November 4, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a sweet treat from the fall forest, American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana). American Persimmon is found throughout...
October 28, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday is a ruddy reptile with a terrible reputation, the Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix). The Copperhead is our most common...
October 21, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s an aureate autumn field flower, Tall Goldenrod (Solidago altissima). Tall Goldenrod is a large, late blooming wildflower...
October 14, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a boisterous and brilliantly blue bird, the Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata). The Blue Jay is found...
October 7, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a twiney vine found in fallow fields and brushy thickets, Hairy Clustervine (Jacquemontia tamnifolia). Hairy Clustervine...
September 30, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’ve dredged up a peculiar fish from our estuarine waterways, the Oyster Toadfish (Opsanus tau). The Oyster Toadfish...
September 23, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have yet another noticeable wetland wildflower, Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana). Obedient Plant is found sporadically within the...
September 16, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re scoping out the Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor). The Tricolored Heron is a large bird and a medium-large...
September 9, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have a common denizen of ditches and pond edges, the Primrose-Willows of genus Ludwigia. Primrose-Willows, AKA Water-Primroses,...
