCWAdgR1pcNYzdZpgA30NtcB1pkeq5m3K-Rl1E5hwayT-V-s/s1600/Chaenomeles-Fruit+or+seed+pods+of+the+Flowering+Quince+bush+or+Japonica.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7as3d4s9hwCvbMRnYoQNLXndcGsasUS4Jr1X0_PxzBoE5y6y_K6dLg_AM8Tr4HkaTBm0MlJwpUzV-A-l9mJySOaVIRaQdCWAdgR1pcNYzdZpgA30NtcB1pkeq5m3K-Rl1E5hwayT-V-s/s200/Chaenomeles-Fruit+or+seed+pods+of+the+Flowering+Quince+bush+or+Japonica.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645402517790951506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHvuUTjEjN-H4DfaO581Xqj288ht0auOXdgkdY6CqdDYJ67naI2XM4YGYUgUh8TcHW86v8sh8XOQ3LAcgEllU974_5tsG5jtthUn3IqJN5jLPs9fQzher7rFwDpotZk8x0KF8MnA5ps8/s1600/Musk+Turtle-2-at+Spillway-05-22-10.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHvuUTjEjN-H4DfaO581Xqj288ht0auOXdgkdY6CqdDYJ67naI2XM4YGYUgUh8TcHW86v8sh8XOQ3LAcgEllU974_5tsG5jtthUn3IqJN5jLPs9fQzher7rFwDpotZk8x0KF8MnA5ps8/s200/Musk+Turtle-2-at+Spillway-05-22-10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645396477117852514" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Bona Dea is still in operation. I have been absent for awhile. I went there in the late afternoon today, Friday. I went to the spillway. After just going down swinging bridge trail for a few feet I saw a raccoon cross in front of me going from one pool to another one. I slowly crept up on it until it saw me and ran down the bank. Then as I was starting to walk again, 2 <a href="http://img.youtube.com/vi/EWRlJ9vWJnY/0.jpg">small babies</a> walked across the trail and right in front of me stopped and stared and raised their backs like cats ready to fight. I had no camera so I missed a great photo opportunity. The link above shows close to what they looked like. After going to the spillway I fed the fish and also a small Musk Turtle. I have not mentioned one in a long time. The photo here shows one at the same location some time back. A few days ago I went to the Disc Golf Course near by and while standing on the iron cross over bridge, I looked down into the water and saw and really huge <a href="http://www.herpsofarkansas.com/Snake/NerodiaSipedon">Midland Watersnake</a>,Nerodia sipedon pleuralis. No camera again but this is a link to them. They really look mean and poisonous but aren't. I noticed out there that there are many young <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Kingbird/id">Eastern Kingbirds</a> flying around and chasing each other like crazy. I saw this several days earlier out there too. In the early spring, there were several pair in the area so I supposed most of the eggs hatched by the looks of things. An oddity I discovered when I got home was while going to the mail box by the road, I noticed what looked like an apple growing in the Japonica or Quince Flowering bush. I examined it closely to see if it was attached to a foreign plant embedded in the bush. But no, it was attached to a stem of the bush. I researched it and found it was the fruit or seed pod for this bush called Chaenomeles. I have seen and been up close to these bushes all my life and never have noticed these things. Here is a photo of 2 of them together. And also a photo of what the mature flowering bush looks like in the Spring. You can actually eat these. They are very hard which I found out when handling it. But you can boil it down and make jelly out of them. Learn something every day huh? Back to the subject at hand, some time ago at the Disc Golf Course, I viewed these beans or seed pods to a Trumpet Creeper wildflower vine. These were huge. You can see them attached to the vine with the orange flower blooms. Also present behind these were some smaller seed pods of a Hazel Alder small tree or bush. They were planted there by the waters edge when the authorities built the park. I zoomed and cropped the photos to see the small seed pods that were in the background. It actually rained close to 9 inches in 9 straight days at my home in the last month. It has rained some since then. But it has really been a hot and dry summer up until August. The night now are in the high 60's to low 70's F. Nice sleeping weather. </span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-41055596133715043302011-08-01T22:11:00.007-05:002012-02-23T20:22:46.367-06:00Bona Dea Update<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGWk7EFgMeBOWI4rnOSF6IFbWN_N0ZkSwt5NatWUjItx7LuyYfIWc03va3kmyNlTlJUIyuEqhkD_27nPBSmAJY3fL_R0HV1rAN4INriQUYvF5ahJtF4KzYwfoXyjQrI4RA53qWPSHciA/s1600/Beware+of+Gator+sign-at+East+park+entrance-08-02-11.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636468791745697538" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGWk7EFgMeBOWI4rnOSF6IFbWN_N0ZkSwt5NatWUjItx7LuyYfIWc03va3kmyNlTlJUIyuEqhkD_27nPBSmAJY3fL_R0HV1rAN4INriQUYvF5ahJtF4KzYwfoXyjQrI4RA53qWPSHciA/s200/Beware+of+Gator+sign-at+East+park+entrance-08-02-11.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUo3J-VV4RLPOXXUvzD0_6_6UMEcphXYob_4qKe-gNlV62RvWHbI06d6iLvXgDBdMWDQC6ZMgS0c8ejL74k408XOemRxDECe9w6Q5wjV0N1g8zTqSnldnpkXTpo3jMnE5pz0GvQ3CSpW0/s1600/Prairie+Kingsnake+-Lampropeltis+calligaster-on+Rabbit+Run+Trail-3-07-25-11.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636107282373370850" style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 200px; cursor: pointer; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBS4b_w3fy1x_OUcfNz7riXJaLF6tTVomUyVqzS70nBVszQGYj6sjllv2cC2CG7WVn7kTj3_Q4QIk-pMXs8hkWAr9HIcf6NGwWPWJfQ9zOL7tWfAO2uvGN2bfln8Z0oWyzTeO7LvZuM0/s200/American+Common+Snapping+Turtle+%2528Chelydra+serpentina%2529-Behind+Burger+King+Resturant+by+Bona+Dea-1-06-29-11.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Bona Dea has been very, very hot and dry for the last couple of months. There have been several days of over 100 degrees F. with heat indexes around 110 degrees. Very little rain in this period of time. However the vegetation and animal wildlife doesn't seen to be effected other than the birds stay inactive in the middle of the day. An interesting site a couple of weeks ago was out at the Disc Golf Course that I have talked about before, where at the small cross over iron bridge across the canal was a rather small black and white pigeon. This pigeon sorta resembled a Birmingham Roller pigeon. When I was a kid, I used to raise them and watch them tumble or somersault in the air. I got real close to it and it did not fly. I backed off and went the other way and someone else came across and it flew in strange patterns diving down and going back up before landing in a nearby tree. Did not get a photo but this is what it looked like <a href="http://members.sockets.net/%7Ebbvtech/gray2.jpg">preening itself</a>. First and only one I have seen there or at Bona Dea. At a local restaurant close to Bona Dea, I was walking down the drainage ditch in back and happened to see this <a href="http://www.herpsofarkansas.com/Turtle/ChelydraSerpentina">Common American Snapper Turtle</a>. I am sure it was a female looking for a place to dig a hole to lay her eggs. At Bona Dea on Rabbit Run Trail on the south side of the park, I had noticed where the private land by the fense had been mowed in just one place. So I had jumped the fence and saw a wildflower that I had not seen there before. It just a few feet from a pond. It turned out to be a <a href="http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=HYOV">False Fiddleleaf wildflower</a>-Hydrolea ovata. As you can see, it has a very pretty blue bloom. The days have been so hot that this bloom had started to wilt. The surprise came when in route to the Fiddleleaf plant, I saw this</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51); font-weight: bold;">juvenile <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.herpsofarkansas.com/Snake/PantherophisObsoletus">Texas Ratsnake</a>, Pantherophis obsoletus</span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, going across the trail. I followed it and took these photos. No signs of the Alligator in quite a while now. They have posted signs at both park entrances to beware of them and not to feed them. There have been swarms of <a href="http://www.uwyo.edu/grasshoppersupport/html_pages/medi.htm">grasshoppers</a> all around this area during the summer. They are all over the place. It appears they are the species</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Differential Grasshopper </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Melanoplus differentialis</span><i style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">. </i><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">We really need it to cool down and rain.