Sunday, March 30, 2008

Pictures of Killdeer, Plantain, Burdock, and More...

I took Monty out for a walk in the field behind the house this afternoon.













He needs the exercise, and so do I.













I brought the camera and took photos of Seagulls, Robins, a Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus), common plantain (Plantago major), common burdock (Arctium minus), some green algae in a pool of water, and a dead worm (Deadus wormus a.k.a. Birdus foodus).













If I were hungry and lost in the wilderness I could roast up the roots of the plantain and burdock for the starch. I suppose I would eat the seagulls too. Well, probably not.













The Killdeer is a protected species, so I would avoid eating it.













Cheers,

Mungo

3 Bahs!:

American Bushman said...

Loved the Latin names for the dead worm. Very Road Runner. :)

Are these woodpecker holes?

Great post.

B

Mungo said...

Thanks American Bushman!

Deadus Wormus is a dying species.. ;-)

I think the holes on the bark in the photo are woodpecker holes. There are similar patterns that have since filled up with resing. They seem nice and regular - which leads me to beleive it is the the work of grubs etc...

I'll get more photos this weekend - the snow is really beginning to vanish here in Toronto!

Cheers,

Mungo

Ted said...

Hey..Ted here
Nice photo's what kind of camera did you get.
Regards
Ted
www.campingsierra.com

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