Howdee all,Today we went for a Sunday road trip...destination, Pee Dee national wildlife refugee.
I think we took the long way from Carthage...went thru lots of very rural areas...had a nice view from the power lines.
When we did get to Pee Dee...it was still overcast and chilly...thank goodness the back of our Explorer is also a storage area for warm clothing...I put on my down coat, scarf, hiking boots and gloves and pulled out a down vest, scarf and one of Jeff's hats for Adele. Now bundled up we went for a nice walk around Pee Dee and some of waterways...We did a little birding...huge flocks of red winged blackbirds came in as we were leaving.
viney trees
very cool fungus...dont know what kind..similar to turkey tail
where are all the ducks??????????? we only saw a few mallards.
what is this red weed???
I guess I have some research to do....Check out Adele's blog for her version of road trippin
Pam Croom said...The red weed might be Azolla caroliniana. It is an aquatic fern. It was ubiquitous in east FL, were I use to live, and it turns red in bright sunlight and winter. Your photo reminds me of the Floridian azolla. My favorite common name for it is fairy moss. The individual plants spread out kind of remind me of an elaborate lace collar.See:
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AZCA
If the individual plants are more triangular in nature then it is the Azolla pinnata... a nasty invasive.
see: http://www.weedscience.ncsu.edu/aquaticweeds/facts/apfs009-00.pdf
Thanks Pam..for the information
Hi, your blog is fun to browse. I can relate to your lifestyle since I've doing seasonal biology work for most of my life and have been hiking long distance trails with Stacey. So we don't call any one place home for the moment. I was just thinking today, oddly, that it would be nice to have a home on wheels to do some traveling to where I could do some more photo taking over the winter months in an area with sunshine. Western WA State has been a bit cloudy these days. Anyway, your site is well done and has a lot of resources and cool blogs listed to explore. We'll be seeing ya in the blog circles then. Happy holidays to you all.
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Sounds like a nice day trip and hike. I like the capture's you made.
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Looks like you had a great time. So pretty. Wish I was there hiking with you guys.. :( I'll have to check out Del's blog too.
ReplyDeleteThe red weed might be Azolla caroliniana. It is an aquatic fern. It was ubiquitous in east FL, were I use to live, and it turns red in bright sunlight and winter. Your photo reminds me of the Floridian azolla. My favorite common name for it is fairy moss. The individual plants spread out kind of remind me of an elaborate lace collar.
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http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AZCA
If the individual plants are more triangular in nature then it is the Azolla pinnata... a nasty invasive.
see: http://www.weedscience.ncsu.edu/aquaticweeds/facts/apfs009-00.pdf
Lovely photos! Nice blog
The red weed might be Azolla caroliniana. It is an aquatic fern. It was ubiquitous in east FL, were I use to live, and it turns red in bright sunlight and winter. Your photo reminds me of the Floridian azolla. My favorite common name for it is fairy moss. The individual plants spread out kind of remind me of an elaborate lace collar.
ReplyDeleteSee:
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AZCA
If the individual plants are more triangular in nature then it is the Azolla pinnata... a nasty invasive.
see: http://www.weedscience.ncsu.edu/aquaticweeds/facts/apfs009-00.pdf
Lovely photos! Nice blog
Natural moments...get that rv...the prices will be pretty good with this economy...maybe we will meet on the road...
ReplyDeletePam..thanks so much for all your great information...wow...thanks
oooh... very nice pics you took on this trip... lovely!
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