Some not-so-quick research yielded the following: The young shoots of the Carrion Flower plant may be eaten like asparagus. The roots may be made into a jello like substance and eaten. The "berries" are mostly seed with a tiny bit of flesh around them and are eaten by the following birds and animals that we have seen on our property: Wood Ducks, Ring-necked Pheasants, Wild Turkeys, Cardinals, Catbirds, Crows, Yellow-shafted Flickers, Mockingbirds, Robins, Fox Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows, Brown Thrashers, Cedar Waxwings, Pileated Woodpeckers, Opossums, Cottontail Rabbits, Raccoons, Foxes, and White-tailed Deer. Looks like a good plant to keep growing here! [From a Dover reprint of "American Wildlife & Plants: A guide to Wildlife Food Habits by Martixn, Zim, & Nelson.]
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Waiting
The art show is over. (Lots of visitors, few sales.) Now I have time to walk the trails again to see what is happening. Here are Enchanter's Nightshade seed pods waiting for an animal to come along to help spread seeds.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Barn - Art Gallery
We have again turned our barn into an art gallery for the weekend. Now all we need is visitors and buyers.
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Walking The Rock II
I will have an 8 x 10 print of this in our upcoming art show and sale.
http://www.deanswildflowers.com/Brudenell_Art_Show.html
Saturday, September 08, 2007
Sulphur butterfly
I tried numerous times last year to get a photo of one of these Sulphur butterflies to no avail. I had better luck today. I did not get the photo I wanted and never got it in an open position so I cannot say for sure which Sulphur it is but it is either Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) or Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) or, wouldn't you know it, a hybrid. Without the open wings, and more experience, I cannot tell.