March 27, 2011
During a two hour morning nature walk at Oyster Creek Park, Charlotte County, FL, we observed an unusual number of
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March 20, 2011
In Florida during the winter we enjoy enormous flocks of tree swallows soaring overhead and periodically dropping down to
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March 20, 2011
Just recently bobcats have been seen at the 78 acre Wildflower Preserve in Charlotte County, FL. I had seen bobcats
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January 21, 2011
Sometimes while leading nature walks I encounter the idea that if one has walked an area once, there is
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January 21, 2011
nature walk was held Jan. 15 at the newly purchased 78 acre Wildflower Preserve owned by the Lemon Bay Conservancy.
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January 13, 2011
Despite the repeated cold fronts sweeping over Florida and NE North America, there is much of natural history interest
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January 5, 2011
To celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another, I did what I like best- to
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January 5, 2011
In this area of SW Florida we are lucky to have adjacent terrestrial, fresh water and marine habitats to
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December 26, 2010
While digging in a stream bed to expose a spring on our farm in SW VA, I came across some
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December 24, 2010
The different meanings of the color red/orange as used by plants and animals as a means of communication are
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December 24, 2010
One of the common spiders I encounter while cleaning out bird boxes and removing growth tubes from planted trees
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December 23, 2010
On a late November visit to o ur VA farm, we find birds are feeding on the banquet of seeds
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December 23, 2010
Although I can get excited about any type of habitat, I will admit that water attracts my interest more
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December 20, 2010
On a cool day in SW Florida we had an unexpectedly large group of 41 hikers who showed up
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December 20, 2010
While continuing to cut trails at the new 78 acre Wildflower Preserve south of Englewood, FL (owned by Lemon
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December 1, 2010
I am sure that each of us has favorite places on the planet where we are particularly fond of
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December 1, 2010
What is your favorite time of the year? I would have to say Spring with late Summer a close runner-up.
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December 1, 2010
It is interesting and amazing how sometimes a small amount of time spent outdoors yields such a profusion of
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