Modified 12-Aug-23
Created 12-Aug-23
16 photos
Wilde Lake
Columbia, MD
August 11, 2023
- Green Heron hunting for a meal at "The Cove"
Green Heron web resources (opens in a new browser TAB):
Cornell University: https://ebird.org/species/grnher
Audubon Society: https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/green-heron
Interesting fact...
I had thought the yellow vegetation was some form of grass. It is not a grass. It is Dodder, a parasitic plant.
For a fascinating description here are 3 web page entries about it (with representative photos). Links to these external sites will open in a new TAB in your browser.
(1) UMD Agricultural Extension Service Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC) https://extension.umd.edu/resource/dodder
(2) Wiki entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuscuta
(3) Maryland Biodiversity Project page: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/viewChecklist.php?showAll=1&genus=Cuscuta
Photography: Stephen Talabac
Post Processing: Stephen Talabac
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© 2023 Stephen & Diana Talabac. All Rights Reserved.
Columbia, MD
August 11, 2023
- Green Heron hunting for a meal at "The Cove"
Green Heron web resources (opens in a new browser TAB):
Cornell University: https://ebird.org/species/grnher
Audubon Society: https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/green-heron
Interesting fact...
I had thought the yellow vegetation was some form of grass. It is not a grass. It is Dodder, a parasitic plant.
For a fascinating description here are 3 web page entries about it (with representative photos). Links to these external sites will open in a new TAB in your browser.
(1) UMD Agricultural Extension Service Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC) https://extension.umd.edu/resource/dodder
(2) Wiki entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuscuta
(3) Maryland Biodiversity Project page: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/viewChecklist.php?showAll=1&genus=Cuscuta
Photography: Stephen Talabac
Post Processing: Stephen Talabac
Click on the first thumbnail for larger views. Or, click the "Slideshow" button at the top right of this page.
© 2023 Stephen & Diana Talabac. All Rights Reserved.
© Stephen & Diana Talabac. All rights reserved.