A Tiger Swallowtail butterfly is taking a break from fluttering by letting the sun warm it up on a cool day for flying. It is probably the Easter variety, but it might be the Appalachian one which is less common in Indiana. This is a large, nearly 3 inches from wing tip to wing tip, predominately yellow butterfly resting of the leaf litter of the forest. The butterfly has black stripes and black borders on its wings. There are also blue markings near the tail of its wings. Its body and antenna are black.

#Spring on the #forest_floor: Not every spring thing is green #photography #butterfly #yellow

May apples are colonies of plants. Like Aspens and Pawpaws, there are a number of plants growing on a rhizome. The varieties we have in our woods produce one or two leaves. The plants with two leaves are the ones that produce flowers. This plant has two large leaves that are unfurling around a bud. The flower will open underneath the leaves.

#Spring on the #forest_floor: #May_apple #leaves and a #flower_bud #photography

I went out with the macro lens on my camera to see what is happening on the forest floor. The Christmas tree ferns were coming up all over. When they are mature, each frond has the triangular shape of a Christmas tree. This clump was up against a rotting log. I liked the color combination of the sage green of the ferns with the red-brown of the log.

Spring on the #forest_floor: Christmas tree #ferns unfurling #photography

Maianthemum bifolium (L.) F.W.Schmidt
#maianthemumbifolium #false_lily_of_the_valley #may_lily #Asparagaceae #flower #wildflower #whiteflower #forest_floor #flowerphotography #nature #naturephotography #naturelover #plants #botany

2020/06/19
@Bergen

Kill Bill

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Cluster of white mushrooms growing on a dark, textured forest floor, creating a natural and earthy composition.

#deviantart #mushrooms #forest_floor #dark_tones #texture #nature #organic #earthy