The bill color difference between a drake and a hen mallard is striking. June 5, 2019 Gail Batt The bill color difference between a drake and a hen mallard is striking. A jelly jar feeder is a popular item. Tiger beetles are fast runners and amazing sights. John Burroughs, a great American naturalist and writer, compared columbine to flowers of flame. A Jack-in-the-pulpit grows the imagination. The berries from a chokecherry (or bitter-berry) make a great jelly. This chipmunk was chipping as if it had chopped down the tree.