Palamedes Below One of the largest butterflies that are commonly seen around here in the summer and fall season are...
Wonderful Fall Has Arrived at Last
Flatwoods in Fall Yesterday was the first day of astronomic fall, although meteorological fall started on September 1. Fall means...
Bee Flies are Really Great for Gardens
Hang Out We have several types of bee flies here in Florida and many of them don’t have common names....
The Fiery Skipper is a Brightly Colorful Fall Butterfly
Fiery Glow Celestial fall begins this weekend, and although we are still more or less having summer temperatures, we are...
Say What?! This year’s bunch of young cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis) haven’t left yet despite Poppa’s efforts to get them to...
Lunar Eclipse Last night, as many of you probably know, there was a partial eclipse of the full harvest moon....
Pipevine Flowers For several years now I have had a healthy growth of pipevine (Aristolochia littoralis) growing along the fence...
Eastern Bumble Bees are Big and Fuzzy
Bumbledore I couldn’t resist the name on the first photo because, yes, I am a Harry Potter nerd. And although...
Great Grasp Since Hurricane Debby came through and dropped a bunch of rain on us, the fall wildflowers have been...
The Beautiful Tricolored Heron is a Highly Efficient, Adept Fisherman
Total Determination Most of our wading birds here in Florida have one of two hunting styles. Some, like roseate spoonbills...

Recent Comments