Early spring flowers & a very special little sparrow
March 2012 Early March is a wonderful time of the year in Central Georgia. Many forms of flora and fauna are awakening and the year’s first flowers make their appearance after a short winter nap. We have experienced a frighteningly mild winter and some flowers are a little ahead of their normal emergence…….some even a couple of weeks …
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January 26th, A perfect Storm for Spotted Salamanders
Thursday, January 26, 2012 A “perfect Storm” if you happen to be a spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum. Today, temperatures in Marietta, Georgia reached the low 70’s, extremely warm for late January weather. The combination of warm temperatures and moist air moving up from the Gulf of Mexico resulted in a nice amount of rain through …
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European Hornets, Baby Reptiles & Puffball Fungus
Sept.15, 2011 Over the past few weeks, I have seen a number of very large wasps that are yellow and black. They are not yellow-jackets but a wasp called a European hornet. They are quite large and at first glance, could easily be mistaken for an Eastern yellow-jacket……on steroids. Twice, this past week, I have observed European hornets …
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Yellow Jackets & Hummingbirds
July 27, 2011 I know that yellow jackets and hummingbirds have nothing in common other than they are both fly and both are extremely prevalent this time of year. In Central Georgia, like all of Eastern North America, the ruby-throated hummingbird is the only species of hummingbird that is regularly observed. The ruby-throats migrate into Georgia …
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Nesting Birds in the yard of my Marietta, Ga. home.
June 10, 2011 This year, for unknown reasons, an unusually high number of native birds nesting in my yard were successful in fledging young. I have numerous bird boxes of a variety of sizes placed strategically to attract some of the wonderful bird species native to our area. I make my own boxes and some have entrance holes on the front while …
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A Gleem in a Young Girls Eyes
May 8, 2011 A Gleem in a Young Girls Eyes! (A special birthday party for Lil) I recently had the privilege to provide a reptile program for a budding and extremely bright young naturalist. Lillian turned 8 earlier this year and she is extremely fond of reptiles. This fondness comes from her admiration of another young lady, who is a very …
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