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brightwood park discoveries

Recent Developments in the Sanctuary

5/11/2023

 
 It has been a while since I last shared my Brightwood Park adventures.   While I still have hundreds of photos to process,  I would like to present to you a few interesting developments which caught my eye.

First, it is confirmed that a great horned owl moved into the famous old tree house near Prospect Street.  When I examined the image I took, I am unsure whether this fellow was making a funny face to me, or was born with cross eyes.

Second, sandpipers appeared last Saturday and almost visited the park everyday at the small pond.  I think I saw a male and a female today.

As far as the plants are concerned, a large flora of bluebell flowers (with blue-purple, pink, and white colors) came on stage.  Nearby there were a few jack-in-the pulpit plants.  The flowers of the latter almost changed everyday and developed beautiful colors and patterns.

The fungi are not lagging behind.  Near where the bluebells are, a group of mushrooms of schizophyllaceae grew in adorable formations on a fallen tree branch.  Some looked like Chinese fans and others appeared like human feet with multiple toes.  A few tree fungi (polyporaceae?) grew on a large log.  One of them had a shape like a heart, which reminded me of a patch of moss that I saw and shared a picture of two years ago (included in this album).  When you fall in love with Brightwood Park, you can really experience a heart-to-heart relationship with the plants, the birds, and the animals here.

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    Chuan-Chu Chou

    I am a frequent visitor of Brightwood Park and enjoy sharing my discoveries.

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