11 June 2022
Fledge watching the Pitt peregrines absorbed so much time this month that it’s a wonder I noticed anything else. Here are a few things seen in early June.
- Eye-catching fruit on a garden tree on Ellsworth Ave. Mark Bowers says it’s Serviceberry.
- Poison ivy blooming in Frick Park on 3 June.
- A ladybug crawling on fleabane in my brother’s Charlottesville backyard, 10 June.
- Smartweed blooming near the ladybug, perhaps “pinkweed” or Pennsylvania smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanicum)
p.s. All three Pitt peregrines fledged as of midday on 10 June.
(photos by Kate St. John)
Looks like Service berry aka Juneberry
Thanks! That’s what I thought but I was surprised that someone had planted it as a small tree.