Periscoping Snakes
The last two weeks of Tuesday Nature Walks have been great fun. Sign up here for May nature walks, every Tuesday from 9:30-10:30 am. If these days and times don't work for you contact me here and we'll see if we can make
Clarke Green
Drought
The last two weeks of Tuesday Nature Walks have been great fun. Sign up here for May nature walks, every Tuesday from 9:30-10:30 am. If these days and times don't work for you contact me here and we'll see if we can make
April 18-24 at Anson B. Nixon Park
The next nature walk at the park is Tuesday the 28th of April 9:30-10:30 AM Sign up here I know that bees may not be the most exciting subject for some, but I do find them endlessly fascinating (see The Bees at Nixon Park). Several different mining
Interesting Birds, Bad Photos
The next nature walk at the park is Tuesday the 28th of April 9:30-10:30 AM Sign up here Truth be told it's not all that difficult to get a good photo of a cooperative bird. The small, shy, frenetic ones are another thing entirely. If
The Bees at Nixon Park
The next nature walk at the park is Tuesday the 28th of April 9:30-10:30 AM Sign up here Over the past few years I have observed about 40 different species of bees at Nixon park, around half of those observations have been confirmed by other observers on
April 11-17 Nixon Park
Spring's marvelous bounty quickly exhausts the stockpile of adjectives, have you been out walking yet? I'll be at the park Tuesday the 21st, weather permitting, to conduct a nature walk from 9:30 - 10:30 AM - sign up here. There are (to me at least) an
Mourning Doves
The bittersweet call and whistling flight of the Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) make it one of our most recognizable local birds. Females are slightly duller brownish-tan; males show a bluish-gray crown and somewhat stronger pink tones on the breast. There's a patch of iridescent feathers along
April 1-9 at Nixon Park
Mayapple
Each spring, Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) shoots, rolled up like umbrellas, push through leaf litter into the dappled sunlight of the forest floor. These plants belong to an ancient line spread across the Northern Hemisphere. Over millions of years, the line divided, resulting in related species in eastern North America and
Recently at Nixon Park
A full slate of spring!
Field Notes on Frogs and Toads
When visiting Anson B. Nixon Park, you may be fortunate enough to spot one of four species of frogs or the American Toad. The fifth species of frog is one you'll more likely hear than see, the Spring Peeper; look for a separate post about them in the
Water Striders and Water Spiders
Crossing a footbridge at the park this week I saw a frenetic kerfuffle of water striders on the surface of the creek. My surprise at seeing them so early in the year sparked some research; here's what I found. Our creek water striders are in the Aquarius remigis