Nature Happenings

• June is Perennial Garden Month & National Rivers Month

• Blackberries are ripening. They're a favorite of raccoons, squirrels, box turtles, birds and people.

• Butterflies like the Tawny Emperor, Great Spangled Fritillary, Little Wood Satyr and Mourning Cloak can be seen.

• Staghorn Sumac flowering. The fruits that follow are attractive to many species of song and game birds.

• Chicken Fungus and other Sulphur mushrooms are noticeable.

• Eastern Hognose Snake mating continues into August.

• Bluegill, Largemouth Bass and Smallmouth Bass are spawning.

• Bird migration is finished. Birds that are here now are summer residents that nest.

• As the month progresses, feeders can become busy with visiting parents and fledglings.

• House Wrens are nesting

Missouri Botanical Gardens

Mississippi River

Blackberries

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Tawny Emperor

 Great Spangled Fritillary

 Little Wood Satyr

Mourning Cloak

Flowering Staghorn Sumac

 Chicken Fungus

 Eastern Hognose Snake

Bluegill

Bass

Flocks of Migrating Birds

 Wrens nesting

 Busy Feeders!