Hazy air from fires in MT and elsewhere in the west made it hard to see birds in the distance. So as usual, I photographed the flowers. I found some species in wetlands areas that I’ve never seen before: jewelweed and false floxglove, pictured below. These weren’t in any of my go-to local flower guides.
Jewelweed, Impatiens capensis, Balsaminaceae (Balsam) Walden ponds 09052017
false foxglove, Agalinis sp., Orobanchaceae (broomrape), Walden ponds 09052017
Can’t wait to go back to look for birds again. Here is the snowy egret, a blue heron, an unknown-to-me flicker, and a downy woodpecker. Obviously, I am new to birding. I just got a Nikon Coolpix L340 20.2 MP Compact Digital Camera. Nothing super fancy, but it lets me get a photo of a bird with enough detail to attempt ID.
Here are other flowers found at Walden and Sawhill ponds. Click for slideshow and to see captions.
Scenery
painted lady butterfly
