November 28, 2025
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s one hull of a hardwood, the Mockernut Hickory (Carya tomentosa). The Mockernut Hickory is a species of...
November 21, 2025
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we watch for the descent of the infamous Rice Bird, the Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). Bear with me a...
November 14, 2025
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s a tri-lobed twining vine with a twisted seed, Carolina Snailseed (Nephroia carolina). Carolina Snailseed is a perennial...
November 7, 2025
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday there’s a hunter in the dark, a wader in the shadows, the Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax). As...
October 31, 2025
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re on the lookout for the compressor of the canopy, the twister of twigs, the possessor of pines,...
October 24, 2025
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a briny bicolor barnacle biter, the Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus). Sheepshead are a marine species of fish...
October 17, 2025
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re appreciating the elegance of Elegant Blazing-Star (Liatris elegans). Elegant Blazing-Star is found in the coastal plain of...
October 10, 2025
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’ve got a dirt common, detritivorous, diminutive butterfly, the Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops). The Red-banded Hairstreak is found...
October 3, 2025
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we’ve got a shrubby symmetrical sun-loving sand ridge wildflower, Forked Bluecurls (Trichostema dichotomum). Forked Bluecurls are found throughout...
