Little Grass Frog

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)....

Darlington Oak

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...

Bufflehead

January 21, 2022

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s a one of our winter waterfowl, the Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola). Buoying between the breakwaters and burying itself...

Dune Evening-Primrose

January 14, 2022

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s a blossoming beach winter wildflower, Beach Evening-Primrose (Oenothera drummondii). Winter weather leaves us wishing to welcome warm...

Barnacles

January 7, 2022

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a clade of clingy calcareous crustaceans, Acorn Barnacles (Subclass Cirripedia, clade Sessilia). You read me right,...

Southern Prickly-Ash

December 31, 2021

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s a curious coastal shrub that’s as good at inflicting pain as it is at killing pain, Southern...

Great Egret

December 24, 2021

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday is a big alabaster bird we’re all familiar with, the Great Egret (Ardea alba). The Great Egret is...

Hearts-a-Bustin’

December 17, 2021

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a showy shrub of the Southeast, Hearts-a-Bustin’ (Euonymus americanus), AKA American Strawberry Bush. Hearts-a-Bustin’ is a...

Yellowjackets

December 10, 2021

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s a bunch of black and yellow insects with bad attitudes, Yellowjackets (Vespula spp.) or colloquially referred to...

Winged Sumac

December 3, 2021

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday is a simple spindly shrub of scrublands and shaded woods, Winged Sumac (Rhus copallinum). Winged Sumac, AKA Shining...

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