</span><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-47029361592538594262011-06-28T21:43:00.007-05:002011-06-28T23:11:04.129-05:00Bona Dea Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pQQAEkCMM1yVNejDS9c2De2tX815ZnM5aKirRdhANjIr4al9dub_XqiXfhGP15ODuI3DGCJ_JVDF0ANIqUCBahmrW-gx5vMHvAFB9cqsZIpQ-Q3mN3cMceQPwob4M1UlO2Mgx1uP4v0/s1600/Northern+Rough+Greensnake+-Opheodrys+aestivus+aestivus-on+Surpendipity+Trail+by+clifts-06-21-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7x3TSjrAc1FWPQjgDZUbCUiY_94SMQj5y_F_xOr7ozrsTGqPSB1Sq9nNrurhOHXcpjZbr1pej3g5KRbRvL4mJKALzb3IzWwestJM1NvmmMxyQuFCkZrV7RobnSGpD08ewrKTmggbvzJRu/s200/Blue+Jay-Cyanocitta+cristata-Parent+feeding+Young-on+Swinging+Bridge+Trail-06-21-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623474229004385186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Bona Dea received almost one half inch of rain today. Hooray!!! We really need it. I have been watering got a bit at home and am doing so right now even though we got the rain. It has also cooled things down quite a bit today. As shown in the post below. Mr. Paul Ray and I went to the Disc Golf Course and Bona Dea Sanctuary on 06-21-11. These photos and text is in regards to the Bona Dea visits. We went there first and then returned there for another excursion. On our first visit, we went on the North end of Swinging Bridge Trail. Right off the bat we saw this momma or pappa <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/blue_jay/id">Blue Jay</a>, Cyanocitta cristata, bird feeding a lone baby. In this photo the baby is on the right with its wings open ready for a bite. Just a few feet down the trail we saw this pretty yellow and black <a href="http://www.hr-rna.com/RNA/Main%20pages/Swallowtail%20frame%20page.htm">Eastern Tiger Swallowtail</a> Papilio glaucus, butterfly. We went on down to where the old Swinging Bridge used to be and on Prairie Creek and saw several dragonflies.This is a <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/576">Great Blue Skimmer</a> (Libellula vibrans). In the exact same place was this <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/548">Viceroy</a> butterfly-Limenitis archippus. The smaller orange one. We left that area and went over to Waldon Way Trail. By the way, no Alligator seen on this day. We traveled down the trail a short ways and there were several beautiful <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird/id">Red-winged Blackbirds</a>-Agelaius phoeniceus-male-on Black Water Swamp. Paul went crazy with his camera. This is a very pretty mature and excited male. It was absolutely showing out. It must have had a nest close by and was making his lover jealous. It was turning somersaults and tumbling and flying in all kinds of positions. A great shot of it flying and coming in for a landing. Then a really neat sight. There was a family of <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-bellied_Woodpecker/id">Red-bellied Woodpeckers</a> on a nearby tree. One photo shows the father on a trunk up above the baby with its mouth open on a lower limb. Then the other photo showing the mother coming up the trunk to join the others. We then left and went to the Disc Golf Course for the info. showing in the post below. Then we came back here and went to the west parking lot and went on Serendipity Trail. First of all we saw this <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-and-white_Warbler/id">Black-and-white Warbler</a>-Mniotilta varia. I thought it was a <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/browse.aspx?shape=25,4">Nuthatch</a> at first but the photos shows it otherwise. This is the black and white striped small bird. Then in the same place and actually right across the trail was this <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Carolina_Wren/id">Carolina Wren</a>-Thryothorus ludovicianus. This is the small brown bird with mostly a head shot. We then turned and went the other way on the trail and Paul took this shot of a Prairie Lizard-Sceloporus consorbrinus on a tree trunk. The blue under belly indicates a male. Out in the water close to this area in Black Water Swamp's west side were 3 female <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Wood_Duck/id">Wood Ducks</a>-Aix sponsa. Wood ducks are the main and sometimes only ducks here this time of year and in the winter there are several varieties. A little further down the trail I spied this <a href="http://www.herpsofarkansas.com/Snake/OpheodrysAestivus">Northern Rough Greensnake</a> -Opheodrys aestivus aestivus. At first I thought it was just a green vine growing out into the trail. It was frozen still and I had to touch it pretty hard before it moved. This was after Paul took some photos. But this days outing had its toll. We took a short cut down to the park on the first visit and went through some waist high weeds. We got absolutely covered in <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/91186">chiggers</a>. Click on the chiggers highlight to see what these very small critters look like. I feet have been red and swollen for days. I think I have learned a lesson. Paul had some bug spray and used it on his sexy legs but not his feet. I used it on my arms but they were not in the weeds. But we had a wonderful time and saw a lot of interesting things you find in nature. If you get a chance, get outside and enjoy some of it every once in a while.<br /></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-39863721304265842172011-06-27T23:23:00.008-05:002011-06-28T00:46:13.187-05:00Disc Golf Course Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGpqR8TQsprXz36M04aLqxnnPdocTyWzu3pheGmpQ50uvox0ZLE_bCQ-8uawL_wvSWBLeSZoaLzA9750stUCfsLq-zdPXwph2dJoqu8N7B2cNRfqL6scY0uizRqyDulzFc2cNRx38YxWG/s1600/Scissor-tailed+Flycatcher-Tyrannus+forficatus-at+Disc+Golf+Course-3-06-21-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGpqR8TQsprXz36M04aLqxnnPdocTyWzu3pheGmpQ50uvox0ZLE_bCQ-8uawL_wvSWBLeSZoaLzA9750stUCfsLq-zdPXwph2dJoqu8N7B2cNRfqL6scY0uizRqyDulzFc2cNRx38YxWG/s200/Scissor-tailed+Flycatcher-Tyrannus+forficatus-at+Disc+Golf+Course-3-06-21-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623142616223424834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Gkczc3rjDF9aIYc8YisRIPGLt6z5-yzUQByThUYXqHaVlf7oIuRLqML-u0U0GC4dmdlXyNtpoISEjxNnHenqprXDJtKxhIBgzo6Huq06DBF5bJDvzqflhztc_CfnLCkOGzmCc4033NFE/s1600/Scissor-tailed+Flycatcher-Tyrannus+forficatus-at+Disc+Golf+Course-2-06-21-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; 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These photos on this post were taken at the Disc Golf Course not far from the world famous Bona Dea Sanctuary. He took most of these photos with his camera equipment. We'll save the best for first. I had been trying to locate and photo the <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/baltimore_oriole/id">Baltimore Oriole</a> birds that were at this place and Bona Dea. And so far this year no such fortune. But we stayed with it and patience paid off as we were able to see one. They stay in the very high canopy of the tall trees which this time of year have heavy foliage. So it is hard to spot them. But we followed this one bird and she suddenly disappeared. I thought that strange and started looked at the spot where she disappeared and then I spied her nest. They build their nest in hanging baskets that look like are put together with a spider web with leaves and small limps in it. There are 2 photos here of that nest. One showing a brighter clear representation of the makeup and the other showing the female in the nest. It was unusual to me to note that this nest was right above the main parking lot where a lot of people come and go every day. I also saw some more nests in trees closer to the water a few days later. There is a photo showing the female on a limb with the nest at the lower right. Then another showing her peering into the nest fixing to get it and further lay and or incubate her eggs as they had not hatched by this time. The other 2 Oriole photos are of the male of this pair. It is a poor photo as I had my camera a few days later and had to hurry to catch it in the open. I did see another male and a different location at this park and it was a much bigger and prettier specimen. It could be that when these eggs hatch both parents will be feeding the young and will be closer in photo range. <a href="http://www.picsearch.com/index.cgi?width=1024&q=baltimore+oriole+birds">Other Oriole photos</a>. While in the parking lot we saw this real pretty <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junonia_coenia">Common Buckeye butterfly</a>-Junonia coenia. It landed right next to our vehicle wheels. There have been some plants growing in the water and were grouped close together and I had never seen these before in this area. So I wanted to ID them. They were over on a small island and you could not get a close up without swimming over or taking a boat. These are <a