I took a nature walk this evening around 5:30 pm through the Pine Tree Preserve on Boston College's campus and around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir. It was a partly sunny, warm fall day, about 70 degrees F. The leaves are just starting to change colors here in Boston. I saw many plants, but not too many animals. I took particular note of various lichens and mosses on rocks and large trees. Another interesting find was evidence of Dendroctonus, a genus of bark eating beetles that are very destructive to conifers in North America.
Spotted this plant early on in my walk. It was very small and low to the ground growing amongst some tall grasses. It’s feather-like spherical flowers were a light pink/purple color.
This was just one of many squirrels I saw on my walk. They seemed to be eating the acorns that fell from the oak trees.
Seen growing at base of larger tree. Red/orange leaves growing in sets of three.
Red flower with yellow tips growing next to a black-eyes susan flower. Fairly tall and free standing.
Moss growing along base of tree. Also seen alongside lichen species.
Plant with green long leaves and bright purple stems and berries.
Fern growing low to ground. Large group was observed. Spores on undersides of leaves!
White birch tree. Very large, marked with number? Only one in the preserve that I could see.
The species was not seen itself but evidence of dendroctonus as this tree is being harmed by the organism.
Lichen seen growing in patch on a large boulder. White crackled looking.
Small black ants gathering under a leaf on a rock.
Possibly tasteless stonecrop? Low growing needle-like waxy plant beneath base of tree.
תגובות
הוספת תגובה