Chickadee & Titmouse

December 4, 2020

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a pair of personable Parids: the Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) and the Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)....

Gaillardia

November 27, 2020

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a carpeting coastal wildflower: Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella). Indian Blanket is a species better known generically...

Belted Kingfisher

November 20, 2020

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have a high-waisted, rattling, regal angler wearily watching us: the Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon). The Belted Kingfisher...

Camphorweed

November 13, 2020

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a pleasant, laid back late season wildflower: Camphorweed (Heterotheca subaxillaris). Camphorweed is a bushy perennial wildflower...

Eastern Oyster

November 6, 2020

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s everyone’s favorite bivalve, our snotty Lowcountry delicacy: the Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica). Our Eastern Oyster of the...

Cottonmouth

October 30, 2020

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday is the slithering fear of fishermen, the Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorous). The Cottonmouth, or Water Moccasin, is a modestly...

Giant Bristlegrass

October 23, 2020

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have an overgrown bushy-tailed grain-like wetland grass: Giant Bristlegrass (Setaria magna). Giant Bristlegrass is a member of...

Boat-tailed Grackle

October 16, 2020

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we’re hearing the inane and insane babbling of the Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major). The Boat-tailed Grackle is a...

Rabbit Tobacco

October 9, 2020

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have an inhalable aromatic herb that’s a host for butterflies, Rabbit Tobacco (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium). Rabbit Tobacco is...

Zebra Longwing

October 2, 2020

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have a tottering tropical butterfly that vacations on our Island every fall: the Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia)....

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