This morning I have released the first real episode in the Nature Profiles series, Dawn in the Spatterdock. Take three minutes to learn about Spatterdock (Nuphar advena), a common native aquatic plant found in many local lakes. It really is amazing how many different species of birds and other animals use the Spatterdock as hunting grounds. Enjoy!
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Three cheers! A wonderful beginning to your weekly episodes. Spatterdock … does anyone know the derivation of the name?
Googling briefly, I found two possible explanations:
1) “Perhaps the name refers to seeds flying in the faces of boaters who run into the ripe pods.”
2) “Spatterdock is to the point; Dock is a word for a coarse weed and spatter is strewn about. It does look like it is spattered across a pond.”