Friday, October 15, 2010

Mallards

Mallard Ducks out at Peterson's Pits.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Friday, June 18, 2010

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Iron Bridge


Old Iron bridge with wooden floor.
Located in Story County between 670th and 680th Streets on 180th Street. 

Friday, April 30, 2010

Spring Storms

The sky was much more golden than the photo reveals, it was like swimming in golden air!

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Beaver?

It's either a beaver or muskrat, we did see a beaver dam so it could be a beaver, I left it large so click on it for a better view.  Bjorkborden Marsh.

Skillet Creek Indian Mounds





I'm not sure if there were more signs that these or not.

Dutchman's Breeches

Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) Skillet Creek Indian Mounds

Common Buttercup

Common Buttercup (Ranunculus acris)  Skillet Creek Indian Mounds

Downy Yellow Violet

Downy Yellow Violet (Viola pubescens) at Skillet Creek Indian Mounds near Stratford, Iowa
Well I think it is either that or it's a Stream or Smooth Violet (Viola Glabella)

Spring Beauty

Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) Taken at Skillet Creek Indian Mounds.

Trumpeter Swans


I do believe that this nesting pair are Trumpeter Swans.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Cedar Waxwing


The Cedar Waxwings arrived ahead of the Robins this year.

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Crabapple Feast

These little piggies, I mean Robins, are gorging themselves on the crabapples that have hit the ground.  There were something in the range of 250-300 Robins that descended upon our neighborhood stripping all of the crabapples and hackberries from the trees.  The Robins fought with Cedar Waxwings for the crabapples.

Robins

Robins from last years invasion they show up every year at about the same time stripping the crabapples and hackberries from the trees.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Hoar Frost


Woke up to a thick layer of hoar frost all over everything.