Observations by fitz3179

Sialia sialis; Eastern Bluebird. Found in farmlands, open woodlands, and orchards. It is the state bird of Missouri and New York. Adult males are bright blue with a reddish brown throat and breast. Female bluebirds show a lesser intensity of blue, grey crown and back, and brownish throat and breast. Two-thirds of its food comes from invertebrates and one-third comes from wild fruits.

Digitalis purpurea. Classified as biennial, grow 2 to 5 feet high and 1 to 2 feet wide. Flowers are tubular and purple, pink, yellow, and white. The extract contains cardiac glycosides used for heart treatments. Foxglove is considered to be poisonous.

Common name: Carolina Satyr
Scientific name: Hermeuptychia sosybius

The habits for the Carolina Satyr are woodlands, forest clearings, and grassy areas. The photograph was taken in a grassy area adjacent to a wetland.

Sassafras albidum. Found in North American forest as an understory tree. Makes great tea and stems pleasant to chew.The species are unusual in having three distinct leaf patterns on the same plant, unlobed oval, bilobed (mitten-shaped), and trilobed (three pronged); rarely the leaves can be five-lobed.