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March 2020
Pacific Northwest
Not going far from my house right now but there’s plenty to see in nature anyway as spring continues to emerge. All these pics were taken over the past week.
Red-flowering currant - we saw our very first Rufous checking out these flowers. Ribes sanguineum. Native
Fruit trees thinking about emerging. Rufous hummer — FOY March 10 this year
Purple or Hairy honeysuckle ( Lonicera hispidula). Kind of cheating: the foliage of this native species looks just like that of the native Orange honeysuckle up top, but I know what these will look like later on since they are perennials, and I see the flowers at both these locations in summer.
Salmonberry foliage starting, joining the flowers. Rubus spectabilis. Native
I think the thistle in foreground may be our native species - Indian, short-style or clustered thistle (Cirsium brevistylum) - while the one in back is an invasive species, either Canada or Bull thistle (C. arvense, C.vulgare)
Nootka rose foliage is just starting. Rosa nutkana. Native
The perennial Big Leaf lupines are coming along
Mosses are still lushly green. Lichens puffy too. Broadleaf stonecrop (Sedum spathulifolium) nestles in the Moss.
Red Elderberry foliage. Sambucus racemosa. Native
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Cloudy today in the PNW islands. Cooler than normal, NE storm system on its way, temps may go below freezing the next few days.
What’s up in nature in your area today?
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