3 Obervations- revised

The bright colors of this poisonous plant are very attention grabbing. I found this pokeweed along the constitution trail, it is toxic to humans and animals excluding birds. The entire plant grows more toxic with age and the berries are most toxic while they are green. The cooked plant and leaves is called poke salad. It was 76 degrees out and there were many bushes and trees around.

Source: http://nadiasyard.com/our-native-plants/american-pokeweed/

I found this damselfly at comlara, he flew from bush to bush along the outer edge of the lake. I believe this is an adult male as they are blue and have a large black stripe on their head. It was 80 degrees.

Source: http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/51355210/0

I found this flower on the side of the road near comlara while I was driving home. It attracted a lot of butterflies which was a big reason I was interested in it. The plant is a “pollinator magnet” and attracts many kinds of butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators. There was a lot of prairie grass around and they were fully exposed to sunlight, it was 80 degrees.

source: https://www.prairienursery.com/store/native-plants/rough-blazingstar-liatris-aspera#.W6l5jGhKito

I was sitting in my backyard doing homework when this little guy landed on my hand. He stayed there for about 7 minutes and chilled with me, then flew off. I read the males perch on tall objects in sunny areas to watch for females, so he was probably looking for some cute lady butterflies. Some of their species are attracted to the sodium in sweat so it could be another reason he was hanging out. There was a good amount of tree coverage and it was about 80 degrees.

source: https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Asterocampa-celtis