Sitka Nature
An Aspiring Naturalist Learns His Place
June 25, 2008
Blue Lake
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— matt goff @ 10:37 pm
Hairy Rockcress (
Arabis hirsuta
) flowers
Hairy Rockcress (
Arabis hirsuta
) leaves
Hairy Rockcress (
Arabis hirsuta
)
Alpine Milk-vetch (
Astragalus alpinus
)
Alpine Milk-vetch (
Astragalus alpinus
)
This female Belted Kingfisher was a bit wary of me as she prepared to deliver a meal to a nestling.
The female Belted Kingfisher flies into her nest to deliver food to a young one.
It appears the Belted Kingfishers excavated two different holes, though I'm uncertain whether they connect inside.
Northern Single-spike Sege (
Carex scirpoidea
)
Northern Single-spike Sege (
Carex scirpoidea
)
Northern Single-spike Sege (
Carex scirpoidea
)
Bering Chickweed (
Cerastium beeringianum
) is fairly common on the gravel bars of the river flowing into Blue Lake.
Purple Monkey-flower (
Mimulus lewisii
)
Common Butterwort (
Pinguicula vulgaris
)
Cluster-cup Rust
Puccinia caricina
on Stink Currant (
Ribes bracteosum
) leaf.
Cluster-cup Rust
Puccinia caricina
on Stink Currant (
Ribes bracteosum
) leaf.
Moss Campion (
Silene acaulis
) in bloom.
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June 18, 2008
Moss and Mergansers
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— matt goff @ 10:03 pm
I counted at least 15 young Common Mergansers (
Mergus merganser
) with a single adult female.
Young Common Mergansers (
Mergus merganser
) with adult female.
Orthotrichum lyellii
Orthotrichum lyellii
Orthotrichum lyellii
Ulota megalospora
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June 9, 2008
Around the Neighborhood
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— matt goff @ 10:08 pm
Agrocybe praecox
is apparently a complex of species. It's not clear which one this would be.
Agrocybe praecox
is apparently a complex of species. It's not clear which one this would be.
Agrocybe praecox
is apparently a complex of species. It's not clear which one this would be.
Ceratodon purpureus
The inflorescence on this Small-flowered Woodrush (
Luzula parviflora
) have not yet opened.
The inflorescence on this Small-flowered Woodrush (
Luzula parviflora
) have not yet opened.
Niphotrichum canescens
grows on some of the rocks adjacent to the SJ Museum parking lot.
Niphotrichum canescens
grows on some of the rocks adjacent to the SJ Museum parking lot.
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June 6, 2008
Blue Lake
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— matt goff @ 10:30 pm
The white-hairy leaves and old stalks from the prior year helped to identify this plant as Pearly Everlasting (
Anaphalis margaritacea
)
Boreal Sagebrush (
Artemisia arctica
)
Boreal Sagebrush (
Artemisia arctica
)
Boreal Sagebrush (
Artemisia arctica
)
Boreal Sagebrush (
Artemisia arctica
)
Alpine Milk-vetch (
Astragalus alpinus
)
Bryophyte growing on lake shore stump
Bluebell Bellflower (
Campanula rotundifolia
)
Bluebell Bellflower (
Campanula rotundifolia
)
Alaska Paintbrush (
Castilleja unalaschcensis
) is a little less distinctive before the yellow bracts develop.
I do not remember seeing Yellow Cedar (
Xanthocyparis nootkatensis
) that looked like it had been browsed by deer.
Climacium dendroides
Climacium dendroides
Climacium dendroides
Swamp Horsetail (
Equisetum fluviatile
)
Swamp Horsetail (
Equisetum fluviatile
)
It looks like an
Omphalina sp
or close relative to me
It looks like an
Omphalina sp
or close relative to me
Herbertus aduncus
Herbertus aduncus
Herbertus aduncus
Alpine Azalea (
Loiseleuria procumbens
)
Alpine Azalea (
Loiseleuria procumbens
)
Alpine Azalea (
Loiseleuria procumbens
)
Young Yellow Monkey-flower (
Mimulus guttatus
)
Young Yellow Monkey-flower (
Mimulus guttatus
)
Small Flat Moss (
Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
)
Small Flat Moss (
Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
)
Willow (
Salix sp
)
Probably scat from a Willow Ptarmigan, but possibly from Rock Ptarmigan or Blue Grouse
This is a section of the old corduroy road leading to Glacier Lake.
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