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Cutleaf Teasel: Getting Acquainted
Leonard Weber August 6, 2024 Among the flowers beginning to bloom as July turned to August in Eliza Howell Park this year is one that I have not observed carefully in past years: Cutleaf Teasel. There are, to my knowledge, only a very few of these plants in the park, located in one area within…
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Butterfly of the Year 2024: The Nominees
Leonard Weber August 1, 2024 If we were to name an “Eliza Howell Park Butterfly of the Year” for 2024, the winner would be one that: a) is being seen frequently in the park this year; b) is attractive or striking enough in appearance that it catches our attention and invites a photograph. The following…
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Ants Herding Aphids
Leonard Weber July 22, 2024 A little more than a year ago, I wrote about watching “Red Aphids and Ladybugs” (July 16, 2023), having watched them on False Sunflower plants. Today, I started watching another interaction between insects involving aphids. In this case, the aphids are Oleander Aphids, the other insects are ants, and the…
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Yellow Coneflower: Summer in Full Bloom
Leonard Weber July 17, 2024 Now, in the middle of July, there are thousands of Yellow Coneflowers blooming in Eliza Howell Park. Yellow Coneflowers reach a height of about 4 feet. The flowers are characterized by droopy yellow ray florets surrounding a cone-like center disk. The core disk, which can be up to 3/4 of…
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Five Colorful Insects: What’s That?
Leonard Weber July 10, 2024 Summer time in Eliza Howell Park, when wildflowers are in bloom, is a wonderful time for insect watching. Attention is often – and understandably – focused on the attractive butterflies that can be seen, but there are other colorful insects that are present as well. Here are five that tend…
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Dragonflies: Five Distinctive Skimmers
Leonard Weber July 1, 2024 Dragonfly watching is challenging. They may not be small for insects, but they are often on the fly — and are fast flyers. When they perch, they are not easy to spot. I am not well-informed about many of the dragonflies of Eliza Howell Park, but I do have a…
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Butterflies on Gravel: Watchful Walking
Leonard Weber June 25, 2924 Recently, I have been seeing Common Buckeye butterflies in Eliza Howell Park, the first year that I have seen them here before July. I was surprised to see Common Buckeye this early, but I was not at all surprised that the first ones of the season are on and along…
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“June Is Bustin’ Out All Over!” Summer Flowers Starting to Bloom
Leonard Weber June 16, 2024 As I was walking in Detroit’s Eliza Howell Park recently, I thought of the Rodgers and Hammerstein “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over” song from about 80 years ago. June is indeed a month when something new is busting out nearly every day in the park. In June, many of…
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Hackberry Emperor: The Butterfly and the Bridge
Leonard Weber June 10, 2024 One butterfly that regularly appears in Eliza Howell Park in June is Hackberry Emperor. It is somewhat small (wingspan of about 2 inches), flies swiftly and alights frequently – on the ground, on trees, sometimes on people. It frequently opens its wings when perched, but it is also possible to…
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird Nest: The Next Chapter
Leonard Weber June 2, 2024 Sometimes, it’s wonderful to be wrong. On May 19, I posted the story of a nesting attempt by a Ruby-throated Hummingbird in Eliza Howell Park. The first egg was laid in what looked like an unfinished nest. Not too surprisingly, the egg fell. Shortly after the egg fell, the female…
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