Parcel 51.Clintonville, Wisconsin

A FEW MOMENTS FROM OUR CORNER OF WISCONSIN

Life at the parcel.

Pink, orange, yellow, and white flowers among tall grasses, with a mown path and trees beyond.

The meadow in bloom

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01Zinnias, which appear among these flowers, attract butterflies and can bloom all summer. Source ↗

A fluffy young bird on the grass with its dark, pale-edged wing feathers spread.

A new pair of wings

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02Fledglings often leave the nest before they can fly well. Their parents keep feeding them while they learn. Species uncertain. Source ↗

A reddish-brown frog tucked into dark soil among roots, dry stems, and grass.

Hiding in plain sight

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03Frogs absorb water and oxygen through their skin—one reason moist, sheltered spots matter. Species uncertain. Source ↗

An orange mushroom with pale raised patches on its rounded cap, growing among leaves and fallen wood.

A little forest magic

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04This resembles an Amanita. In fly agarics, pale cap spots are remnants of a protective “universal veil.” Species unconfirmed; not an edible identification. Source ↗

A tiny brown frog with a dark eye stripe and pale upper lip perched on the back of a person’s hand.

Our smallest visitor

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05The dark eye mask suggests a wood frog. Their calls sound like quacking ducks, and Wisconsin’s breeding season lasts only about two weeks. Identification tentative. Source ↗