Plano Outdoor Learning Center / Bob Woodruff Pa28rk / Oak Point Nature Preserve

Aug 28, 2010

Leavenworth's Eryngo (Eryngium leavenworthii) Leavenworth's Eryngo

Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea) male

Roseate Skimmer
Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina) Halloween Pennant
Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina) Halloween Pennant
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) pair in tandem Black Saddlebags
Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) Carolina Mantis
Southern Bee Killer (Mallophora orcina) Southern Bee Killer
Common Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) Common Cocklebur
Wheel bug (Arilus cristatus) Wheel bug
Lesser Meadow Katydid (Conocephalus sp.) Lesser Meadow Katydid
Yellow-bellied Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster) Yellow-bellied Water Snake
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) female, domestic form. Mallard
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) domestic form, in Bob Woodruff Park, nests in tree cavities, similar to wild Muscovies. Muscovy Duck
Cypress Vine (Ipomoea quamoclit). Bob Woodruff Park Cypress Vine
Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii) Hayhurst's Scallopwing
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Fiery Skipper
Queen (Danaus gilippus) Queen
Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Monarch
It seems that Beavers (Castor canadensis) have created new habitat for themselves and other water-loving plants and animals in the narrow strip of cattail marsh remaining in Bob Woodruff Park, just north of Park Blvd. beaver activity? Cattail marsh north of Park Blvd in Bob Woodruff Park
Indian Woodoats (Chasmanthium latifolium) Indian Woodoats
orb spider web orb spider web