Mouse-ear Hawkweed.
Humans love to name things. Plants, animals, tall buildings. Assuming the names outlive us, it’s a kind of way to claim immortality.
The early common names of things seemed to have come naturally—although I suppose some individual person would’ve had to come up with them at some point. More recently, groups and committees decide these things. And I’m not even talking about scientific nomenclature.
Today I took a photo of a cluster of wildflower, then I looked them up. They were the blooms of Mouse-ear Hawkweed. I didn’t know the name of this plant until today. Apparently, it’s invasive, but medicinal.
Technically, identifying birds is nameing things. I do that pretty much every day. I wonder if that means I’ll live forever.
Today’s List
1. American Crow
2. Northern Cardinal (v)
3. Herring Gull
4. American Robin (v)
5. American Goldfinch (v)
6. Osprey (v)
7. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
v = Voice only
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, herring gull, northern cardinal, osprey