href="http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?allSpecies=y&searchText=cattails&curGroupID=11&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=3">Cattail plants</a>-Typha latifolia. This photo here shows a close up of the cat tails starting to form at the top of the plant. They are called mature male & female flower spikes. Also real close to this area is a big Crossvine plant that had a lot of blooms this year. It also had a lot of Bumble Bees and other bees and wasps all over it in early spring. But now the blooms had disappeared leaving these seed pods that look like green beans. I was holding this string of seed pods but did not want my gorgeous Elvis Presley body to distract from this post. So I cropped myself out and here is some info on the <a href="http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?allSpecies=y&searchText=crossvine&curGroupID=11&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=1">Crossvine</a>. This Fox Squirrel-Sciurus niger, was begging Mr. Ray to take its photo. So he said ok and look at this pose. In this same area was a <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Mockingbird/id">Northern Mockingbird</a>-Mimus polyglottos. Like the Oriole it was staying pretty close to the same tree and after further review we noticed it also had a nest. This nest was pretty close to the ground but was also in the parking area where people go right by it. One photo shows it in the tree close to the nest with a insect in its mouth. The other photo shows it on the nest after it had fed the little ones. Last but not least was this <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Scissor-tailed_Flycatcher/id">Scissor-tailed Flycatcher</a>-Tyrannus forficatus-that was flying around the park and it landed in this tree right beside the parking lot also. Seems like everything today was right in the same area where we parked our vehicles. You can really see its scissor tail in this photo of it chasing a flying insect. They actually have 2 double tails. They are beautiful in flight and this year there are more of them here and at Bona Dea and also in town than I have ever seen. </span></span></span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-31796162722625984272011-06-20T01:13:00.002-05:002011-06-20T01:19:12.354-05:00Wasp and Caterpillar action<span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This video clip shows a Thread-waisted Wasp working furiously to cover up and fill in a hole to its nest where it has just deposited a big Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth-caterpillar for food for whenever the eggs in the nest hatch and then the new larvae will eat it. </span></span></span></span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyBhvoSsn5vRLeW0t95YKGmXoHq9qCADgTmbtt8qrtHW1tnhrX0dcXjn2aLyaXS-VA8pA-XfhIORPrgtpe22A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-44978978430031923682011-06-20T00:03:00.009-05:002011-06-20T01:22:35.913-05:00Bona Dea and Disc Golf Course Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJ7NLPTE-qb9_IfbVLDU5JwR0wTe3RAZk7mieBHNZQX5o8ib1bjLAcKLc2CYIyNNpIkVqtGjx3WFcIknjN3CcLMpeoFk3SlarZR3I60BTi2xlATunQJ8LUJF0iCmNByXtw_uEtTZkTV8M/s1600/Thread-waisted+Wasp+-+Ammophila+procera-at+Disc+Golf+Course-4-06-17-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAp7EHffmTjV1y37NMKsaQEUj76z3uZzqgRT2XW-27Ifl-vt9IzAT4oooxqwOlQeGzgubFfH9zZn94qh0o543DcS7uam146MEBVO6INkbtl6eqZ4hRdx_c69zDNRxndEsC7PWWuD3k36a1/s200/Black-eyed+Susan-+Rudbeckia+hirta-wildflower+leaves-at+Disc+Golf+Course-06-17-11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620172345039957970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCIVm67799huKJIMYNXGND6SiSkZarMqFwP-0yuwug3Xy9iqrFuZ2mBxVpZUI9bbkes31kjkdbdcf91THWuA7rJeHGgDw8DdTiExvbQCc0T8Q3Vqunt8Z-UeUz8LE_HnXn_GKSQxLrmv8/s1600/Wild+Sweet+Potato+vine+bloom-Ipomoea+pandurata-Morning+Glory+family-Convolvulaceae-by+Gazebo-06-03-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCIVm67799huKJIMYNXGND6SiSkZarMqFwP-0yuwug3Xy9iqrFuZ2mBxVpZUI9bbkes31kjkdbdcf91THWuA7rJeHGgDw8DdTiExvbQCc0T8Q3Vqunt8Z-UeUz8LE_HnXn_GKSQxLrmv8/s200/Wild+Sweet+Potato+vine+bloom-Ipomoea+pandurata-Morning+Glory+family-Convolvulaceae-by+Gazebo-06-03-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620167614703749218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This area of nature has really been hot and humid as of the past few weeks. With highs in the high 90's f and heat indexes over 100. Only scattered occasional showers. The Canadian Geese have really been doing their thing and I have not seen so many families of so many little ones. This especially along Pleasant View road on the way to the Disc Golf Course. Also several have been killed on the road. The water pools at Bona Dea are holding up pretty well in the heat. They should with all the flooding there just recently as shown in previous posts. There have been several <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Baltimore_Oriole/id">Baltimore Oriole</a> birds at both places. The males being especially pretty. Have not taken photos of any yet but hope to later on before they leave out. I was following a guy at Bona Dea close to the parking lot when I noticed him beating something in the grass. I ran up there and it was a King Snake. I got him to stop but it was too late. This is a wildlife sanctuary and people are not allowed to kill or catch anything wildlife there. He did not know a king snake from any other snake but they have their place on earth too. People also pick the flowers when they are at their peak. On 06-03-11 I saw a real pretty Wild Sweet Potato Vine. This is actually and type of Morning Glory flower. They do make tubers also. That is the root part you can eat. This is the white flower with a burgundy center. This was very close to the gazebo by the main parking lot. The other photos here were taken at various times at the Disc Golf Course which is very close to Bona Dea. This is very strange but even though the photos were taken on different days, they were all taken right beside the small iron bridge by the parking lot. Just shows you what can happen when you have the patience to just stay put and let things come to you. I can say this easily as I have a bad foot and do not go as far as I used to.Put at the north end of the bridge was this good specimen of a <a href="http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?allSpecies=&searchText=black-eyed+susan&cmdSubmit.x=4&cmdSubmit.y=7&GroupID=&curGroupID=11&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=1">Black-eyed Susan</a>- Rudbeckia hirta-wildflower. It is the pic of the yellow flower. Then on the south end of the bridge right next to it was this <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/18207">Common Spreadwing damselfly</a>- Lestes disjunctus. This is a small dragonfly. It is the pic showing small splotches of blue on head and tail areas resting on the rock. In this same area around the bridge were 2 <a href="http://www.herpsofarkansas.com/Lizard/AspidoscelisSexlineata">Prairie Racerunner</a>-males- (Aspidoscelis sexlineata viridis). These are a type of lizard. These 2 were running around chasing each other and grabbing at each other. They were so excited that they were this beautiful and bright green and blue. They don't show this brightly when in normal temperament. .They have long tails and move very fast when they want to. Their tails come off on purpose when something grabs them. But the other day, I really saw something interesting. I have seen this action before many times but have not taken photos of this occurrence and really did not know what all was going on until I researched it. But literally at my feet was this wasp that was trying to carry this big worm/caterpillar around. I knew that it had killed it or was going to but did not know what it was going to do with it. Soooooooooo, I just kept watching. Then I saw it. It was taking it to a hole in the ground not far from my feet and the bridge. I then managed to scare the wasp away and took and hid the worm until I could run to get my camera out of the vehicle. I was hoping that it would stay around until I got back. I got the worm and put it back where I got it and sure nuff the wasp came back and started to carry it to the hole. I took several photos and these are some of them. One showing it with its jaws around the caterpillar and others showing it putting the worm in the hole and another showing it backing up to the hole and actually kicking small loose debris into the hole to fill it up. Also showing it carrying debris in its jaws and depositing it into the hole and finally showing the hole totally filled up. The wasp then padded the debris down pretty hard so you could not even tell a hole had been there. Research shows that this process is when this <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/11119">Thread-waisted Wasp</a> - Ammophila procera, finds a caterpillar it carries it to its nest in the ground where it has already laid its eggs. Then it covers the nest and hole up so no other wasp or predator can find it. Then later the eggs hatch and the wasp larve/caterpillars will eat this food source so they can grow and then crawl out of the hole and turn into wasps. Wow!!! By the way, this really big lime green caterpillar/larvae is of a <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/4865">Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth</a>-(Orthosia hibisci). A close up pic of it is here and also is a pic of what the worm/caterpillar/larvae would have turned into had it lived and not been turned into foot for other types of larvae. Wow!!! Also the video shown in prior post shows the wasp furiously trying to cover up and fill in the hole before I mess with it again.