James Pullman lived on Northeast Creek and took pictures of the wildflowers and wildlife in the Northeast Creek basin. This is a gallery of his pictures.
Wildflowers
Early Spring Flowers
Asimina triloba (Paw Paw)
Claytonia virginica
Chrysogonum virginianum (Green-and-gold)
Cardamine douglassii
Spring Flowers
Zephyranthes atamasca (Atamasco Lily)
Viola papilionacea
Tiarella cordifolia (foamflower)
Aronia arbutifolia
Senecio smallii
Rhododendron nudiflorum
Ranunculus hispidus (bristly buttercup)
Pedicularis canadensis (high heal-all)
Lonicera sempervirens (Coral Honeysuckle)
Iris cristata (dwarf crested iris)
Geranium maculatum (wild geranium)
Cardamine angustata (common toothwort)
Amsonia tabernaemontana (Eastern bluestar)
Arisaema triphyllum (Jack in the Pulpit)
Summer Flowers
Tephrosia virginiana
Ruellia caroliniensis
Rosa carolina
Rhexia virginica
Gillenia stipulata
Penstemon laevigatus
Oenothera biennis
Chimaphila maculata
Impatiens capensis
Lilium michauxii (Michaux’s Lily)
Liparis lilifolia
Lobelia cardinalis
Asclepias tuberosa
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias tabaste paternus
Rudbeckia lacinata
Hepatica americana
Hedyotis caerulea
Gelsenium sempervirens (Yellow Jasmine)
Fall Flowers and Fruits
Gentiana villosa
Liatris graminifolia
Liatris graminifolia
Aronia arbutifolia fruit
Insects
Black swallowtail – adult
Protographium marcellus – Zebra swallowtail – adult
Papilio glaucus -Eastern tiger swallowtail – Adult
Danaus plexippus – Monarch – Caterpillar
Danaus plexippus – Monarch butterfly – Chrysalis
Mantis
Amphibians
Bufo fowleri – Fowler’s toad
Reptiles
Lampropeltis getula – Eastern kingsnake
Birds
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Pileated Woodpecker
Kentucky Warbler
Mammals
Sylvilagus floridanus – Eastern cottontail
Volunteers Preserving the Natural and Cultural Heritage of Northeast Creek