Live oak covered with Spanish moss (not a real moss but a member of the genus Tillandsia, which makes it a flowering plant. There is also ball moss (another Tillandsia), resurrection fern and some Florida butterfly orchids as well as lichens. This tree is a true ecosystem onto itself. Here is a mix of ballContinue reading “Traveling in the south – Sugar Mill Gardens”
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Traveling in the south – A day at the Atlantic shore
We spent the day traveling on the beach at New Smyrna Beach and at the Canaveral National Seashore. we managed to fins a great variety of plants and animals, including this armadillo. Not far from the armadillo we found a gopher tortoise. Brown anoles are much easier to find than green anoles. Amont the interestingContinue reading “Traveling in the south – A day at the Atlantic shore”
Traveling in the south – some sketches
Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warblers have been our constant companions the past four days. And they will probably be the most numerous warbler for most of our trip. Once we were in southern pines Pine Warblers became quite common. Yellow-throated Warblers are one of the least common warblers that we’ve had so far. But they should beContinue reading “Traveling in the south – some sketches”
Traveling in the South – birds and more
Boat-tailed Grackles are now an everyday sighting. Having seen our first Eurasian Collared Dove of the trip, these are now being seen daily. I wish that we were seeing Loggerhead Shrikes daily, but these are rather sporadic, unlike many years ago. An American Widgen is always a treat. Reddish Egrets are one of my favoriteContinue reading “Traveling in the South – birds and more”
Traveling south – another day
Susan had a sheet set for moths and the moth trap set. In the morning I managed to get a few photos of moths after we had breakfast. This Red-patched emerald was my favorite of the morning. After eating lunch we went back to the Savannah Wildlife Refuge where we had another fun afternoon. ThisContinue reading “Traveling south – another day”
Traveling south
As I am sitting here writing we are on the fourth day of our trip south. The drive through Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia were easy and occasionally interesting. We always stop at the Tennessee Welcome Center on I-75 because they have nice bathrooms and a nature trail. It’s always where we find the first warblersContinue reading “Traveling south”
A few days in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
We’re just home after spending five days in the Upper Peninsula. These are Oldsquaw (now called Long-tailed Duck). A very impressive flock of Snow Buntings. One of the many SNowy Owls that we saw on ur trip. A young Bald Eagle. One of four Glaucous Gulls that we saw at the Dafter Dump. Two ofContinue reading “A few days in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan”
Some recent books
An interesting book on natural history at night. If you’ve never spent much time out in nature at night I can highly recommend it. I can remember evenings in southern Mexico with owls and howler monkeys fondly. Closer to home we frequently spend evenings outside at Whitefish Point watching owls heading north. More often weContinue reading “Some recent books”
Last night’s bird talk
Last night I gave a talk on warbler migration for the Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance at the downtown Ann Arbor Library. As always it was amazing fun. I saw a lot of people that I hadn’t seen for years. I censused birds in the Arb between 1979 and 2008. At the end my responsibilitiesContinue reading “Last night’s bird talk”
A year filled with orchids
Bearded grass pink in the Florida pan-handle in March. Calypso/Fairy slipper in Mackinac County, Michigan in May. Heart-leaved twayblade in Mackinac County, Michigan in May. Spotted coralroot in Mackinac County, Michigan in May. Obviously May was a great month for orchids in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Yellow lady’s slippers in late may once againContinue reading “A year filled with orchids”
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