The blog "A Passion for Nature" by Jennifer Schlick, WinterWoman, has been added to the roll. Jennifer is a a teacher-naturalist living and working in Western New York. She shares a passion for hiking with me. Her usual haunt is the Finger Lakes Trail.
The 25 Most Recent Nature Posts
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Giant Puffballs - I found something fun recently. You'll like it because it's unique enough to deserve its own post. This giant puffball plant was kind of a mystery to me w...
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My Trailer - Redo Days 21 & 22 - Stripping with a Friend - Hey, if you are gonna strip, it's nice to have a friend to do it with. [image: stripping paint on a fiberglass trailer] Marie and I worked on the trailer...
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A late but powerful comer - Every great hero starts small, but the road to greatness must begin now. I met a latecomer. "I always want to be the greatest hero. I just spent more tim...
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Small Town Life - I grew up in the country. My father joking said that we lived in the suburbs of our town, population @ 500. Our home sat on a high hill. From there we...
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Important Considerations For Raising Chickens - Chickens are some of the earliest groups of animals domesticated by humans. They are low-maintenance companions, make great pets and are also good source...1 month ago
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The Interdependent Web of Life - Before moving here to Lincoln Hills I never gave thought to the interdependent web of life. As I walked our open space trails, observing the change of sea...
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Hepatica - It was my turn to write for the weekly newspaper column. It is in the Saturday Post-Journal on February 25, 2017. Our web guru only used two of the picture...5 months ago
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La Jolla Before the Storm - Before the storm kicked in yesterday, I was able to enjoy the clouds rolling in and the raging waves. Below is a video I made, using the mobile app "Splice...
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Why I Made Maple Sugar - Bacon Makin’ Sweetness We got a homemade bacon kit for Xmas. It included 2 oz of maple sugar with the approximately 1/4 cup of salt, a zip lock bag and a p...6 months ago
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Flora Sudafricana - Haemanthus - Giardinaggio dicembre 2016 Viviamo un periodo di globalizzazione, con lo spostamento di un gran numero di persone, anche solo per turismo e mi sorprende ch...
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Naked Mole Rat - More Than Meets The Eye - [image: Naked mole rat]The naked mole rat (*Heterocephalus glaber*) is a rodent, known for its burrowing and is indigenous to East Africa. The mole rat pos...1 year ago
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May 16, 2015-Some Wildlife Photos for May. - I am seeing wildlife again! The deer are coming around and Tilly is still with her group. Since she's three years old now, I'm not sure if she had a baby t...
2 years ago -
My Yellow Warbler review - I have been banding birds for 18 years and I would like to start a series on my recapture birds that I have encountered during my banding carrier. The firs...
2 years ago -
Huckleberries and Blueberries - If you are confused over the difference between a huckleberry and a blueberry, you are not alone. While the term blueberry is almost always correctly used,...
2 years ago -
Autumn Wildflowers in the U.P. ! - We often take pictures of wild flowers as they bloom throughout the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) of Michigan. When autumn descends upon us, the amount of wildflo...
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RRG & Falling - climber Evan Johnson, photo by Kurt Hager This fall a few new friends invited me to go to the Red River Gorge in Kentucky. This place is sport climbing mec...
3 years ago -
Spur Gears / Cogs - [image: Spur Gears / Cogs] [image: Spur Gears / Cogs] [image: Spur Gears / Cogs] [image: Spur Gears / Cogs]
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Fastest predatory appendages. - Image: Luisa Mota via Flickr From the tropics and subtropics. Trapjaw Ants (*Odontomachus sp.*) have the fastest moving predatory appendages of any animal...
5 years ago
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
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