Towheeblog

These pictures I took myself:

Above is my first dragonflty of the year, an otter track through the weeds and several birds at Ankeny.  The water at Pintail Marsh is deep enough to suit some divers–Ring-necked Duck and a female Bufflehead.
Herons and egrets at Ankeny:

The woolly bear becomes an isabella tiger moth.  That Song Sparrow was staring at us, asking, “You talkin’ to me?”  Tree Swallows on top…a native wild rose in bloom, the Nootka rose.