<br /></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-49299833061127251632011-05-19T23:30:00.005-05:002011-05-19T23:46:16.456-05:00Disc Golf Course Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixw_bGASNeI2qhOiL0qTquneyw-fLjMDBfqeozyYlG8EmW3Yu8xD_ZyJbOpiZ3tRQ-NwnFhFoLtZ44Syq0qckutlcB8G1W72mdbwmB7OGrRYoCshGeyCU-K4Dg-BsAumLPlx7LY0yRVsEY/s1600/Yellow-crowned+Night+Heron-Nyctanassa+violacea-1-at+Disc+Golf+Course-05-12-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixw_bGASNeI2qhOiL0qTquneyw-fLjMDBfqeozyYlG8EmW3Yu8xD_ZyJbOpiZ3tRQ-NwnFhFoLtZ44Syq0qckutlcB8G1W72mdbwmB7OGrRYoCshGeyCU-K4Dg-BsAumLPlx7LY0yRVsEY/s200/Yellow-crowned+Night+Heron-Nyctanassa+violacea-1-at+Disc+Golf+Course-05-12-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608654908963759410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9i9xut4FpRhkJDrZmPhvUmqouOf7fxSw7LchwcZLnhH3c5qgeDZrNupEKN9datuHAD4IDxVbSXhM4NqWZ4K72tbGZ146SYNEwBge9I_phS9lhuZ3O-atIaRR7zr2RVy-2L3M-eiGXmPdG/s1600/Large-flower+Tickseed-+Coreopsis+grandiflora-group-at+Disc+Golf+Course-05-14-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nsTmpKBvc2dEYTv2sOjARFsp1NCPLJA78eIiwVJxNmT2q0OZmMrLRV0T0q1l_7b4EwQvaVspH4O-LFGzid5NOtd1yEz4HhUaHP7NXEX0jil78nLcErTwD0xC8UYyeRRvxtXrSM-Ftm9o/s200/Barber+Pole+Boat-at+Disc+Golf+Course-05-12-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608652446990772866" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">For the past few days I have been going to the Disc Golf Course again. The mosquitoes and gnats have been really bad at Bona Dea and also the Golf Course. So I have not been prowling around on the trails very much. Especially close to any water. So these photos were taken at the Disc Golf Course. I saw this man in a boat going under the iron bridge that I was walking on so I thought this would be a barber pole boat. Wonder why?? At Pleasant View park and the Golf Course there are several families of Canadian Geese and just had to take a cute shot of this gosling by itself. There were some pretty purple very small wildflowers growing in the turf of the Disc Golf Course. They are Common Venus' Looking-glass- Triodanis perfoliata. The one with 5 petals. There were several long tooth brush looking bluish lavender wildflowers growing from small tender vines. These are Cow Vetch-Vicia cracca. They are a different variety from that taken on a recent post. Then a group pic showng them close together in bunches. There was a group of real pretty tall yellow wildflowers growing together and no where else in the park that I saw. The are Large-flower Tickseed- Coreopsis grandiflora. Look at the pretty pattern on the large yellow bloom. Right close to the parking lot there was a bird at the edge of the water I saw while driving away. I had to stop and take a closer look at this wading bird. It was a Yellow-crowned Night Heron-Nyctanassa violacea. It looks pretty serious don't it.<br /></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-11979802551359502872011-05-08T22:44:00.006-05:002011-05-08T23:18:45.907-05:00Bona Dea Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ArwFur3jKTBLiQw6I-Z9wlNhCfxaCsd42mZ_JMe4phnU9G8N4qL7o8de0904DmfIt4t4cqvbg9bIfSGBflDqdQkCgm0O1i6mXYi_hgJ-YRyvxy6clKMI8yUECWMXslplvfOHmIZG1UNY/s1600/Sunset-by+Bona+Dea-05-06-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ArwFur3jKTBLiQw6I-Z9wlNhCfxaCsd42mZ_JMe4phnU9G8N4qL7o8de0904DmfIt4t4cqvbg9bIfSGBflDqdQkCgm0O1i6mXYi_hgJ-YRyvxy6clKMI8yUECWMXslplvfOHmIZG1UNY/s200/Sunset-by+Bona+Dea-05-06-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604566018263229634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6oUyg8nqMr2Armaqq2fOVQjTGv19Q7XBvGBqwvOGpvRuMZSgkmMh_OQvtHlXw0yq4squxBudizQcehbtm1NTO-GUAKpijOd9uJtTbq9dBSiyTfJNcnMLY4dc98s5hZLU62_RxBlSADmJ/s1600/Prothonotary+Warbler-Profonotaria+citrea-rear+view-on+Beaver+Trail-05-06-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbue5nDpUZBusdmP-BIxmbNC32-m8UBMZabA5xIbGhhDQTKADkOFyP_UjJlSs7nMg3EtUjm97ezy1HnKEcV5tlVU5P7-JX6LSc7T-Z4TlEUXveAKHVxT-bPnaUN1E04Sf7qSEcUuNsNTY7/s200/Flood+water+line-on+Waldon+Pond-05-06-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604561039978933378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oSbVoNuiQulyz5VTJahQKn94tsA0Q0TbscfKCDTxg-4d2FO9W6t6uF9pLwRXx4aefqM5wnsnA_XQAfhkWqFuaGUnbVnC2PyoM1YD1uOyPt6l9iROh6MFtoTGFid8owErszyCFfGwowq4/s1600/Flood+water+line-on+Prairie+Creek-05-06-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oSbVoNuiQulyz5VTJahQKn94tsA0Q0TbscfKCDTxg-4d2FO9W6t6uF9pLwRXx4aefqM5wnsnA_XQAfhkWqFuaGUnbVnC2PyoM1YD1uOyPt6l9iROh6MFtoTGFid8owErszyCFfGwowq4/s200/Flood+water+line-on+Prairie+Creek-05-06-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604561036959195810" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As mentioned in this blog recently, there was tremendous flooding at Bona Dea. I believe this was the worst I have ever seen and lasted longer. The spillway and most of the trails were completely under water to the extent that the various pools/ponds and all creeks were actually all meshed together. Only a few high spots were available for wildlife to go to. I know that there was a similar flood a few years back in the winter months and the number and kinds of mammals and amphibians have decreased. For instance, I used to see extremely large needle nose <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smooth_softshell_turtle">Smooth Softshell Turtles</a>. Also used to see many large <a href="http://www.herpsofarkansas.com/Snake/AgkistrodonContortrix">Copperhead</a> snakes. I have been wanting to get photos of both of these for some time at Bona Dea. This photo shows a look from the spillway and downstream of Prairie Creek. You can see how high the water line was at the peak of flooding. This was between 8 and 10 feet. This was the creek and close to the lowest part of the park. The other photo shows the water line being about 4 to 5 feet on Waldon Pond at the other side of the spillway. While I was taking these photos, a <a href="http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/muskrat.htm">Muskrat</a>-Ondatra zibethicus came swimming up Prairie Creek. So I suppose it survived the flooding. Also as I was leaving this area, I saw a low spot on Swinging Bridge Trail that was under water the day before and then I was there and could not cross over put saw at this low spot, where the water was moving like something was there. I got as close as I could and decided it was fish going back and forth from Goose and Waldon Ponds. So I then figured out that the night before, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raccoon">Raccoons</a> had been having a feast on the fish as they would be easy to catch. This photo is of the numerous Coon tracks just in that one area of the trail.I then went over to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=57498&l=f693e67a5c&id=100000601870934">Beaver Trail</a>. There I found the birds. I had just crossed over the bridge and saw this pretty yellow <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Prothonotary_Warbler/id">Prothonotary Warbler</a>-Profonotaria citrea. These are the front and rear views. A little ways down the trail I heard this <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-bellied_Woodpecker/id">Red-bellied Woodpecker</a>-Melanerpes carolinus, just pecking away. Don't know why it is red bellied but it is pretty with the big red splash on its head. When I left the park and was close to my vehicle, I just had to take this beautiful sunset to end the day.