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Doubtful Knight's-Spur (Delphinium ajacis)Observer
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What is this multi-branched flower? It began blooming about a week ago -- first on one stalk, and now on all of them. It is the only one of its kind in the area. It may be the result of sowing a mixed bag of seeds last fall. We had one butterfly mix bag and one bag of seeds intended for pollinators.
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Doubtful Knight's-Spur (Delphinium ajacis)Observer
funnyfranDescription
Can anyone identify this plant? It looks like it will flower soon.
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Plants (Kingdom Plantae)Observer
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Can anyone identify this plant? It looks like it will flower soon.
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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)Observer
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House sparrow with Northern Mockingbird sitting on top of a bluebird house. The bluebirds appear to have abandoned the house. Was it because the other birds became a nuisance or because they no longer had need for the house?
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Engelmann's Pricklypear (Opuntia engelmannii)Observer
funnyfranDescription
Also called prickly pear cactus
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Upright Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera)Observer
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Also called Mexican Hat
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Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)Observer
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We've seen as many as two dozen wild turkeys in our subdivision.
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Typical Old World Deer and Elk (Genus Cervus)Observer
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Elk in Busse Forest Nature Preserve in Elk Grove Village, IL
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Cottontail Rabbits (Genus Sylvilagus)Observer
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rabbit in neighbor's backyard
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Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)Observer
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Northern Mockingbird and house sparrow sitting on top of a blue bird house. There had been a pair of bluebirds in the house previously.
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Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)Observer
funnyfranDescription
At first I thought this was a bluebird or maybe a painted bunting. Thanks to the comments my posting received, I now know that it's a cardinal who has lost his feathers.
