Summer Trip Part 4 of ? — Flora and Fauna
August 2, 2011
There are minimal humans in this post recalling our summer trip to Canada and Maine and points in between. But, I got a few shots that seemed worth sharing of critters and such.
Some ducks near the shore of Rangeley Lake:
A ring-billed gull flying overhead near the shore of the lake near downtown Rangeley:
Carson spent time snorkeling in Maine and grabbed this crayfish:
A butterfly on a trail around the Rangeley golf course:
An unidentified (common…but unidentified — I looked!) orange flower in Maine:
Another unidentified flower in Quebec:
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August 14th, 2011 at 8:01 am
The ducks are female and/or young mallards, incidentally. And we’ve been on a wildflower and tree identification kick lately, so I can tell you that the orange flowers are Orange Hawkweed aka Devil’s Paintbrush. They are native to Europe, spread very quickly, and are a nuisance to farmers…but gorgeous. (So sayeth are wildflower books….) The Quebec flower is an iris – that I know for sure – and I am guessing it is a Northern Blue Flag. Birders becoming botanist wannabees…