A baby turtle enjoys the sun in the small pond at Site 38.
Sue Quarto
Spring is showing itself. These bloodroot flowers are growing in Big Woods.
A black swallowtail alights on a bergamot flower in Big Woods.
The life cycle of white trillium is synchronized with that of the deciduous woodland. In the Chicago area, it usually flowers between April and June.
Beautiful bloodroot grows in Big Woods. Photo: Georgia Schwender, OC Bloodroot is so named because when you break open the root, red (toxic) sap comes out. Photo: Sue Quarto, FESS
The leaves in Big Woods turn bright yellow early last month.
