March 25, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s the mighty Pine that dominated the pre-colonial Southeast, the Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris). The Longleaf Pine is...
March 18, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have our one and only flying mammals, the Micro-Bats of superfamily Vespertilionoidea. I’ll be the first to...
March 11, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a small evergreen tree with a bit of an identity crisis, the Carolina Laurel-Cherry (Prunus caroliniana)....
March 4, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re beating around the bush in pursuit of two boisterous but bashful birds, the Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)...
February 25, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s one of our smallest, earliest, and most commonplace wildflowers, the Violets of genus Viola. The Violets are...
February 18, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s a wily freshwater shorebird that many believe is make-believe, the Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata). I’m sure many...
February 11, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re talking about something a little off topic, an ecological phenomenon rather than a specific organism; this week...
February 4, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re taking a gander at our most miniscule member of the amphibians, the Little Grass Frog (Pseudacris ocularis)....
January 28, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a much maligned and often misidentified member of the mighty oaks, Darlington Oak (Quercus hemisphaerica). Darlington...
