September and October,
I was blessed to spend two days and one night in the Tuscarora Forest in mid September. I photographed lots of insects, birds, and wildflowers. At least 15 species of wildflowers - I will not bore you with the list, but trust me, I was not bored in the least.
Today we took a short trip to Lancaster to follow a lead from Ken Miller. He directed me to a species I had yet to photograph - Viper's Buglosss. Then to Furnace hills to look for our fall favorite - Fringed Gentian. We also found a few aster's. Some day I am going to learn how to id these better. Daisy Fleabane and various small white asters confuse me.
Below you will find a few pics.
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| Viper's Bugloss |
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| Viper's Bugloss - close up |
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| Fringed Gentian - "bird's eye" view looks like it might spin like a pinwheel in the wind |
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| Fringed Gentian - multiple flowers on one plant |
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| Fringed Gentian - nice bunching of plants |
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| New England Aster (I am certain about Aster but not certain about New England) |
