Never Know What You’ll Stumble Upon When Pulling Garlic Mustard

Sometimes we can get a little caught up in our mission to rid areas of invasives, that we forget to breathe a little and see the forest for well, more than just its garlic mustard.  Susan Miller in the Raisin Cluster learned a great lesson from her experiences pulling garlic mustard… always bring along a camera!

I found this lovely little indigo bunting nest deep in the garlic mustard (in Napoleon Twp). A couple weeks before, I’d nearly tripped over a newborn fawn in the woods, while pulling GM, so I’d vowed to keep a camera in my pocket. It’s possible the chicks in the nest are cowbirds (they look big!) but I don’t really know. I left their patch of garlic mustard for cover. One of the benefits of garlic mustard pulls is the wonderful things one finds while in the woods.

Susan Miller, Private Landowner