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The grand ceiba

Ceibo, Ceiba trichastandra, or ceiba in English, is the grand tree of Jorupe Reserve. Because the wood rots easily and is of little value, these grand trees dominate this reserve where many of the more valuable trees were cut. The … Continue reading

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Conservation in Southern Ecuador

Here is our first stop for our winter stay in southern Ecuador. Debbi and I will be working as volunteers for the Jocotoco Conservation Foundation to make visitors more aware of the great work of that organization. We will be … Continue reading

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Journey to the Edge of the Continent

It was great to get back to the other edge of the continent, including a visit to the NW tip of the lower 48: Photos from the Olympic Coast and Cape Flattery.

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Adirondack Apparitions

Paddling on an Adirondack wilderness lake brings revelations: At first they looked like tadpoles, but at closer inspection, I could see fins. The school circled, split and reunited, always staying in shallow water, presumably out of reach of hungry bass. … Continue reading

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Unloved but not Unimportant: Poison Ivy and Other Lianas

Behold the lovely liana. Hairy, muscular, handsome, snaking up the tree, Enduring through the seasons, Reaching for the canopy,   A sturdy climber, Vulnerable,   Killed with a saw. Depriving Yellow-rumped Warblers, Robins, Bluebirds, Wild Turkeys and many other creatures … Continue reading

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A Day at the Jetty: Barnegat Light

See more Harlequin Duck photos.

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Paddling the Southeast: A few highlights

  Raccoon eating fiddler crab in the Suwannee River estuary   Suwannee River Estuary – Sabal Palms and Sawgrass   Mama Alligator with junior on back   Along the Suwannee River in the Okefenokee Swamp   Alligator basking in the … Continue reading

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How Many Snakes?

Not a day to look for snakes? Think twice. A couple of warm winter days brought these snakes out on February 23 at the Schuylkill Center in Philadelphia. How many do you see? My eyes caught the pattern of the … Continue reading

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Overwintering in Gall

Did you know? The goldenrod gall fly larva causes the goldenrod plant to grow a round shelter, a gall, which will serve the young fly as its winter home.

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The Queen’s Face

Did you know? Only the queen bald-faced hornets overwinter. The rest of the colony dies. This one was in a rotten log, a favorite hibernaculum.

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