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Next, enter the "pocket" of this Turtlehead flower. Then, crawl all the way to the end, where the pollen is. Load up, make a u-turn and crawl out head first. When wings are free of the "roof", take off and seek another "pocket"! Bumblebees favor these unique flowers, and are likely the largest insect to enter them for their exquisite pollen! Most definitely worth all the effort!
This flower is said to be a host plant for a butterfly I have not yet seen - the Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton). www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=chgl2.
Corrections appreciated.
Baltimore checkerspots are one of the rarer butterflies in the area. They live in specific wetland habitats called fens - basically a bog that is alkaline rather than acidic. Their caterpillars can be found feeding on turtlehead plants here, as turtlehead is restricted to growing on that strange welling fen.
This week's FlickrFriday theme is: #ThisIsMyWorld
Turtlehead Pte. at Kensington Metropark shortly after the break of dawn. This is an important part of my World during the covid-19 lockdown.
Walking the Mill Race Trail in St. Jacobs, I was excited to find a striking wildflower. I'd seen the wetland inhabitant only once before, and the photos I took were subsequently lost.
Project 365, 2023 Edition: Day 239/365
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Chelone glabra from Graham County, North Carolina.
Another charming fall-blooming plant, these turtleheads were common along streams and seeps in the mountains of western North Carolina.
With us from 15 years ago.
pic for MacroMondays theme #it's-alive
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Happy Mid-Spring, aka the Vernal Equinox!!
What a perfect morning to watch the sunrise. The pond was calm and very misty, reflecting the golden light from the sun!
The two Canada geese were enjoying the sunrise on this day of equal daylight & darkness! The turtle looks as if it's greeting the geese! Can you find the turtle head (at ~2:00 relative to the geese)?
The Pond on Robey-Bethel Grove Rd.
Simpson County, KY, USA
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Vernal Equinox Hokku
Sunrise on the pond;
The turtle greets the geese,
On the Equinox!
First time in 5 weeks I have really been able to get out. Finally made it to the Doctor and she told me I was on the verge of developing pneumonia. She loaded me up with antibiotics and it's working .
Turtlehead Peak is an example of a thrust fault where one section of the earth's crust breaks and slides up the opposite side of the fault. The formation now called Turtlehead Peak was once covered in sandstone similar to that of the neighboring Calico Hill; however, because it was lifted on top of the adjacent crust due to a shift in the plates, it lay exposed to the elements and eroded leaving only the much older and denser limestone rock exposed, and on top of the sandstone on the opposing side. Taken 2 December 2012.
The distinctive shape of this flower is reflected in the genus name, derived from the Greek chelone (a tortoise). The plants are also occasionally referred to as shellflowers. The early fall blooms attract hummers as they bulk up for their long journey to the Gulf.
I kept seeing motion far below me under tree branches on the opposite banks of the spillway creek. I thought it was spawning fish and took some shots to figure it out later. Turns out a bunch of turtles were having a little party under there. I count 5 river cooters and 1 red-eared slider
River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
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The Baltimore checkerspot is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of approximately 1 ½ - 2 ½ inches.
Usually found near wetlands where it can be fairly common.
Young larvae of the Baltimore checkerspot feed on white turtlehead
wisconsinbutterflies.org/butterfly/species/80-baltimore-c...
Between this, that and the other thing, I did find time this afternoon for a relaxing walk in that jewel of a garden, the Prinsentuin. Lots of busy bees on Chelone obliqua, Rose Turtlehead (www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/7735518242/in/photolis...), which has only just come into flower. Here's Bombus terrestris, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, about to enter a Domain of Sweets.
I went to Van Dusen gardens with my good friend Pam. She has been through a lot lately and also has to go back to Montreal to say goodbye to her ailing father. So I dedicate this series to her. We always have fun when we go out.
The diversity of plants at almost anytime of year is wonderful and worth a visit if you are ever in Vancouver.
There are some carnivorous plants in this set that are neat in the way they work and how nice they look.
if you know any of the plant names I have missed, please feel free to add the name in the tags. I would very much appreciate it.