Thursday, February 26, 2009

Don't let the contractors take all your brushpiles; the birds won't forgive you

Please click on image to ENLARGE view of mockingbird on brushpile at World Peace Wetland Prairie on February 25, 2009,


The more buds you spot on the ends of small limbs the more likely these limbs are the ones to keep on your property if you want plenty of song birds to be in your neighborhood when spring comes. You might also try to convince your neighbors to preserve some similar brushpiles on their property. And urging neighbors to preserve ice-damaged trees on their property also will help.
Many won't understand. But every property owner who keeps a brush pile or resists pressure to cut down a damaged tree can make a difference in the reproductive success of song birds in the coming spring.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Early blooms brighten butterfly garden of World Peace Wetland Prairie

Please click on images to ENLARGE view of early blooming flowers in the butterfly garden of World Peace Wetland Prairie on February 25, 2009.


Thursday, February 19, 2009

Mockingbird finds sunshine nice after another cold night on World Peace Wetland Prairie

Please click on image to ENLARGE view of mockingbird on February 19, 2009, at World Peace Wetland Prairie in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Privit still keeping the cedar waxwings busy

Please click on image of cedar waxwing eating the berries of the privit plant on World Peace Wetland Prairie on February 16, 2009.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Composite aerial view of WPWP

Please click on image to ENLARGE composite aerial view of World Peace Wetland Prairie.

World Peace Wetland Prairie sign reveals origin and purpose the Fayetteville, Arkansas, nature park

Please click on image of World Peace Wetland Prairie Sign for easy reading.

Please click on image to ENLARGE view of World Peace Wetland Prairie sign.

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Daffodils opening on World Peace Wetland Prairie on February 12, 2009

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The first daffodil on World Peace Wetland Prairie for 2009 was fully open on February 12. Many places had daffies blooming even earlier, almost immediately after the giant ice storm disappeared.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Ice storm prunes trees and understory vegetation on World Peace Wetland Prairie in January 2009

Please click on images to ENLARGE view of World Peace Wetland Prairie on January 29, 2009, following the Great Pruning of 2009 provided by a multi-state freezing-rain storm.


The split hackberry tree above is shown after i† was broken down by the January 2009 icestorm. Below the same tree stands strong and healthy at right in a photo from the west side of World Peace Wetland Prairie in winter 2000 after a owner/speculator had the land brush-hogged while trying to sell it to a developer.