Thursday, May 4, 2017

Nature Finds at the Mohonk Preserve

Spring is such a wonderful season here in the Gunks. It is a time of emergence, growth, blooming, and surprises! Enjoy!

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Jack-in-the-Pulpit with a beautiful spathe/spadix.
Do NOT pick them when in the field - the flower part (the pulpit) takes 7-years to produce!
Quacking of the Wood Frog during breeding season!
Blooming of the purple Fringed Polygala
An understory wildflower, it must bloom and fruit before the canopy gets covered in leaves and shades out the sun.
A Northern Slimy Salamander hidden under a log.

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