Blue Jay Barrens

About two weeks ago, while sitting on the front porch cleaning my boots, I heard the unmistakable buzz of a female Pipe Organ Mud Dauber,...

The Cycnia collaris larvae have disappeared, presumably to complete the next phase of their life cycle.  It was a lot of fun to have the ...

One plant that doesn’t seem much bothered by the drought is Orange Coneflower, Rudbeckia fulgida .   It may appear to be a bit worn, bu...

Smooth Sumac, Rhus glabra , is just beginning to bloom.   I have an abundance of this plant along the trail leading up the hill behind ...

If I were to choose a single group of organisms for intense study, it could easily be the flies. Flies are a group with an immense diversity...