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Why Do Bumble Bees Visit Roses?
September 11, 2009
I was trimming some weeds along a fence and noticed an interesting phenomenon taking place in the bushes. Bumblebees were
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Dragonflies in Love
September 11, 2009
  One of my favorite things to do is to stroll quietly around our six small ponds and watch for
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Baby Box Turtle and Gap Birds
September 11, 2009
  During the visit of the BRMN to our farm on Sunday some eagle-eyed hikers spotted not one but three
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Sex life of the whitetail dragonfly
September 11, 2009
  I came across an interesting dragonfly yesterday in a field and wondered what it was. After comparing the photo
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What The Heck Is That? 2
September 11, 2009
  In the course of my wanderings in the woods, fields and wetlands I encounter many natural objects that cause
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Mr. Mom – the “toe Biter” – Waterbugs
September 11, 2009
  The evolution of parental care in males- or “Mr. Mom” of the animal world. One of the more interesting
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Wacky Spider Webs
September 11, 2009
  One of my favorite times of day to be abroad and exploring the natural world is soon after dawn
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What Is It- A Strange Sight At Sea ?
September 11, 2009
  No matter where you happen to live, it is very useful for your ecological perspective to go somewhere else
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Playing With Your Food – Great Blue Heron
September 11, 2009
I watched this great blue heron with a small mangrove water snake it had caught for about 15 minutes at
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An inspiring bird tale- “Stumpy” the white ibis
September 11, 2009
  I noticed an old friend, Stumpy, recently in our backyard in Florida (Englewood area), a white ibis with a
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Haying Time and Wildlife
September 11, 2009
  Well can you believe that it is the end of June already and the Summer is flying by? One
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Milkweed Beetles Eat A Poisonous Diet
September 11, 2009
  This time of year the milkweeds are starting to bloom or nearing this stage. It is an interesting time
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Twig Mimic Suggests Extreme Bird Selection
September 11, 2009
I am fond of making the point that toxic/poisonous insects are brightly colored to warn potential bird predators, and others
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