August 18, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have our common compact wader, the Green Heron (Butorides virescens). Buried between the buckling branches and broken...
August 11, 2023
This week for flora and fauna Friday we have a common cosmopolitan colony fern, Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum). Bracken, also called Eagle Fern, is a widespread...
August 4, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’ve got a long-legged leopard-printed night-goer, the Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus). The Southern Leopard Frog can be...
July 28, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have an overlooked but very common wildflower, St. Andrew’s-cross (Hypericum hypericoides). St. Andrew’s-cross is found throughout the...
July 21, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’ve got a two-faced cherry-picking butterfly, the Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax). The Red-spotted Purple is a common...
July 14, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a widespread wildflower of wet woodlands, Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum). Jack-in-the-pulpit is a perennial wildflower found throughout...
July 7, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re gazing upon our most reliable resident raptor, the Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus). The Red-shouldered Hawk can be...
June 30, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a large and leafy pollinator plant, Hairy Leafcup (Smallanthus uvedalia). Hairy Leafcup, also called Bear’s-Foot, is...
June 23, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, it’s our once prolific, pint-sized partridge, the Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus). The Bobwhite is our resident species of...
