Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Grand Falls Windsor Wetlands

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             Before moving on from Grand Falls Windsor we visited their wetlands area.

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We had a nice time walking around the wetlands and the forest in beautiful weather.

The place was alive with flowers.  We'll give you a sample.

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                                Rhodora is in the Rhododendron family.

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              Dwarf Dogwood (aka Bunchberry) blanketed the edges of the trail.

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          Been told this is Cinnamon Fern on its way.

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           We heard many birds but saw very few.

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                            The Starflower's name is somewhat obvious.

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              The beavers have been quite busy.

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                            False Solomon's Seal was truly everywhere.

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Really appreciate it when parks post valuable information.

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                            One of the neatest finds was this Trillium.

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We'd seen Trillium before but on this one the flower was hanging upside down underneath.

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                            You almost didn't know a flower was there.

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                                             It is a pretty little flower.

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                                   It is called the Nodding Trillium.

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                                     Violets had begun to emerge.

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                      Two new insects for us.  This beautiful Caddisfly

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                                  and this Black-banded Orange moth.

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         These Blue-bead Lilies are so pretty to see.

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         We caught sight of an American Toad in Canada.  Was he on vacation?

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                              The Flowering Currant is so tiny and delicate.

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    Seems like a great way to end our visit to the wetlands of Grand Falls-Winsor.