Nature
Mallards on Ice
Many birds can sleep with one half of their brain while the other half remains awake.
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Nature
Spathe & Spadix
February 8, 2025 In the midst of winter with snow in the forecast one spring flower has already appeared. Skunk cabbage is the first of the 'spring ephemerals' - woodland wildflowers that take advantage of spring sunlight reaching the forest floor before the trees leaf out. In our local
Nature
Marcescence
Beeches, oaks and hornbeams hold on to their leaves through most of the winter - a phenomena called marcescence.
Nature
Stump Breaker
At first, it's hard to believe that such a big, loud, and demanding prescence calls our woods home.