The Vista Trail runs west of the Little Rouge Creek.







Some birds:




MYSTERY BIRD
I will identify it at the end of the post.

Some botany:



















a Poison Ivy look-alike






MYSTERY BIRD
Warm reddish brown above with a conspicuous white eyebrow stripe indicates a Carolina Wren.

SONG LYRICS
Butterflies all flutter up
And kiss each little buttercup
At dawning
If I had Aladdin’s lamp
For only a day
I’d make a wish
And here’s what I’d say
Nothing could be finer
Than to be in Carolina
In the morning. – Gus Kahn (1886 – 1941)
Miles Hearn
Hi Miles,
Have you ever seen so much gypsy moth activity? The willows, oaks and poplars seem to be the worst affected
Gorgeous place! Beautiful botany and birds! So now I know what a Carolina Wren looks like (we’ve heard them) close up. What a lovely-looking bird. Thanks, Miles!
beautiful……all of them….thanks Miles