Freezing rain at Cape County Park
Fred Lynch
Friday, January 13, 2017
Freezing rain produces icy scenes Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 at Cape Girardeau County Park North.
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Ice covers little bluestem, an ornamental grass, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 at Cape Girardeau County Park North. Growing in front of the Conservation Nature Center, the name of the grass refers to the lavender-blue color on the stem bases. Its fall-foliage color is bronze-orange.
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Buckbrush is seen ice-covered outside the Conservation Nature Center on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 at Cape Girardeau County Park North. The shrub has bright red berry clusters that are a wildlife food.
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Ice-covered buttonbush is seen at a small pond Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 at Cape Girardeau County Park North. The shrub typically grows 6 to 12 feet tall, and its fruiting heads usually persist throughout the winter.
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Ice-covered honeysuckle is seen Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 at Cape Girardeau County Park North. The vine is semi-dormant in winter.
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Ice covers a honeysuckle vine Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 at Cape Girardeau County Park North.
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Ice-covered honeysuckle is seen near a trailhead outside the Conservation Nature Center on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 at Cape Girardeau County Park North.
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Ice covers a wrought iron chair outside the Conservation Nature Center on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 at Cape Girardeau County Park North.
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Ice covers directional signs on a trail Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 at Cape Girardeau County Park North.
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Branches of possum haw are seen ice-covered outside the Conservation Nature Center on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 at Cape Girardeau County Park North. The berries of the holly shrub persist throughout the winter. Birds, deer and small mammals, including opossums, are attracted to the fruit.
(Fred Lynch)
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Ice covers a bagworm on a bald cypress tree outside the Conservation Nature Center on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 at Cape Girardeau County Park North.
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