Lake Pictures Part 4: Up the Slope
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birdfeedingFrom the causeway, we headed back toward the car.
From the causeway, looking east over the lake, the trees display their colors.
Canada geese rest on a small sandbar. On the right of the picture, you can see the edge of an outbuilding with a mechanical owl on top.
From the parking lot, this is the view looking up toward the pavilion with the restrooms. The foreground is all pollinator garden.
A late goldenrod is in full bloom. All mine have gone to seed already. This is a weedy wildflower with strong wildlife value.
A goldfinch landed in the wildflowers to search for seeds. This is the least-worst picture I got of it, even though it was only a few feet away. Look for the bit of pale yellow near the middle of the picture.
These leaves have fallen from a red oak, showing their pointy tips.
This leaf has fallen from a white oak, showing its rounded tips.
A large standing snag has great wildlife value. It hosts fungi, insects, and other food for larger animals. As woodpeckers drill holes in search of prey or to build nests, these become homes for other cavity nesters later on.
Looking up the slope from the pavilion, maples blaze bright orange.
These red oak leaves show many colors as they cling to the tree.
Two yellow butterflies, possibly clouded sulphurs, feed on purple aster.
A small willow bush spills over the sidewalk. Illinois has many native willows, including both trees and shrubs. This might be sandbar willow, very common near water in its shrub form.
Looking upslope from the pollinator garden, tall grasses stand out.
Here is a closer view of the grass seedheads.
This is the view looking south from the parking lot toward the southern part of the lake, which pours over the dam. Right now the the dam is almost entirely dry except for a few trickles that do little more than wet the algae there. But this part of the lake is still pretty. The bright yellow in the midground is likely a maple. The fluffy green trees on the far side of the lake are probably willows. Above those, the darker red trees likely include red oaks.
From the causeway, looking east over the lake, the trees display their colors.
Canada geese rest on a small sandbar. On the right of the picture, you can see the edge of an outbuilding with a mechanical owl on top.
From the parking lot, this is the view looking up toward the pavilion with the restrooms. The foreground is all pollinator garden.
A late goldenrod is in full bloom. All mine have gone to seed already. This is a weedy wildflower with strong wildlife value.
A goldfinch landed in the wildflowers to search for seeds. This is the least-worst picture I got of it, even though it was only a few feet away. Look for the bit of pale yellow near the middle of the picture.
These leaves have fallen from a red oak, showing their pointy tips.
This leaf has fallen from a white oak, showing its rounded tips.
A large standing snag has great wildlife value. It hosts fungi, insects, and other food for larger animals. As woodpeckers drill holes in search of prey or to build nests, these become homes for other cavity nesters later on.
Looking up the slope from the pavilion, maples blaze bright orange.
These red oak leaves show many colors as they cling to the tree.
Two yellow butterflies, possibly clouded sulphurs, feed on purple aster.
A small willow bush spills over the sidewalk. Illinois has many native willows, including both trees and shrubs. This might be sandbar willow, very common near water in its shrub form.
Looking upslope from the pollinator garden, tall grasses stand out.
Here is a closer view of the grass seedheads.
This is the view looking south from the parking lot toward the southern part of the lake, which pours over the dam. Right now the the dam is almost entirely dry except for a few trickles that do little more than wet the algae there. But this part of the lake is still pretty. The bright yellow in the midground is likely a maple. The fluffy green trees on the far side of the lake are probably willows. Above those, the darker red trees likely include red oaks.
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