Here are just a few little wildflowers I spotted on my nature walk.
I think these are called Dame’s Rocket.
I would call this a wild rose. When it is too dry for other flowers, these will sprout up on the prairie.
I saw just a few of these called Sunburst Coreopsis.
This Canada Anemone is a delicate little flower.
This is a daisy Fleabane. I cheerful little flower.
This is probably a Mayflower or a Wood Anemone.
a winding trail for people as well as animals.
White lily buds. They will be blooming any day.
Seeing the moon through the trees.
It seems that Blue Jays have this favorite spot right outside my window in this little tree. It’s wonderful to see them–to see how colorful God has decorated them.
I was out for a walk when I saw this black bird. I had to walk around to the side of him in order to see his red wings–a delight to see God’s handiwork.
He looks around, but isn’t afraid of the camera–yet.
I saw ducks through the trees.
I saw red-winged Black Birds.
I saw this small deer–quite friendly.
I saw this beautiful swan.
It was impossible to walk along the shore of the Mississippi, as I usually do–see the flooding full river. The upper trail was nice and dry.
I saw this bird while walking on one of my favorite trails. I had to look it up. It is called an American Coot. Notice its white beak and long toes. Here is the description I found.
The waterborne American Coot is one good reminder that not everything that floats is a duck. A close look at a coot—that small head, those scrawny legs—reveals a different kind of bird entirely. Their dark bodies and white faces are common sights in nearly any open water across the continent, and they often mix with ducks. But they’re closer relatives of the gangly Sandhill Crane and the nearly invisible rails than of Mallards or teal.
A full and sparling creek. There is a bit of snow still around, but that will be gone very soon.
Another creek.
chirping blackbirds.
Turtles. These are some of the first turtles I’ve seen. The ducks and geese come first, then the turtles.
Last year on this day of March it was a lot warmer. As you can see, the ice on the river is thawed. And the geese are happy. So, it seems that we are at least a few week behind. Oh sun, oh warmer weather, please come. Melt all the ice away.
Stephen Nielsen 