<br /></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-25511280969051369502011-05-08T21:30:00.006-05:002011-05-08T22:44:48.655-05:00Disc Golf Course Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-9alTJmzAnRrJpQwqtevrhhbgJhjzfSep8KrxzDnM35Yh0Qrv_R5N2R2q6oy3g0T4LGT8jgIOL7c9xAqPwTBT-fZ1JMgZhAa956guzhqJa2NPKv4P3kQ3kmbnBWkJdU32ja0WAqg-P8M/s1600/Spring+or+Garden+Vetch-Vicia+sativa-ground+cover-bloom+closeup-at+Disc+Golf+Course-05-07-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-9alTJmzAnRrJpQwqtevrhhbgJhjzfSep8KrxzDnM35Yh0Qrv_R5N2R2q6oy3g0T4LGT8jgIOL7c9xAqPwTBT-fZ1JMgZhAa956guzhqJa2NPKv4P3kQ3kmbnBWkJdU32ja0WAqg-P8M/s200/Spring+or+Garden+Vetch-Vicia+sativa-ground+cover-bloom+closeup-at+Disc+Golf+Course-05-07-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604555680493690850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35moWCkV2foG0vnK8j25o8iMcwdExa3vfYvWhbHyuhP1t43yJUplHP2KIJL1KbjN1ykvvjGASYCr3JlUAm55XYwMPWtV7-BvS84ytW1OKIN4UQ84nQag-MxWGfzg2b94p1d2qzk9ZWx25/s1600/Speckled+Kingsnake-Lampropeltis+holbrooki-2-at+Disc+Golf+Course-05-07-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikvFNd2-OBGILqHVZ3OI_hcARuxoLOYla1W840DgVc6vQH7G-0GbVUQrQ1eME_gHJ8fd5Z1noKtMRfUY5Me-WAl0zro5WLzAgtYzjYtJeGToDXDRg7hQcQV-UkV2qbm8U9N5HVg4TPu66I/s200/Brown-headed+Cowbird-Molothrus+ater-at+Disc+Golf+Course-05-05-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604542893902138386" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I have been going to the <a href="http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=2813">Disc Golf Course</a> quite a bit in the past few weeks. This is a place not far from <a href="http://www.swl.usace.army.mil/parks/dardanelle/bonadea.htm">Bona Dea</a> and offers some unique features as I have talked about before. The flooding that has occurred here in the past 2 weeks have not effected this property as much. These photos included here shows some of the last couple of weeks takes. There were a pair of <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brown-headed_Cowbird/id">Brown-headed Cowbirds</a> in a tree and this photo shows a closeup of one looking at me with the very brown head and neck and coal black body and </span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">looking at me</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. They actually don't usually build their own nests but rob the nests of other birds and lay their eggs right next to the other bird's eggs. There is a city baseball and softball park on the way to this area and I saw 4 or 5 <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Canada_Goose/id">Canadian Geese</a> families. This is a photo of one of them. These small yellow butterflies were all over the place. They are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudless_Sulphur">Cloudless Sulphur</a>-Phoebis sennae, this pic is of a female. Notice the bright green nodules or cheeks on the sides of the head. Click on all photos to enlarge. There was a group of daisy like wildflowers I only saw at this one particular spot by the waters edge. They were <a href="http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?allSpecies=y&searchText=common%20fleabane&curGroupID=11&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=1">Common Fleabane</a>. They got this name as a long time ago they were ground up and used to protect one from fleas. This photo is of the very small white blooms with yellow centers. This <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Green_Heron/id">Green Heron</a> water wading bird was in a thick foliage tree right on the water's edge. It was bent over preening itself. Very pretty brown neck and greenish blue back and wing feathers. This mean looking critter is a <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/140">Green Lacewing insect Larvae</a>-Neuroptera Chrysopidae. I saw this purple worm looking insect on some flower blooms. It actually eats all the bad bugs. So it is a goodie not a baddie. This insect was found on a common<a href="http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?allSpecies=&searchText=yarrow&cmdSubmit.x=2&cmdSubmit.y=7&GroupID=&curGroupID=11&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=1">Yarrow-Achillea millefolium</a>-Wildflower. You can see the closeup of the blooms with this very small insect in the middle. There was a <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Mockingbird/id">Northern Mockingbird</a> just singing away very loudly and heard all over the park. It was flying from the very highest part of the trees. This is the grey and white bird in top of the tree. It is the state bird of Arkansas. There are several pairs of these very pretty and impressive birds. They are <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Scissor-tailed_Flycatcher/id">Scissor-tailed Flycatcher</a>-Tyrannus forficatus. They seem to have 2 very long tails. This one was on a limb with vehicles in the background. I had just walked over the narrow arched bridge off the parking lot to the course/park and saw a long green snake crawling along. Some young men were com ing toward me and they had been playing disc golf. One of them spotted this snake and ran and caught it by the tail. A no no. It turned to bite him and he used the other hand to catch it behind the head. He then held it up that way for everyone else to see and asked if anyone wanted to pet it. I won't say what some of them said to him. He then released it. It took off to the water and heavy brush before I could photo it. I walked just a few few further down and another one the exact same size was crawling toward where the other one was. I was able to get these photos of it. It is a <a href="http://www.herpsofarkansas.com/Snake/LampropeltisHolbrooki">Speckled Kingsnake</a>-Lampropeltis holbrooki. They eat other snakes and especially like poisonous snakes just before bedtime. I have seen this vine like small flower plants all over the place and decided that it was a type of ground cover that the authorities had planted along with <a href="http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?allSpecies=&searchText=wild+oats&cmdSubmit.x=18&cmdSubmit.y=13&GroupID=&curGroupID=11&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=2">Wild Oats</a> and <a href="http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?allSpecies=&searchText=red+clover&cmdSubmit.x=12&cmdSubmit.y=15&GroupID=&curGroupID=11&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=1">Red Clover</a>. All three were mixed and were growing together. This park is a land reclamation project which used to be coal strip mining property. It turns out to be <a href="http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?allSpecies=&searchText=spring+vetch&cmdSubmit.x=12&cmdSubmit.y=16&GroupID=&curGroupID=11&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=1">Spring or Garden Vetch</a>-Vicia sativa. It is a type of ground cover. It is the photo with the small redish pink bloom. It's seeds contain Cyanide and very toxic to humans and animals. I wonder if the many <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_deer">White Tailed Deer</a> out there eat that stuff. Humm!! Speaking of the deer. The other day, I saw several grazing on the part of the park that was cut real low and full of Red Clover at the very far end. There were several real small <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BFDEWmJRdg">fawns</a>. Click on fawns to see a video of close to what I saw.<br /></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-24561613960178972682011-04-26T21:12:00.002-05:002011-04-26T21:18:58.095-05:00Bona Dea Update<span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Bona Dea is currently mostly under water. It has rained about 14 inches in the last 2 weeks. You cannot get around on the trails. I walked down the paved ramp at the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=271616&l=be2b833e24&id=100000601870934">pumping station</a> and took this video of the flooding around it. The electric repair crews shown in the video informed me I might want to vacate the area as there were tornado warning out. Sure nuff and few minutes later one came over. It did not touch the ground. I did not get to go to other places on the park to look at those places. Maybe can soon.<br /></span></span></span></span><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxfsVz6nA5A3E6VC2UHdDE4AgDgu52PV4B4xA2oFhV2aWoxq2e9rPvOq2Wt3Vb5zCJMtWOuDq0MXHlT5r8zcg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-36377984013888363632011-04-15T01:35:00.002-05:002011-04-15T02:28:07.665-05:00Bona Dea Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEg2TQNjWkz-KyrY_KVvF91pfkAcRsYHoPOq5A6sBTYPRI_V8VX9Sgpo2S11G4VRs_XZeOrJ8JaEamyYmceEmV-APzy8CA27YqEt2fMj08SuxnUHrGaqM10WbZmreP7fMVw9WXL9iyVdt/s1600/Bona+Dea+Alligator-open+mouth+and+hissing-04-14-11.