Tamarackia
June 30, 2019 - The rain held off enough so that I could take a brief... very brief... exploration of my daughter's woodland—it's also i...
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Greater heights
June 29, 2019 - Yet again, it's been raining, and yet again, it's been hard to spend lots of time outside. But that's me. The amphibians...
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Lep in repose
June 27, 2019 - These dark and often pugnacious Hairstreak butterflies have started to make their presences felt around here, particular...
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Lost in the fog
June 27, 2019 - A couple of weeks ago, we were supposed to travel to Block Island for a tour and a great meal at the National Hotel, fol...
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Promethea unbound
June 25, 2019 - I've been hoping we'd be graced with a visit from one of our local giant silkmoths for more than a month, but we never s...
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Longhorn arrival
June 25, 2019 - When I saw this beetle on the cedar shingles by the kitchen porch tonight, I knew that it was a member of the Cerambycid...
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No longer missing
June 24, 2019 - Several years ago, we fell in love with a group of native—well, to the Southeast—plants known as Louisiana irises. Clear...
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A touch of frost
June 23, 2019 - I went to Ell Pond this morning in search of early wild rhododendron blooms, but what I found was an extended display of...
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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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Solstice celebration
June 21, 2019 - Every year around what is today actually the first day of summer, we celebrate the solstice with a road trip to the nort...
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Feast for partridges... and people
June 19, 2019 - I'm not sure that partridges, which, I suppose, are more commonly encountered in Pear Trees than on the ground, ever act...
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Rain on the fern roof
June 19, 2019 - Yet again, it rained overnight, and it looked like it was probably going to storm off and on again today. So, the walkin...
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Mountain Laurel lady
June 18, 2019 - The Mountain Laurels, which put on a magnificent show in my backyard about a week ago, seemed to be finished for the yea...
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Night lights
June 17, 2019 - For many, many months—indeed, for most of the winter and the spring—the "fireflies" carried no illumination whatsoever....
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Not at home
June 16, 2019 - I spend a lot of time watching animal behavior, and this means, of course, that I have seen my share of matings. I guess...
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Sad discovery
June 15, 2019 - The weather for today's public trek at the Thomas Miner preserve in Stonington couldn't have been better, and the crowd...
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Raising Bob... olink
June 14, 2019 - I took Jess and Stasia to Miner this afternoon, a glorious and sunny day, for a guided walk tune-up, and, although Miner...
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Basket of tails
June 13, 2019 - I know what some of you—the unlikely faithful who have been visiting this blog all along (a blessing for me, to be sure)...
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Caterpillar nightmare
June 12, 2019 - I was combing the leaves and flowers of a Bridal Veil Hydrangea for intriguing insects when I came face to face with a P...
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Waiting for white
June 11, 2019 - In the past few days, the air has been swarming with Common Whitetail dragonflies... only, they don't yet have white tai...
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American woman
June 10, 2019 - The butterflies have come out in droves, and today, on the Dame's Rocket in the home garden, I got a new one. It was def...
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Monarch return
June 09, 2019 - Once again, and for all good... and no good... reasons, I'm so far behind that I thought I'd just post this happy shot,...
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Really unexpected eggs
June 08, 2019 - It was a truly gorgeous day, clear and cool, for taking in a plant sale, and the one hosted by the venerable Rhode Islan...
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