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Paddling the Southeast: A few highlights

Posted on May 7, 2014 by admin

  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?

Posted on February 26, 2014 by admin

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

Posted on February 7, 2014 by admin

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

Posted on December 24, 2013 by admin

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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What to Know About Snow

Posted on December 16, 2013 by admin

Snow-covered Logs in Carpenter’s Woods, Philadelphia Did you know? Snow forms a blanket that actually keeps animals living inside logs and beneath the soil warmer in very cold temperatures.

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