The first
wildflower of spring is Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foeditus). The flowers are
grouped together on a ball-like spathe
shielded by a hooded spadix that ranges
in color from dark red to greenish
yellow and mottled combinations of
those two colors.
Robin (Turdus migratorius) on Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)
