Kip’s Comments - May 4, 2025
A Great Day in Two Parts - This Is Part Two (and today)
Yesterday was a great day. Part One (yesterday’s post) was focused on birds at Sweet Marsh. Part Two was a day of exploring green spaces in Winneshiek County. Not only did we see many common wildflower species, but we also found several wildflowers neither of us had seen or photographed before. One wildflower species is known to be in only a few counties in the state. On the website we studied, Winneshiek County was not listed as hosting the plant. I have photo proof the wildflower is in Winneshiek County.
I am going to share highlight photos of our adventure. To see many more, click on this link to view a video where identification captions are provided.
Exploring Winneshiek County - Wildflowers and More -
I am also going to share some photos from today’s walk in the woods.
Bloodroot - Image 966334
Early Meadow Rue - Image 966510
Miterwort - Image 966681
Silver Moss - Image 966923
Squirrel Corn - Image 967010
Wild Ginger - Image 967373
Crimson Cup Fungus - Image 966418
Trout Fishing at Cold Water Creek - Image 967153
Forest Bathing - Image 966575
These two images were from today.
Nodding Trillium - Image 967563
Mica Cap Fungi - Image 967520