Cooper’s & Sharp-shinned Hawks
March 1, 2024
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re investigating a duo of agile aerial assassins, the Hawks of Genus Accipiter. We have two species of...
February 23, 2024
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s an omnipresent weed that's tough to get ID’d, Cudweed (Gamochaeta spp.). Cudweed, or Everlasting, is a genus...
February 16, 2024
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we welcome the turbulent return of our wetland building rodent, the North American Beaver (Castor canadensis). Beavers can...
February 9, 2024
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we’re immersing ourselves in a towering grass of our brackish marshes, Big Cordgrass (Sporobolus cynosuroides). In the waning...
February 2, 2024
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it's a quintessential dabbling duck of the Lowcountry, the Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors). The male Blue-winged Teal is...
January 26, 2024
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s Edisto’s forgotten evergreen, Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii). Slash Pine is a pine just like any other. Tall...
January 19, 2024
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have our gregarious and gorgeous gangs of Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula). Common Grackles are a large species...
January 12, 2024
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the blocker of driveways, scourge of the fence-row, and widow-maker in waiting, the Water Oak (Quercus...
January 5, 2024
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, it’s a trio of our cold weather sea-ducks, the Scoters of genus Melanitta. Scoters are large sea-ducks that...
