I’ve seen this two places this year, both times with its feet in the water. The foliage is bad-tasting and toxic, and thus avoided by mammalian herbivores. (I just like to say mammalian herbivores.)
Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)
Watching for Wildflowers
stalking wildflowers in eastern massachusetts
Very pretty. And so nicely decorated. Are those berries so early?
no, they’re big round buds.