RHH's photos with the keyword: non-native

The Eurasian Collared Dove, as the name suggests, is not a bird native to North America. It was introduced into the Bahamas in the 1970's, subsequently made its way to Florida and has since colonized most of North America. These come to our feeders, usually picking up the seed that the other birds drop, but occasionally landing on the feeders.

The Eurasian Collared Dove, as the name suggests, is not a bird native to North America. It was introduced into the Bahamas in the 1970's, subsequently made its way to Florida and has since colonized most of North America. These come to our feeders, usually picking up the seed that the other birds drop, but occasionally landing on the feeders.

The Eurasian Collared Dove, as the name suggests, is not a bird native to North America. It was introduced into the Bahamas in the 1970's, subsequently made its way to Florida and has since colonized most of North America. These come to our feeders, usually picking up the seed that the other birds drop, but occasionally landing on the feeders.

A last picture, I think, from our excursion to Summer Lake. This is the Yellow Pitcher Plant, now established by the thousands on the floating bog and shores of the lake. If you look closely you can see a fly perched on the rim of the pitcher and one can only guess what happened to it, but that close to the opening it probably became a meal. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/09/carnivorous...

I believe this is the Sweetbriar Rose, Rosa eglanteria, a European native that has naturalized in low elevation areas in the western part of our state. It was photographed near Cranberry Lake in Deception Pass State Park. I am not sure, however, that I have the ID correct on this and am willing to be corrected. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/09/deception-p...

One more picture of this species, this time of a very dark flowered plant, this one also from the Clayton Beach area of Larrabee State Park. The variation in color, flower number, and size of the plants is amazing. nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2010/09/b...

My photos of this orchid species have drawn considerable comment from those who know it in Europe and who are surprised at how different these plants are from what they know. Here is another photo showing a side view of the flowers. The whole matter has interested me to the point that I hope to do further investigation this summer when they bloom again and will check with the University of Washington Herbarium to see if they can give me any information. For those who have not seen the previous photos, this is the Broad-leaved Helleborine, a non-native, introduced into this country in the late 1800's by European settlers. nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2010/09/b...