April 3, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have an insect you can’t possibly miss, the Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae). The Cloudless Sulphur is a...
March 27, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a squat, native, strawberry-blossomed shrubbery: Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia). Buckeyes are a genus of trees native...
March 20, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s the streaky sneaky inquisitive wide-eyed owl of copse and glade, the Barred Owl (Strix varia). Barred Owls...
March 13, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the South Carolina state flower: Yellow Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens). Yellow Jessamine is an evergreen perennial vine...
March 6, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s a secretive spectral serpent of southern swamps: the Rainbow Snake (Farancia erytrogramma). The Rainbow Snake is a...
February 28, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday our secret ingredient is a mean, tart, tangle of a plant: the Blackberries of genus Rubus. Blackberries are...
February 21, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s a snowy crook-billed critter who’s not afraid to get its feet wet: the White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)....
February 14, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday the subject is a flammable, fragrant foliage: the Southern Wax-Myrtle (Morella cerifera). The Southern Wax-Myrtle is one of...
February 7, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a gelatinous, spherical, planktonic animal who gets eaten in interesting ways: Cannonball Jelly (Stromolophus meleagris). The...
