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Artful deceiver

July 29, 2020 - Years ago, the sight of a yellow jacket would have sent me running in near-terror in the opposite direction. Why is a lo...
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Master and mimic

July 07, 2020 - The hope that I'd run into the first of the Monarch caterpillars lured me out of COVID-19 isolation to sample the pleasu...
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Natural potter

June 16, 2020 - I noticed this striking, small wasp exploring leaves close to home, and, as I raced back to the house to get my camera—t...
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Gimme shelter

November 11, 2019 - It was a warm, murky day and night—and under some circumstances, I'd be tempted to call this temperature excursion, whic...
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Historically galling

February 24, 2019 - With the crocus shoots up—no bud blossoms yet... and no sign of hungry deer—my attention has turned groundward, so I'm s...
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Mimic harassment

August 10, 2018 - Today was the once-a-month-or-so time to visit the town dump, and, with the trash and recyclables deposited in their pro...
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Mystery wasp

June 20, 2017 - Let's agree on one thing: you don't always have to be able to identify a critter right down to species to appreciate it.
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Mystery hunter

November 02, 2016 - I have a confession to make: I'm, well, stumped. Today's walk featured a trek with my ancient 55mm Nikon micro lens, the...
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Natural development

August 04, 2015 - I'd forgotten that Paper Wasps, one of the master builders of the natural world, actually do craft nests in the wild, ra...
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Wall paper... wasps

October 21, 2014 - As quickly as the temperature dropped yesterday, it started rising again today, and by the afternoon, we were entering I...
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