Great Blue Heron

A great blue heron (Ardia herodias) stalks its prey at the pond in front of University Place on Lindberg Road. Pictures taken October 10, 2013.

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Dryad's saddle mushroom on a sugar maple stump

Dryad's saddle (Polyporus squamosus) appears all up and down this big sugar maple stump in Celery Bog Park.  The plants to the side of the stump are pokeweed (Phytolacca americana).  Picture taken October 10, 2013.

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Riddell's goldenrod

Riddell's goldenrod, at the fen at Prophetstown State Park.  Picture taken Sept. 25, 2013.  Some sources say that this goldenrod has been reclassified as Oligoneuron riddellii but in the Flora of North America treatment it remains Solidago riddellii so I am going with that. 

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Swamp goldenrod

Swamp goldenrod (Solidago patula) at the entrance to the fen at Prophetstown State Park.  Picture taken Sept. 25, 2013.

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