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEg2TQNjWkz-KyrY_KVvF91pfkAcRsYHoPOq5A6sBTYPRI_V8VX9Sgpo2S11G4VRs_XZeOrJ8JaEamyYmceEmV-APzy8CA27YqEt2fMj08SuxnUHrGaqM10WbZmreP7fMVw9WXL9iyVdt/s200/Bona+Dea+Alligator-open+mouth+and+hissing-04-14-11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595708780233762018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpxAFQRtJ3jhG1YXD-ay8tCPtiDAPQE6pScgxQ8iRY2xYRigVwdCAWKmUZ5PaoJA55hZiwBPm8ODjIJKsVitkUuqfGu9JhUzl0utHOO2MmWsXwKxh-8cF4yS8avJZp6yteYo0Ek-edEFyP/s1600/Bona+Dea+Alligator-2-04-14-11.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpxAFQRtJ3jhG1YXD-ay8tCPtiDAPQE6pScgxQ8iRY2xYRigVwdCAWKmUZ5PaoJA55hZiwBPm8ODjIJKsVitkUuqfGu9JhUzl0utHOO2MmWsXwKxh-8cF4yS8avJZp6yteYo0Ek-edEFyP/s200/Bona+Dea+Alligator-2-04-14-11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595708780162042930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQEDQvkiVL3p6gI-17N1AehvbzbSE_x1XnP42b0Y4Td3QKFFyZi8PDn72H43_jLcWfj3_Lnv69RQjNNe8KRSswJi2y5sLW0Fm-w8WvKGMmueWWDVelElUWZdToCvUpaCQUwPeJ-lxtKUsx/s1600/Bona+Dea+Alligator-1-04-14-11.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQEDQvkiVL3p6gI-17N1AehvbzbSE_x1XnP42b0Y4Td3QKFFyZi8PDn72H43_jLcWfj3_Lnv69RQjNNe8KRSswJi2y5sLW0Fm-w8WvKGMmueWWDVelElUWZdToCvUpaCQUwPeJ-lxtKUsx/s200/Bona+Dea+Alligator-1-04-14-11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595708779681047970" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Today, Thursday 04-14-11 I was able to go to Bona Dea. I noticed first off that the authorities or someone posted a sign by the parking lot to be aware of a Alligator. Someone had earlier told me that the sign was there. Oh well I hadn't fed the fish in a while and went to do that. I then made the rounds to where the alligator usually hangs out this time of year. Behold!! I saw it. Here are 3 of the photos taken today. Also a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=13836&id=100000601870934&l=d7eb6aa4ae">link here</a> to the other photos I have of it over the years. And a few interesting <a href="https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AUoS5YyQE-hzZGRnOXFucnpfMHd3OHJoMmN2&hl=en">stories</a>.<br /></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-41438569160425592112011-04-15T00:57:00.006-05:002011-04-15T01:35:20.020-05:00Bona Dea/Disc Golf Course Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDyuKB3f6Z-fToFny1rfz-dNjBNX4MRycqOanoIF_HG61_c56_FIrPUVd7hgEIha4BVhjIUcVEyqzhzOcVlA5oBPD0F0XkViZl886koLPcQ3FyPX89dPA5VbfIfP_5FxRgoToo2R5RcQa/s1600/Multicolored+Asian+Lady+Beetle+or+Lady+Bug+larvae-Harmonia+axyridis-at+Disc+Golf+Course-1-04-12-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 161px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDyuKB3f6Z-fToFny1rfz-dNjBNX4MRycqOanoIF_HG61_c56_FIrPUVd7hgEIha4BVhjIUcVEyqzhzOcVlA5oBPD0F0XkViZl886koLPcQ3FyPX89dPA5VbfIfP_5FxRgoToo2R5RcQa/s200/Multicolored+Asian+Lady+Beetle+or+Lady+Bug+larvae-Harmonia+axyridis-at+Disc+Golf+Course-1-04-12-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595694650555831714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOGFqzDclsaVIJwOX2jmhDuULXGaxOltXdN9oWdDQt7lQv8gk6cujA7tJW_4lfnM4aYspd6EzxgKmr7qTzrx8BMFuH-XSZMtSdF36AwyZZydNT33UUq9L74PahAHtD_jHIEaDuWYyep0J/s1600/Eastern+Tiger+Swallowtail+butterfly-Papilio+glaucus-at+Disc+Golf+Course-3-04-10-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJb1qDjY_1hTVZc-ttchyrQzwT91K7CAHFKZ1XgNdSWA5goy0-6tiFBYDfbU8Os7TdwrM8EjSOs0W8R_WEBekcBgwrtvXsRWLyTM9HMQGWCNU40bXUbU-wzXOOq6TZMJwBOw5KbBRHpBAC/s200/Stemless+Evening+Primrose-Oenothera+triloba-wildflower-at+Disc+Golf+Course-04-11-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595690671146163890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBw-Qj1z212MjbYSXpp4_21NQGfYrHYOUafIzVoTSCH4LtbVESFYmBbzy7kiGnyGXnmNXzq1dRPoOMCIYRQIMAqzwERNYtfJwULVpsS56zRiQ6Y7ZnCldqyHhI5iyo9wqS0fI8HyIb6PfF/s1600/Early+Buttercup-Ranunculus+fascicularis-wildflower-at+Disc+Golf+Course-04-11-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBw-Qj1z212MjbYSXpp4_21NQGfYrHYOUafIzVoTSCH4LtbVESFYmBbzy7kiGnyGXnmNXzq1dRPoOMCIYRQIMAqzwERNYtfJwULVpsS56zRiQ6Y7ZnCldqyHhI5iyo9wqS0fI8HyIb6PfF/s200/Early+Buttercup-Ranunculus+fascicularis-wildflower-at+Disc+Golf+Course-04-11-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595690668198466962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Bona Dea and other park areas have gotten some much needed rainfall in the past week or so. The water pools at Bona Dea are filling up now. I have been going to the <a href="http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=2813">Disc Golf Course </a>quite a bit lately as it compliments Bona Dea quite a bit. It is located a little over a mile as a crow flies and is on Lake Dardanelle also. The photos I have posted here are at the Course. The small solid yellow flower is a <a href="http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/savanna/plants/early_buttercup.htm">Early Buttercup</a>-Ranunculus fascicularis-wildflower. The 4 petal opaque or transparent small flower is a <a href="http://www.ovrghs.ca/articles/Plants/Oenothera%20triloba.htm">Stemless Evening Primrose</a>-Oenothera triloba-wildflower. It really is a pretty flower. The plant showing a white 5 petal flower is a Highbush or <a href="http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/savanna/plants/cm_blackberry.htm">Common Blackberry</a> vine-Rubus allegheniensis. This flower will turn into a delicious blackberry. They make wine and jellies out of it. Really a tart/sweet flavor with this wild variety. As I was leaving the Course on 04-10-11 I had my camera off and not ready for anything and when I approached the small bridge to the parking lot, this <a href="http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/mink.htm">American Mink</a> was running on one side and this suddenly crossed in front of me. I had to scramble to get the camera on and up for a unfocused shot. You can see it really is running. Then I got another shot of it in the water on the other side. It climbed on bank and was walking around and then disappeared. I thought it might have a den over there. The next day I went to that area and looked all over but could not find its den. Also on a recent day there were several of these pretty yellow <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_tiger_swallowtail">Eastern Tiger Swallowtail</a>-Papilio glaucus-butterflies on a very smelly shrubbery that was in the middle of the Course. Also while looking for the butterflies on the same shrubbery the next day I saw this larvae. A Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle or <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/397">Lady Bug</a> larvae-Harmonia axyridis. This worm like insect will actually turn into a LADY Bug soon. Really quite amazing. Look at those spines on that thing. There is really quite a bit of plant and animal wildlife in this particular area as also noted in very recent posts<br /></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-4714491551946277052011-04-10T01:42:00.005-05:002011-04-10T02:16:03.553-05:00Bona Dea Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQElkY5wWQwPU8lGLLj2W7a_28XqNHGo6WTCtfM47lcNTb1jMD8EhNks26cg3fT4xAn9SB13Ja81eNaAHxqcB17F7i4tOdvnDnpedMYmHc8le6URVXCWPyXqTAiIcndixCP7doJznCTwW/s1600/Prairie+Lizard-Sceloporus+consorbrinus-at+Disc+Golf+Course-2-04-09-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQElkY5wWQwPU8lGLLj2W7a_28XqNHGo6WTCtfM47lcNTb1jMD8EhNks26cg3fT4xAn9SB13Ja81eNaAHxqcB17F7i4tOdvnDnpedMYmHc8le6URVXCWPyXqTAiIcndixCP7doJznCTwW/s200/Prairie+Lizard-Sceloporus+consorbrinus-at+Disc+Golf+Course-2-04-09-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593850016565949778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_rfUrrGfaVSLsrwNXb3iAOMczi4hm6C2mQtko4YJJNv24fmX_h7eMoPJXxy8JGVGDxuwwst6nS5V5xQe9vC3vDjfahLRWnFGZxOpXV7_jl3DT0NTk7yqd6xiBH0MitTFh1MuWX7DNj5-/s1600/Prairie+Lizard-Sceloporus+consorbrinus-at+Disc+Golf+Course-1-04-09-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGKKW2OSsuTCSZPe9yN4Rtcpw8lTSRu2G8CLkJARO-BabrJHerXAPhtsV62H8GRZwCYwmNS-qSv4G5FpKrHeqJumUzjnK1UNQwLJHSUvQxdXAQHFLTyXgkrMo_FzOWzxIF1mpu98w-LWk/s200/Common+Blue+Viole-Viola+sororia-by+old+Swinging+Bridge-04-06-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593843724855960242" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Last Wednesday I went to Bona Dea and took this photo of the currently numerous <a href="http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?allSpecies=y&searchText=common%20blue%20violet&curGroupID=11&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=2">Common Blue Violet</a> wildflowers. They were all along the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=57556&l=027896df87&id=100000601870934">Swinging Bridge Trail</a> all the way down to Prairie Creek. I also went to the Springbeauty plants seen and photoed the day before, as shown in post below, and took another shot of the whole plant as shown below. On the trail between <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=57444&l=0433006884&id=100000601870934">Waldon</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=57585&l=135a8c4579&id=100000601870934">Goose</a> Ponds there was a <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Field_Sparrow/id">Field Sparrow</a> that was just singing away. I was surprised to see and hear it at that location. Took this photo of it. I had not fed the fish in quite a while so I went to the Spillway to do just that. Wow!!! they were waiting for me. There were several <a href="http://fishing.about.com/od/catfish/a/flathead_catfis.htm">Flathead</a> catfish. Some pretty good size. I took these 2 photos. The <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=142985&l=59e8dc21bd&id=100000601870934">Bluegill Brim</a> pan fish were larger than last year and plentiful. There were some small <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=210134&l=bb94cb7d51&id=100000601870934">Musk Turtles</a> rising from the bottom to the top to feed on the pellets. Also a large <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=159558&l=80e2b57c09&id=100000601870934">Red-eared turtle</a> had to come for some feed. Saturday I went back to the Russellville Disc Golf Course and walked around seeing what was there and I saw this lizard running around and ended up on a tree trunk. It was a <a href="http://www.herpsofarkansas.com/Lizard/SceloporusConsobrinus">Prairie Lizard</a>. I took these 2 photos and when enlarging them you can see the blue throat and belly. This means it is a male in breeding season. Also note that most of its tail is missing. They loose their tail very easily in getting away from prey etc.<br /></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-23553434197433233072011-04-10T00:10:00.010-05:002011-04-10T01:42:06.058-05:00Bona Dea Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7IoaWdwmS3F51ECkIGJAmHS66DllGU4IaXemsK_iwSffa1DVoByz7HffUpD-HzkdJ2zqhTESVNhliBT-k4veay4B_-V_oHg_wNRoAefJfstrvHazc04tyENuF79Wa8dFU-0p7D_MdK3H/s1600/Spring+Beauty-Claytonia+virginica-at+Old+Swinging+Bridge-04-05-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7IoaWdwmS3F51ECkIGJAmHS66DllGU4IaXemsK_iwSffa1DVoByz7HffUpD-HzkdJ2zqhTESVNhliBT-k4veay4B_-V_oHg_wNRoAefJfstrvHazc04tyENuF79Wa8dFU-0p7D_MdK3H/s200/Spring+Beauty-Claytonia+virginica-at+Old+Swinging+Bridge-04-05-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593841001492811378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GvUVjQwj1pxe9T9ucCirrcTuPFj6-08TamI4RtPLaLElGz0KKGmI-T2EztgFZYAw1R-kkzy-QQxHWBlvPF_WnhBVSsiSnDQ9uuk4cLUTyuqa4jBaWXbE478_uzzhgNCfeKmW7ed6nu1-/s1600/Spring+Beauty-Claytonia+virginica-bloom+closeup-at+Old+Swinging+Bridge-04-05-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06kG34C9jJhHwI8a1T9B9wn-iMzgNzRMQ0Stm4vXjYDjnff1MHHzc-dNHS00eCSvSzoQ8KkrCvIl0SjxwNC_7WHjmN_FQZVMqkyrWnIM9N6aQlydXvqen7Et3NNOxEImhIHV1eQp48VI8/s200/Double-crested+Cormorant-Phalacrocorax+aurifus-over+Disc+Golf+Course-04-05-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593819994641650882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaEFmmmVEPdT4PVa9YcdnkG9clQLxmhgDOkQjxrawWraiR0TRUQz1r7YGpEmwQaymsREs09_J1M5QEL-EJrPJ7E29tJ1viSZJ73k-j51X0jRR06IM5nfP3M4XObIdMPbiSNSDcEIeaaOb/s1600/American+Crow-Corvus+brachyrhynchos-at+Disc+Golf+Course-04-05-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaEFmmmVEPdT4PVa9YcdnkG9clQLxmhgDOkQjxrawWraiR0TRUQz1r7YGpEmwQaymsREs09_J1M5QEL-EJrPJ7E29tJ1viSZJ73k-j51X0jRR06IM5nfP3M4XObIdMPbiSNSDcEIeaaOb/s200/American+Crow-Corvus+brachyrhynchos-at+Disc+Golf+Course-04-05-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593819987216716882" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Last Tuesday Mr. Paul Ray made another visit to this part of the world to go on another field trip and take some photos. We again used his photo equipment. We began our rounds by going to the Russellville <a href="http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=2813">Disc Golf Course</a>. That is really a small but beautiful area with water all around. And the land is on a hill and you look down on the water on 3 sides. It is just up the road from Bona Dea and has the same wildlife habit. It has woods and grassy areas making it ideal for various kinds of wildlife. Paul took these shots of a black American Crow taking off from the top of a tree and then took this really great photo of a black Double-crested Cormorant flying right over head with its large wing span. Its head looks really streamlined and serious in a closeup of this photo. In about the middle of the course there are some scrubby bushes and some small trees that are either dead or not leafed out yet. We were walking along looking at some butterflies when we heard a bird just singing away close up. I thought it was a mockingbird. It was a really big <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brown_Thrasher/id">Brown Thrasher</a>.We came upon it and Paul took this shot of the bird's rear. I was able to go around front and take a front shot. It has its mouth open in the middle of a note. Right from the start after parking and going across the small bridge to enter the Course, we were in the midst of a flock of <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Dark-eyed_Junco/id">Dark-eyed Junco</a> birds. They are very skiddish and take off and hide really quick. Paul was able to get a front shot of one deep in the brush. The top half of the bird is a dark grey and bottom half is white. One of the descriptors of the bird is that when it flies it appears to be flashing white lights in its wings. Speaking of butterflies there were several real small ones yellow and white and then I got this shot of a <a href="http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Limenitis-archippus">Viceroy</a>. The orange one. Then Paul got this shot of a <a href="http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Eurytides-marcellus">Zebra Swallowtail</a>. The one with the pigtails. We went down a old road and path into the deeper woods with really tall trees close to a water canal and high up in the tree canopies were flocks of noisy birds just flitting around and gleaning the new leaves and some catching insects in mid air. They were <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-rumped_Warbler/id">Yellow-rumped Warblers</a>. Several of them were going through a spring molt and looked like they had a bad case of mites. This one photo here with a profile view shows one kinda like that and looks like a female and really shows the body striping and colors of this breed. The other photo shows what looks like a very pretty and mature male perched on a limp and showing its well built body and pretty colors. Solid white neck and black V chest and yellow on chest and yellow on the upper wings and under the tail. After this productive outing, we decided to go to Bona Dea. The same variety of Warblers were in the high tree canopies there too. We headed to the water pools to see about the ducks. On <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=57585&l=135a8c4579&id=100000601870934">Goose Pond</a> we saw these <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Blue-winged_Teal/id">Blue-winged Teal ducks</a>. 2 pairs of them. The males with the dark blue heads and white spots on rear end. Females plain brown all over. On <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=57443&l=ace133f6c4&id=100000601870934">Black Water Swamp</a> from the old <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=57496&l=d833132410&id=100000601870934">boy scout wildlife viewing blind</a>, we saw several <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Coot/id">American Coots</a>. I took this shot of a really big one standing on one leg. They rest or sleep in this position. We decided to look for wildflowers and I knew that this time last year they were starting to bloom down by the old Swinging Bridge area. We found several varieties. There were wild violets but we took no photos for some reason. I think because I had so many from last year. But we saw 2 <a href="http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?allSpecies=y&searchText=butterweed&curGroupID=11&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=1">Butterweed</a> wildflowers in bloom. A photo here of one with many blooms in the head of the plant. While we were shooting this plant, a spider jumped up on the blooms. So we of course had to shoot it too. This was a <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Neon Nelli Jumping Spider</span>. Photo here is a zoomed and cropped up version of the one we saw. Right next to this Butterweed plant was some <a href="http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?allSpecies=y&searchText=spring%20beauty&curGroupID=11&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=5">Narrowleaf Springbeauty</a> wildflowers. They are small white flowers with pinkish small stripes running through the petals that reminds me of peppermint candy. We got Pauls macro lens and equipment and started to shoot the photos. One of these photos shows the closeup of a bloom and the other showing the spiraling small long leaves and stems close to the ground. So we had a pretty productive outing as usual and good fellowship.