A Vulture and some Wild Columbine

When I moved around the edge of the cliff above Abrams Falls to get a closer look at some Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) this American Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) flew out from a small cave about twenty feet from me.

Foamflowers, Porter's Creek Trail 4/19

Foamflower

Tiarella cordifolia

Wake Robins in Rocky Fork

(Trillium erectum white variety)

Shuttleworth's Ginger

(Hexastylis shuttleworthii)

I'll have to dig around in the leaves the next time I see one of these. They have a structure very similar to the little brown jug or Wild Ginger