June 11, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a cobalt cousin of the Cardinal, the Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea). Along the ditch within the...
June 4, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a native fruit tree that’s scattered around the island just as it scatters its fruit below...
May 28, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a locally named but widespread critter, the Carolina Locust (Dissosteira carolina). The Carolina Locust is found...
May 21, 2021
The week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s another often overlooked weed with some surprising culinary character, Dune Groundcherry (Physalis walteri). Dune Groundcherry, AKA Walter’s...
May 14, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a secretive, jewel encrusted reptile on display; except it’s not the long and rattling one, it’s...
May 7, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a common wildflower of spring, Cut-leaf Evening-Primrose (Oenothera laciniata). Cut-leaf Evening-Primrose is a common herbaceous annual...
April 30, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have a pair of indistinguishable butterflies. A set of Satyrs so subtly distinct it took a genetic...
April 23, 2021
This Week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the crown jewel of the swamp, Virginia Iris (Iris virginica). Through the columns of Gums and...
April 16, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the unkillable Killifish and the fodder of fishermen, the Mummichog or Mud Minnow (Fundulus heteroclitus). The...
