Kalamazoo Seasons
Sunday, July 31, 2011
River Oaks County Park
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River Oaks County Park is a real sports park with a dozen soccer fields, softball diamonds, a model airplane field, and plenty of parking. ...
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Milkweed
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Common Milkweed ( Asclepias syriaca ) doesn't have the show-stopping flowers of the Butterfly Milkweed but the pale pink flowers are at...
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Wild blueberry
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Wild blueberries ( Vaccinium corymbosum ) are ripening now. These are highbush blueberries, closely related to the commercially-farmed berr...
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Water lily spirals
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The other day I was paddling on Portage Lake (from Coldbrook County Park ) and I noticed these spiral stems on many submerged water lilies. ...
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Rocky River (Three Rivers)
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Three Rivers, a town about half an hour south of Kalamazoo, offers several choices for canoe trips. Last fall we tried the St Joseph River ...
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Prairie Flowers
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While the Kalamazoo Nature Center is my favorite spot for Spring wildflowers, I don't always think of it for summer blooms. I visited e...
Sunday, July 10, 2011
American Kestrel
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The American Kestrel ( Falco sparverius ) is the smallest bird of prey found near Kalamazoo. They eat grasshoppers and other insects in the...
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