December 11, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have an aggressive and expansive wetland plant critical to our Island: Black Needlerush (Juncus roemarianus). Black Needlerush...
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)....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
