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Surprise survivor
November 17, 2020 - During my eight, quarter-mile laps of the Wheeler High School running track, I try not to see anything that would encour...
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Sun lover
October 07, 2020 - I have a patch of goldenrods growing alongside of the pea fence in what's supposed to be a vegetable garden, and I allow...
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A touch of gold
August 04, 2020 - When I spotted this striking insect, which I suspected was a flower fly, I got instantly excited. If I'd been birding, I...
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Successful invader
June 20, 2020 - The Astilbe flowers are prime in my garden now, and I'm spending an inordinate amount of time every day combing them for...
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Ongoing uncertainty
June 17, 2020 - In an effort to find an abundance of Mountain Laurels in bloom for an upcoming newspaper column, I headed over to a usua...
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Hovering expert
June 05, 2020 - For reasons I can't put my finger on, the diversity and abundance of flower flies, so strong last month, seems to have w...
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Bring on the bumbleflies
April 25, 2020 - Praise be—the sun actually came out today and it was close to late-April warm, well, compared to the raw, chilly weather...
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The obsession continues
April 19, 2020 - Several years ago, we got a load of cheap dirt to fill in some holes in the yard, and while the lesser soil did the job,...
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In mid-air
August 06, 2019 - Hoverflies, a.k.a. flower flies, have become my new favorites this summer, largely because of the publication of Jeff Sk...
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New syrphid
July 05, 2019 - I need to give viewers advanced warning. As I noted about a week or so ago, I've been in contact with Jeff Skevington, a...
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Uncertainty principle
June 22, 2019 - A few years ago, I got intrigued by a group of colorful insects called, depending on your preference, either Hover Flies...
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Marvelous mimics
June 06, 2017 - With the Mountain Laurels starting to put on a show in the backyard, I decided to visit another Laurel stronghold, this...
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