Observaciones de karavanslyck

The Douglas Fir has pinecones that are slightly longer than most which make the tree itself easy to spot. The bark of the doug. fir has a stringy look to it and the branches have dark green needles with a lighter green tip.

Although this picture is blurry, there were at least 8 Robins on the lawn near the parking lot all looking for food in the wet grass. It was about 11am when I saw these Robins which is about when they seek out worms.

The sword fern is one of the most familiar plants because it grows in forested areas and parks, like Carkreek. To tell the difference between the sword fern and the deer fern is on the sword fern there are little orange colored bumps underneath the leaves that are powdery to the touch.

I have spotted horsetail growing in many other locations in the Seattle area and at this park they grew almost 4 feet tall. At my location I was right along a creek so the marshy habitat allowed for the horsetail to thrive and grow in large numbers.

The salmonberry plant has berries that resemble blackberries and raspberries but the plant itself is much taller and grows vertically as opposed to along the ground. The stems do have thorns but not as many as are found on the Himalayan Blackberry.

The hermit thrush is brown white a lighter underbelly. It is very, very round and has an odd shape but flits around from branch to branch quickly. Its call is described as a 'tchup' sound and is loud. Among the other calls in the park it was very distinguishable.

The Eastern Gray Squirrel is the only species of squirrel you will find on UW campus because it is a very aggressive squirrel and chased the Western Gray off campus entirely. They are very urbanized and will often be in garbage cans and foraging on the ground for nuts.

The buttercup is easily recognizable because of the bright yellow petals. This species is different than buttercups found in lawns or grassy parks because it grows roughly 10-12 inches off the ground.

Queen Anne's Lace grows tall in comparison to the other flowering plants found in this area and does not have much color to it. The flower itself is flat and round at the top of the stem and looks like a lace pattern.