Jackson Bottom Preserve

Bullfrog. Photo by Jasper.

We stopped by Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve to see what we could see on a warm spring day.  Birds, frogs and insects were making their presence known even when they were hidden from view, and late spring wildflowers were showing off.   I'm pretty sure the abundance of unusual native wildflowers is due to plantings, but the abundance of interesting birds is a bit more serendipitous.  

Looking for tadpoles.

Birdsfoot treefoil.

Wild rose with bee visitor.

Cinnamon teal.

White-fronted geese.

Red-winged blackbird.

Killdeer.

Lupine with bumblebee visitor.

California poppy.

Fivespot.

Bullfrog.

Baby blue-eyes

Bugloss fiddleneck.

Tree swallow.  Photo by Jasper.