Woohoo! This is a red letter amphibian for me! I’ve been hoping to see one of these for almost 40…
You may have noticed that I seldom give common names for lichens and bryophytes. Possibly this is even frustrating to…
Last week I decided to start taking my Olympus TG5 to work with me, because sometimes I see interesting critters…
Moss identification is kicking my butt. It’s hard enough trying to learn all of these new terms and structures. But…
I really enjoy finding Hooded Mergansers, but I don’t personally have much to say about them. So instead I’ll just…
This is both an interesting and an important lichen, for a variety of reasons. It is also a beautiful one,…
This is the other common Neckera of our mesic forests, often forming large and dense mats on trees. It is…
Have you ever seen the ring on the neck of a Ring-necked Duck? I don’t recall ever seeing it, but…
This is a very common forest moss west of the Cascades, and species number 9 for my survey of The…
This is the eighth resident of The Cliff that I have posted about. I haven’t been there since Thanksgiving, having…