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Salameandering: Eggs-celent!
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The wildlife-filled and botanically inclined ramblings of an ecologist. Friday, July 10, 2015. With summer well under way, it's the time of year for critters of all sorts to be laying their eggs. Whether bird, reptile, or amphibian, hear are some of the eggs I've come across in the past few weeks. Killdeer eggs blend in nicely with the gravely areas they make their nests. Four eggs are in the far right of this picture. To start off, we have the fine-feathered shorebird, the Killdeer ( Charadrius vociferus.
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Salameandering: Two Forms, Same Plant
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The wildlife-filled and botanically inclined ramblings of an ecologist. Sunday, November 3, 2013. Two Forms, Same Plant. What about fossil fuels is fossil? Some might say the "fossil" part comes from the fact that it is a rather outdated source of energy. Driving past the exhausted oil fields of Texas, it could certainly be said that it leaves fossils. Yet, as many of us know, they are fossil fuels because they are the organic, compressed remains of living things from ages past. Want to learn more? I act...
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Salameandering: October 2013
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The wildlife-filled and botanically inclined ramblings of an ecologist. Sunday, October 27, 2013. A Tiny Salamander Appears. As winter draws near, it will be time for many terrestrial salamanders to reduce their surface activity and switch to their underground retreats. While some salamanders will use underground burrow networks created by small mammals, others will create their own. Some members of the red-backed salamander species ( Plethodon cinereus. Female P. cinereus. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Salameandering: November 2013
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The wildlife-filled and botanically inclined ramblings of an ecologist. Sunday, November 3, 2013. Two Forms, Same Plant. What about fossil fuels is fossil? Some might say the "fossil" part comes from the fact that it is a rather outdated source of energy. Driving past the exhausted oil fields of Texas, it could certainly be said that it leaves fossils. Yet, as many of us know, they are fossil fuels because they are the organic, compressed remains of living things from ages past. Want to learn more?
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In Forest and Field: March 2015
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In Forest and Field. The observations and opinions of a life-long naturalist. Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Migrants are arriving regularly now as the season progresses. On a large pond there was a flock of Canada geese that numbered well over one hundred; but more interesting were the tundra swans, seven in number. As a red-tailed hawk circled overhead –. All of the geese took to the air –. Leaving the pond to the swans –. And one lone male ring-necked duck. Wednesday, March 18, 2015. The Waterfowl Are Back.
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In Forest and Field: August 2015
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In Forest and Field. The observations and opinions of a life-long naturalist. Wednesday, August 26, 2015. Checked the camera traps behind the house a couple of days ago. There were photographs of the white-tailed deer that have been hanging around the house feeding on apples fallen from the apple tree and plants in the garden. And a young buck has been hanging around with them –. Our neighbor the gray fox has been coming by almost every night –. Links to this post. Wednesday, August 19, 2015. Before moto...
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In Forest and Field: At The Inlet
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In Forest and Field. The observations and opinions of a life-long naturalist. Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Two weeks ago I set a camera trap at the inlet of a large pond in hopes of getting photographs of wood ducks. Well, it didn’t catch wood ducks – but it got a pretty nice variety of wildlife. A great blue heron visited the inlet –. It (or another great blue) was back at dawn the next morning –. A Canada goose and its goslings also visited the inlet –. And then waded across the inlet –. Cant be bad to tha...
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In Forest and Field: November 2014
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In Forest and Field. The observations and opinions of a life-long naturalist. Sunday, November 30, 2014. It's Time For A Change! For more than a century hunters and trappers have funded the state’s wildlife. Often overlooked, however, is the fact that wildlife is a public resource which, in essence, belongs to all the citizens of Pennsylvania whether they are hunters, non-hunters or anti-hunters – whether they are interested in white-tailed deer, wild turkeys, Allegheny woodrats or blue-headed vire...
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In Forest and Field: September 2014
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In Forest and Field. The observations and opinions of a life-long naturalist. Thursday, September 25, 2014. Every once in a while I’m fortunate enough to see something interesting on seven consecutive days – if I don’t it’s not because there aren’t a lot of interesting things to see every day, instead it's because I’m not out in forest or field or I’m not observant enough to see those things. Recently, lady luck smiled and I had one of those good weeks –. Today it was perched in a dead ash tree that was ...
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Salameandering: February 2014
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The wildlife-filled and botanically inclined ramblings of an ecologist. Thursday, February 27, 2014. No Thanks, I'm Full. Nobody likes a bad meal. You can put in the time, energy, and dedication, yet when all is said and done, what you get is disappointment. I don't know if wild animals experience similar events, but I certainly wonder. For instance, could predators pursue and succeed in catching prey, only for prey to taste bad or have some defense that leaves the predator out of luck? Two additional sp...