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Dandelion

And the Dandelion has a large seed pod with many seeds adapted to dispersal by the spring breezes.
Bald Cypress Beginning to Leaf Out

The Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) is a deciduous conifer indigenous to the Southeastern US. Usually found in swampy areas, it…
Galloway Ridge Entrance

Early Spring planting of Flowers by the fountain.
Male Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

This male is a regular visitor to the same tree along the wooded trail to check for insects in the bark. The Red Breasted Woodpec…
Blue-gray gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is a forager that flits through dense outer foliage, hops and sidles along branches, peering with quick…
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

According to the Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology, the Song Sparrow is widely distributed across North America. Howeve…
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

The Mockingbird's scientific name roughly translates "copy many tongues". They are abundant all year re at Galloway, and often qu…
Heros Work Here

Enough said here - we are all grateful for the staff not only of the Arbor, but throughout Galloway Ridge who enrich our lives and…
Eastern Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma americana

This little guy is provisionally identified as an Eastern Tent Caterpillar due to the white stripe down its back. These are the cr…
Yellow Flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus)

The Yellow Flag Iris is a beautiful, but invasive species from Eurasia. This is the yellow flowering pl;ant that we see in the det…
Detention Ponds in Late April

By Late April, Spring has well progressed and the detention ponds are beginning to fill with Yellow Flag Iris and the beginnings o…
Magnolia Bud

In early May the Magnolias are beginning to bud. This is the fuzzy outer casing of the Magnolia bud.
Detention Pond in Early May

By early May the Yellow Flag Irises are out in the background, and the Pickerel Weed is beginning to fill in the open water in the…
Pickerel Weed

The Pickerel Weed forms a dense cover for frogs, especially the Bronze and Bull Frogs.
Gray Squirrel

The squirrels ae enjoying the fresh supply of food.
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos

Female Mallard by the upper detention pond. She may have a nest nearby.
The Gathering Place

As the weather warmed up, more and more people began to gather outside rather than inside. The benches in front of the fountain b…
Broad-headed sharpshooter (Oncometopia orbona)

Looks like an ordinary grub, doesn't it. It is a type of leaf hopper. The name “sharpshooter” comes from the fact that they can ex…
Five-Lined Skink (Plestiodon spp.).)

There are four species of species of skink (genus Plestiodon) in North Carolina. One lives in the western part of the state, the r…
American Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)

The Tulip Poplar are opening, providing a new source of food for wildlife, especially the squirrels.
Hugh Chapin Memorial Sculpture

A sculpture in honor of Hugh Chapin, the brains and force behind the establishment of Galloway Ridge is located near the detention…