Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Rosa hirtula at the Washington Park Arboretum

Rosa hirtula May 2010

Rosa hirtula May 2010
 
Rosa hirtula May 2010

Rosa hirtula May 2010

I was walking with a friend in the Washington Park Arboretum, on a sunny & warm May day, when we saw Rosa hirtula.  We had neither ever seen a bird nest in a rose before.  It was a mighty big rose.  You can see it on the service road that sets out from the Graham Visitors Center parking lot.  Rosa hirtula is not far south of the bee hives.  The tag is easy to find.  Rosa hirtula comes from Japan, where it grows in the area around Mount Fuji.

1 comment:

Alice Joyce said...

Jordan
You're making me nostalgic for Seattle and Wash Pk Arboretum!
Very cool to see bird nesting in a rose. We've a tiny baby towhee hiding out on the ground, with Mom & Dad hovering. Shouldn't have left the nest, too tiny! Put it back in, but it wouldn't stay there.

Re: the dry stream at Matanzas - I believe it is a true arroyo. We get such heavy rains, if only sporadically.