Sitting Outside a Doctor's Office

Yesterday I found myself sitting outside of a doctor's office for a while. There was a very small retention pond or drainage area in the back. It's amazing how nature is anywhere and everywhere that you give it a chance. I certainly didn't expect to get such a nice view of a snapping turtle.

-I got to practice my elm identification by looking at the asymmetrical bottom of the leves.

-I saw what I'm relatively certain was cut-leaved crane's bill and carolina crane's bill right next to each other and in bloom so now I think I can identify both of those and tell them apart.

-I also saw what I'm pretty sure was a yellow rumped warbler.

In addition to these things I watched a lot of squirrels, cardinals and mourning doves.

Posted on April 4, 2020 12:50 PM by anthony296 anthony296

Observations

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Elms (Genus Ulmus)

Observer

anthony296

Date

April 3, 2020 03:04 PM EDT

Description

I think American elm, but how do I tell apart from a winged elm. Could a winged elm be this big and not display "wings"?

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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

Observer

anthony296

Date

April 3, 2020 03:03 PM EDT

Photos / Sounds

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Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

Observer

anthony296

Date

April 3, 2020 03:26 PM EDT
Plants

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Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

Observer

anthony296

Date

April 3, 2020 03:01 PM EDT

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Fleabanes and Horseweeds (Genus Erigeron)

Observer

anthony296

Date

April 3, 2020 03:00 PM EDT

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Thorny Olive (Elaeagnus pungens)

Observer

anthony296

Date

April 3, 2020 03:00 PM EDT

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Common Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)

Observer

anthony296

Date

April 3, 2020 02:59 PM EDT

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Cut-leaved Crane's-Bill (Geranium dissectum)

Observer

anthony296

Date

April 3, 2020 02:58 PM EDT

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Carolina Crane's-Bill (Geranium carolinianum)

Observer

anthony296

Date

April 3, 2020 02:57 PM EDT

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Wild Lettuces (Genus Lactuca)

Observer

anthony296

Date

April 3, 2020 02:55 PM EDT

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