I love these little birds, but I have struggled mightily to get decent photos of these frenetic little creatures. Finally,…
Ferns are vascular plants (Tracheophytes), which means they have vessels to conduct water, minerals, and the sugars produced by photosynthesis.…
I really enjoy my weekly hikes with my nbo Morgan. Hike is probably a misnomer. They used to be hikes,…
All of the bird’s nest fungi are fun guys to find. And this is a particular favorite of mine because…
This is another critter I misidentified, although, ironically, it was only because I did more research. The first time I…
One of my favorite things to do on my rambles is to look under logs, boards, rocks, and even leaves,…
For many decades the Alaska Yellowjacket was considered to be the same species as the European Vespula vulgaris, although there…
So, this is very embarrassing. I did not know what this was when I found it. But that’s not the…
Despite all of the bad press they garner with foraging forays into backyard barbecues, Vespula pensylvanica is a very useful…
There is much taxonomic confusion and discussion about this species of aquatic snail, and the closely related Bellamya japonica, with…