<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-65005777853583981862011-04-05T22:35:00.006-05:002011-04-05T23:17:37.022-05:00Bona Dea and other Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BS9STh30-4OFNzFBVpzzZbieQdrziGmTv2tjIJIJqtXF_v9dWM_7juGLnoZrZlwCoPWmyU-yep_jP1soKsLh7DxdA5v9Rtwtfb4YpBmpIUK3w2SPevSpFM6eto1qe1agq-oR0JNPx8Ed/s1600/Killdeer-female-1-mother+of+the+eggs+at+Ark.+Tech+University+softball+parking+lot-04-03-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BS9STh30-4OFNzFBVpzzZbieQdrziGmTv2tjIJIJqtXF_v9dWM_7juGLnoZrZlwCoPWmyU-yep_jP1soKsLh7DxdA5v9Rtwtfb4YpBmpIUK3w2SPevSpFM6eto1qe1agq-oR0JNPx8Ed/s200/Killdeer-female-1-mother+of+the+eggs+at+Ark.+Tech+University+softball+parking+lot-04-03-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592319212894454658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3gansRo07ekWgF8L3YDprH5XT5rTqlCYy17z94U5ETnEscqdssYW9yUAC9WMIMmPNCkhJpvc1Nvur-gSswcDrxKhpdhcu_lu7269KtHKA8WBxFWiDCkCi3BGXil_CRaAED0I_Egw6byF/s1600/Killdeer+nest+and+eggs-2-on+ground+by+Ark.+Tech+University+softball+parking+lot-04-03-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwfbiLgPfkVkpf3GqYccwchS3dJcXjBfZ-U-OKSWF1GZrXtt_kbBdyci4EY-e266lHORu7XZVGNgKgbP1R1J4QhY2AvYwGlnM5sqAXGL6IC-J3ZK9nFzz2iVlhqO6dBWIT3NFgjD24Bo3/s200/American+Coot-Pair-on+Lake+Dardanelle+next+to+Bona+Dea-03-25-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592312020775948178" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Bona Dea has been a little more active lately due to some rain in the past week. It had been getting pretty dry in the pools. About a week and a half ago there were several <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Coot/id">American Coot</a> ducks that were congregating along the bank along the highway that runs between Lake Dardanelle and Bona Dea Park. I was able to get a shot of a pair of them that were below where I parked and was swimming away from me. They look like a cross between and duck and a chicken. They are all black with a white chicken, not duck, like beak. They actually look a little odd. Don't tell them I said so. They walk on land like a chicken and eat on land like a chicken. Go figure!!! Last Friday the 1st, Aprils Fools Day, I went to a new city park just down the road from Bona Dea. I was walking down by the water side and saw this very pretty, and unusual for me, wildflower. It is a <a href="http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?allSpecies=y&searchText=virginia%20spiderwort&curGroupID=11&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=1">Virginia Spiderwort</a>-Tradescantia virginiana. It has very pretty blooms and horizontal heavily vained leaves as you can see by the photo. The next day I was out at the city <a href="http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=2813">Golf Disc course</a> on the old <a href="http://www.eoearth.org/article/Strip_mining">strip pits</a> north of Bona Dea. The pits were where they mined surface coal for years and can remember has a kid running around there up and down the mounds of coal shale. They have reclaimed the property and made a wonderful park and boatramp with the large pools of water and canals etc. I saw this <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Flicker/id">Northern Flicker</a> woodpecker just hanging around me for some reason. I had my camera and kept trying to photo it but it would move around and then decided to perch right on top of a dead topped out tree. I have enclosed 2 photos of it as one shows a small red patch on the back of the head. This identifies it has a Yellow- shafted variety of the bird. As it has yellow under the wings that can be seen when in flight. The other variety is a Red-shafted variety which shows the red patch on the front of the neck.Last Sunday I went to a local collage women's softball game and was walking on a narrow grassy area between the paved parking lot and the main highway running through the area. I saw a bird on the ground that looked like it was injured as it was laying on the ground sort of flat and had its feathers ruffled and mouth open and hissing at me. Daring me to come near it. I thought it had been ran over and started to walk away and then decided to go back and have another look. That is when I noticed this nest and eggs. The female was guarding her eggs. I did not have my camera but went back later in the day and shot his photo of the nest and eggs and one of the mother who was walking down the road by the parking lot just making a lot of noise. It was a <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Killdeer/id">Killdeer</a>. Noticed in the local paper that they were going to do some work on the pumping station at Bona Dea and the last few days showing construction crews working making an addition to it.<br /></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684914725611178129.post-50549406803367828162011-03-27T23:29:00.002-05:002011-03-27T23:38:36.394-05:00Bona Dea Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBScvZgxHqZ4TqqZGL-Wr3g4lmuBE5BwLmsaXUTX3hntH67okvo2gijNPgMJcjvFWyk3kBsfolymLB0Azo-lo5AS7A-4poZj_1orl6OFQsvhtwalUTYQD2MObt2Ka-ORXAkiwHgd7eVlkT/s1600/Alligator-4-on+Black+Water+Swamp-03-23-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBScvZgxHqZ4TqqZGL-Wr3g4lmuBE5BwLmsaXUTX3hntH67okvo2gijNPgMJcjvFWyk3kBsfolymLB0Azo-lo5AS7A-4poZj_1orl6OFQsvhtwalUTYQD2MObt2Ka-ORXAkiwHgd7eVlkT/s200/Alligator-4-on+Black+Water+Swamp-03-23-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588985475774661410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1z2sCe-1HjkRVevGf4Lo0M9InMGDGOQ0x9FILokb_WfaXaN5-KrP7J1OsKA74fPQ0iO-q-fXDIEz3wiOhxwlVUTU5UB8jJbFkYn74dkxlH8i63-qPVq00Z-rCu4wogvpf5r1cS5nh6dM/s1600/Alligator-3-on+Black+Water+Swamp-03-23-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1z2sCe-1HjkRVevGf4Lo0M9InMGDGOQ0x9FILokb_WfaXaN5-KrP7J1OsKA74fPQ0iO-q-fXDIEz3wiOhxwlVUTU5UB8jJbFkYn74dkxlH8i63-qPVq00Z-rCu4wogvpf5r1cS5nh6dM/s200/Alligator-3-on+Black+Water+Swamp-03-23-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588985474042920642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitD2q9Hc4t4PqXwJrzjiAiftVFbzefC2Kh191g3bP_1CaVLIFAIuSrtPkxta1_PY4lMcAv0u3dQd-DAGeVd9lF1p54Z10-2U3Q9LLwPLIg-xXqaDFAMyEB3dlUcOSob2GrDlGDMGWs-yd2/s1600/Alligator-2-on+Black+Water+Swamp-03-23-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitD2q9Hc4t4PqXwJrzjiAiftVFbzefC2Kh191g3bP_1CaVLIFAIuSrtPkxta1_PY4lMcAv0u3dQd-DAGeVd9lF1p54Z10-2U3Q9LLwPLIg-xXqaDFAMyEB3dlUcOSob2GrDlGDMGWs-yd2/s200/Alligator-2-on+Black+Water+Swamp-03-23-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588985470094882082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyD2OE94EV7NQtSxMWmrH59XErxUC2aPR0Z_SAf6L4BTHHd6x08sjXlpzlONBWvCD9b9sRNmAt6ijRzvrwVncLcuLAMMzXnjOJ3ldmCgSkXFwCWgnvcvW8nvq97C0cXWd01rdS79U6MNki/s1600/Alligator-1-on+Black+Water+Swamp-03-23-11.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyD2OE94EV7NQtSxMWmrH59XErxUC2aPR0Z_SAf6L4BTHHd6x08sjXlpzlONBWvCD9b9sRNmAt6ijRzvrwVncLcuLAMMzXnjOJ3ldmCgSkXFwCWgnvcvW8nvq97C0cXWd01rdS79U6MNki/s200/Alligator-1-on+Black+Water+Swamp-03-23-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588985467993702226" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I suppose we will leave the best for last. The Famous <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=13836&id=100000601870934&l=d7eb6aa4ae">Alligator</a>, or one of them, has arrived for the first time in 2011. As Paul and I were out a about on the trails, several people saw us with camera equipment and asked if we were going to see the alligator. They said several people had seen it and had taken some photos. In fact for the past 2 days, the local newspaper had photos and comments of the gator from people who had sent in pictures. This may not necessarily be a good thing. It was about 7 to 8 feet long and appeared to be one of the smaller ones. It was said last year as posted on this blog that the authorities had taken out the larger one. So this would be a very lonely creature now days. These are 4 photos of it as seen on 03-23-11.The link highlighted above will take you to other pictures of this one and a bigger one. The earliest photos in the album are of the bigger one.<br /></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Have a good day!!!!!!</div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08475879183135513868noreply@blogger.com0