Monday, February 22, 2010

Great Blue

I just can't stop myself from taking pictures of Great Blues, such as this one at the Ponds this morning. Every time I see one it's like the first time. Fifteen minutes from home! We are so lucky. The white flowers in the background are Wild Radish, Raphanus raphanistrum, a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is sometimes claimed to be the ancestor of the edible radish, Raphanus sativus. It spreads rapidly, and is often found growing on roadsides or in other places where the ground has been disturbed.
 

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