Coral Honeysuckle Really Glows in the Afternoon Sun
Aglow Right now there are all sorts of flowers growing and blossoming everywhere. Our Drummond’s phlox, which got off to...
There is Nothing Cuter Than a Baby Sandhill Crane
Lunch with Mom Back at the end of March, when I went to Sweetwater Wetland Preserve with my brother and...
Gulf Fritillary Caterpillars Love Passion Fruit Vines
Twisted Last year’s spring season was quite dry, and this spring has been, too, but we have just recently had...
A Beautiful Cardinal Takes a Much Earned Rest
Reserved Tranquility For many of our small songbirds, the first clutches of young are becoming much less dependent on their...
The Beautiful Prickly Pear Blossom is Great for Pollinators
There are plenty of flowers that really attract a lot of pollinators and others that only attract a few or...
Northern Parulas are Beautiful and Colorful Little Birds
Dapper Parula There are lots of beautiful birds all over north central Florida right now, and since it is the...
American Bullfrogs Love the Warm Weather of Spring
Basking Bullfrog Last year I had a good sized American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) living in my pond, but in the...
The Beautiful White Eyed Vireo is a Florida Resident
White Eyed Vireo During my recent hike at the Sweetwater Wetland Preserve we spotted quite a few smaller birds as...
April and May are Prime Months for Beautiful Gardenia Flowers
April Gardenia The gardenias (Gardenia jasminoides) in my yard have been covered in little buds for a few weeks now,...
Red Winged Blackbirds Love Living in the Reeds
Reed Singer Red winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) are one of the most common and adaptive birds in North America and...
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