July 24, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have another ubiquitous but unimpressive weed that I feel we all could overlook less, American Burnweed (Erechtites...
July 17, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s the hoppinest amphibian this side of the Savannah, the Southern Toad (Anaxyrus terrestris). The Southern Toad is...
July 10, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the gem of the murky mire, the Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata). Fluttering on translucent onyx wings...
July 3, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a powerfully poisonous wetland wildflower, Spotted Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata). Spotted Water Hemlock is a tall...
June 26, 2020
The week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a petite and precocious songbird: the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea). The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is our only...
June 19, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a unique and beautiful tree of the flatwoods: Loblolly Bay (Gordonia lasianthus). Loblolly Bay is a...
June 12, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a secretive dichromatic beetle that recently made its way to South Carolina, Zagymnus clerinus. This is...
June 5, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the wild corndog: the Cattails of Genus Typha. Long tongues of green with glaucous sheen lap...
May 29, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a high flying easy to ID raptor: the Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis). An adult Red-tailed Hawk...
