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Monday, May 24. 2010

Who am I?

Photo in the MA Berkshire woods yesterday morning. An easy one:


Posted by Bird Dog at 12:00 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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My mom's favorite flower - the Jack in the Pulpit.
#1 Hank on 2010-05-24 12:36 (Reply)
here's some trivia. The plants start as Jack, but as they mature and if it has a good year, they will turn into Jill. Jack has a small hole at the bottom of the spathe so an insect that has been lured in can leave with lots of pollen to spread. The jill has no hole and the hapless insect thrashes around and thoroughly pollinates it.
#2 Earth Girl (Link) on 2010-05-24 13:04 (Reply)
You caught a picture of Marvin the Martian!! Well done BD.
#3 Tom Francis on 2010-05-24 15:26 (Reply)
Jack in the Pulpit. These were all through our woods in NE Iowa when I was a little tad.
#4 Animal (Link) on 2010-05-24 15:53 (Reply)
Those of us who live on the left coast have never seen Jack in the Pulpits and what are to you common birds, that we have seen only in bird books. As our Oregon Juncos, Roufous-sided Towhees. Western Tanagers and Bewick's Wrens would probably be unknown to you.

A visit to my son's house, a mere 30 minutes away, but closer to Puget Sound reveals a completely different array of birds.
so keep sharing the photography.
#5 The Elephant's Child (Link) on 2010-05-25 22:18 (Reply)

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