The Red Colors of a Summer Forest
Summer in an eastern forest is all about green. Everything, so it seems, is green. We have adequate rainfall to thank for that. The green is a good thing, since it means that chlorophyll-containing plants are photosynthesizing, and therefore growing and releasing oxygen to the atmosphere. And it's just so darned pretty!
But what it also is, that green world, is a great backdrop for all the other color highlights to be found in the forests. Probably most people's favorite such color would be red. It's a rich color, uncommon enough in the woods to be special.
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| Columbine |
In reviewing months of video footage I've recorded this year, I noticed a number of red splashes among the greens, and thought I'd feature just some of them. There's unquestionably more to be found out there, so this isn't intended to be an exhaustive display. Just a few to point out what a treat it always is to discover a bit of red in the woods. Enjoy.
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| Scarlet tanager |
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| Red maple, turning early |
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| Red maple buds in spring |
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| Trillium |
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| Partridgeberry |
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| Yellow-bellied sapsucker |
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| Groundnut |
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| Blackgum, turning early |
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| Dragonflies in the "mating wheel" |
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| Turkey vulture |
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| Indian pipes |
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| Mushroom |
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| Red eft (juvenile red-spotted newt) |
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| Lunch! |
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| Pileated woodpecker |
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| Red bellied woodpecker |
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| Cardinal flower |
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