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March 2015
Good Morning! Just a few photos taken the last few days around my yard in the woods west of Tallahassee.
Native Azaleas are starting to bloom. These are down in the bottom where it's been so wet this winter. They flower from the top down - these are about 12' up.
Farther up the slope is a Eastern Hophornbeam. These are developing male catkins. The female will be shorter. This is new to me, how they pollinate and form the fruit that looks
like hops so it's something I'll be checking on the next few weeks.
I'm also watching for the Red-shouldered Hawk I hear all the time and sometimes see as it circles my woods. The day before (the day after my Pensacon weekend and so happy to be home) I spotted a nest as the hawk flew up to it, Kee_yar all the way.
The nest is a bit farther away this year, just over the property line, but I can walk over to my truck and see it easily. My trail runs right near it, going down the line. It looks to be ready, may be in use, or not. Last year I was seeing RSH chicks in early May so working back, eggs were laid early April.
Alright, enough from here. The sun is coming out now but may not be here long. Thnaks for stopping by and see ya in the comments.
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