Downy Yellow Violet

The Downy Yellow Violets are now blooming on the farm.

Downy Yellow Violet

Recently Photographed on the Farm

I’m still photographing a few backlit leaves.

There are still a few Downy Yellow Violets around.

We have a few Persian Onions blooming. I planted them last fall.

Early Spring Flowers Blooming on the Farm

There are a variety of spring flowers blooming on the south slopes of the hills on the farm.

Large-flowered Bellwort

Large Flowered Trillium

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Downy Yellow Violet

Common Blue Violet

Pussytoes

Wood Anemone

Spring Wildflowers Blooming on the Farm

There are a large number of spring Wildflowers Blooming on the farm.

Large-flowered Bellwort

Large-flowered Trillium

Wild Geranium

Rue Anemone

Common Blue Violet

Downy Yellow Violet

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Spring Wildflowers Blooming on the Farm

My wife and I were out on our annual spring cleanup along the road and noticed that the spring wildflowers are in full bloom. Here are a sampling of what is blooming now.

Common Blue Violet

Downy Yellow Violet

Large-flowered Trillium

Large-flowered Bellwort

Rue Anemone

 

What’s Happening on the Farm this Week?

Downy Yellow Violet

Large-flowered Trillium

It has been rainy and storming out quite a bit the last couple of weeks so I have not had many opportunities to get out into the woods and check on the wild flowers. A couple of days ago I did manage to get out between rain storms. The main flowers in bloom right now are the Large-Flowered Trillium, Common Blue and Downy Yellow Violets. I’m also starting to see the Wild Geraniums and Wild-flowered Bellworts. The Cut-leaved Toothwort is just starting to bloom.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird female

Baltimore Oriole female

More spring birds are starting to return. On the third of May we saw our first Baltimore Oriole. I quickly went out and put up a sugar water feeder and  some Grape Jelly. Later in the morning we also noticed a couple of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at the feeder. Later in the week there was a pair of Red-breasted Grosbeaks at the feeder.

Red-tailed Hawk

In addition to the spring birds I have also been seeing a Red-tailed Hawk hunting in the back yard. He usually comes to a large dead tree at the edge of the field and takes up his hunting position. A couple of times I’ve seen him dive into the grass but it didn’t look like he caught what he was after. He also brings his friends along with him. Shortly after he arrives on his perch the crows start to show up. He usually attracts about a half dozen of them. While he hunts they are usually busy attacking him.

White-tailed Deer

Late in the week I noticed four White-tailed Deer in the front yard. They were all bucks that were just starting to grow their horns.

More spring photos from the farm can be found on my website.