November 16, 2009
Lemon Bay Preserve in southern Venice, FL, is an interesting place for many reasons, but it has some remarkable
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November 16, 2009
The real secret to learning new species of animals and plants is study and repetition, but one thing that
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November 6, 2009
Our Florida location is on a barrier island (Manasota Key) only a short distance from the mainland, but a very
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November 3, 2009
I came across a bald-faced hornet nest (actually a type of yellowjacket) in a tree while I was cutting brush.
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November 3, 2009
We just returned to Florida for the Winter and after several weeks of frosts at our VA farm, are enjoying
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October 21, 2009
As we prepare to flee to FL from the onset of Winter in our Virginia mountain farm, the first hard
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October 21, 2009
I was walking in the yard this morning and heard a group of bluebirds making a racket in one of
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October 21, 2009
We are having a glorious week of Fall weather here in SW VA- hard freezes at night and warm
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October 17, 2009
Here is a small (2 inch long) object that I originally found in our yard. Do you think it
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October 17, 2009
One of the things that provides the most fun in our daily search for enlightenment in the natural world is
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October 17, 2009
I was astonished today to find an active mourning dove nest, with two nearly fledged nestlings, on our farm. A
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October 5, 2009
Fall 2009 newsletter is now available on line… http://lemonbayconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Fall-2006-Newsletter.pdf
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September 30, 2009
I found a patch of bur marigolds (named for their tick-like seeds that stick to pants, and are not actually
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September 30, 2009
Probably the icon of butterflies is the monarch which is very widely recognized by the public in N. America.
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September 11, 2009
I am both a bird and a snake lover and as such find myself a bit conflicted about the eating
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September 11, 2009
The American toad eggs that were laid about one-two weeks ago in our farm pond have now hatched and
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September 11, 2009
I noticed this gecko on my windowsill and no it was not trying to sell me insurance! Instead I was
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September 11, 2009
Interesting natural history tidbits sometimes come in the strangest ways. I was down at the river with one of my
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