Late winter and early spring is what I call Brown Season™ in Iowa when even the yellows have faded over winter. On days like this subdued colors stand out like a sore thumb.
Some overwintered flora at #TerryTruebloodRecreationArea in #IowaCity, Iowa.
(03/20/23)
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Ring-billed gull layer at #TerryTruebloodRecreationArea in #IowaCity, Iowa.
(3/20/23)
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Female red-winged blackbird checking the undergrowth for opportunities at the #TerryTruebloodRecreationArea in #IowaCity, Iowa.
(06/09/22)
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Mullein (Verbascum) mass bloom at the #TerryTruebloodRecreationArea in #IowaCity, Iowa.
Mullein is native in Europe & Asia but was introduced in the US in the early 1800's & is considered naturalized. According to Wikipedia, western United States residents commonly refer to mullein as "cowboy toilet paper"🤠 🚽. I'd hate to discover an allergy upon first use😬.
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This is poppy-mallow aka wine-cup (Callirhoe), a native wildflower.
Wine-cup is one of my favorite wildflowers though I've yet to really do it justice in my photographs. I've photographed it several times at the #TerryTruebloodRecreationArea in #IowaCity, Iowa, so this coming summer I should have another opportunity🤞.
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Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia) mass bloom at the #TerryTruebloodRecreationArea in #IowaCity, #Iowa.
Susans are a native #wildflower in Iowa & this mass #bloom occurred in one of the many areas where the city of Iowa City has begun the process of prairie restoration on public land. The restoration projects have been extremely beneficial to insect & wildlife populations👍
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Red-winged blackbird in the branches at the #TerryTruebloodRecreationArea in #IowaCity, Iowa.
(06/09/22)
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🎼 🎵 So, good mornin', good mornin'
Sunbeams will soon smile through
Good mornin', my darlin', to you!...🎵
(06/09/22, dickcissel, #TerryTruebloodRecreationArea)
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A tree swallow at #TerryTruebloodRecreationArea in #IowaCity, IA. Tree swallows are one of my favorites because I'm a huge fan of metallic colors in nature. The paved trail along Terry Trueblood is lined with evenly spaced bird houses which the migrating swallows return to every year to breed. I always look forward to their return👍 .
(5/26/21)
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Baby snapping #turtle sunning itself on the paved #trail at #TerryTruebloodRecreationArea in #IowaCity, #IA.
(09/08/22)
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