Monthly Archives: May 2018

Spring Awakening

Posted on May 19, 2018 by the roused bear

I went to a “Spring Awakening Bioblitz” event in Cordova Park, Marion County Iowa today.  With a three-hour timeframe, it was more of a wildflower walk than a formal bioblitz.  Still, it was quite pleasant to get together with a … Continue reading →

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Today’s New Friend

Posted on May 16, 2018 by the roused bear

Yesterday I made friends with a toad.  Today I made friends with a frog. The northern cricket frog looks a lot like a toad, being kind of gray and having warts.  But it is a frog, a tree frog that … Continue reading →

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Making Friends with a Toad

Posted on May 15, 2018 by the roused bear

I found a little county park near where I live and wandered around with my camera. Kind of a nice area. I found a toad and made friends with him. Sometimes girls will kiss a frog, thinking he will turn … Continue reading →

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Really?

Posted on May 14, 2018 by the roused bear

In a week when we have seen a man shot by his dog and a boy killed in an accidental shooting, we get an ad for a second amendment sale. The second amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads:  “A well … Continue reading →

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A Modest Success

Posted on May 6, 2018 by the roused bear

Last week I went to Waubonsie State Park and photographed butterflies.  I saw a lot of Henry’s elfin, and got some pretty good photos of them.  I also saw a lot of zebra swallowtails and took a lot of terrible … Continue reading →

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Redbud Strangeness

Posted on May 3, 2018 by the roused bear

Henry’s elfin is a small butterfly that I have searched for often.  In Iowa the only identified caterpillar host plant for this butterfly is redbud.  As a result, I have spent a lot of time looking for and at redbud … Continue reading →

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A Bandage for my Bleeding Heart

Posted on May 2, 2018 by the roused bear

I moved into my new apartment in the middle of winter.  I saw that there were flower beds, but I could not tell what was in them. Right outside my bedroom window, there is a bleeding heart plant. Just what … Continue reading →

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