Category Archives: Local Flora and Fauna

SITY: Hairy Solomon’s Seal

Posted on 05/08/2021 by chick

If you can only recognize a plant by its flowers, then you can only identify it for a short period of time each year. I want to do better than that. I want to be able to recognize my favorite … Continue reading →

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SITY: Reminders

Posted on 05/06/2021 by chick

Back in April I spotted some flowers that I hadn’t seen in the yard before, at least not that I could recall. It had to be a dogwood flower, I thought. Nothing else has quite that look. It puzzled me, … Continue reading →

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SITY: Dandelions in the Rain

Posted on 05/05/2021 by chick
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SITY: Sassafras

Posted on 04/25/2021 by chick

Sassafras is such an exotic-sounding name that I was surprised to find the plant growing not only in the woods nearby, but in my own yard. It’s only April right now, so the sassafras hasn’t leafed out yet for the … Continue reading →

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SITY: Early Tachinid Fly

Posted on 04/18/2021 by chick

Check out this bug that I spotted in my yard today. After consulting my field guide, I believe that this bug is an early tachinid fly (Epalpus signifer). Tachinid flies are parasitoids that are sometimes used as a form of … Continue reading →

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SITY: Stealth Violets

Posted on 04/06/2021 by chick

A few days ago I spotted some violet buds that looked like they would open soon. I kept my eye on them, because I thought they would be the first violets of the year. Meanwhile, some downy violets opened in … Continue reading →

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SITY: Reason to Sneeze

Posted on 03/28/2021 by chick

My allergies have been kicking up. At first I wondered why, because there aren’t many flowers blooming yet. Then I looked up, and it all made sense.

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Day 264: Springtails on Waterslides

Posted on 12/02/2020 by chick

On Thanksgiving we noticed that there were tiny bugs all over everything outside, including our trash and recycling bins, even our front door. It was an overcast day and none of the pictures I took turned out very good, but … Continue reading →

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Day 242: Ready to Fly

Posted on 11/10/2020 by chick
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Do You See What I See?

Posted on 03/29/2020 by chick

Weathered wood is strangely beautiful. I often take pictures of it. There was something familiar about the lines of the weathered tree trunk pictured below, but I didn’t realize what it was until I reviewed the pictures today. Do you … Continue reading →

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