Image appears to be a butterfly on a flower. Butterfly appears to be thirsty and the flower appears to be tasty. I have definitely been lax about getting posts out weekly. I really dragged my feet on the last backyard field guide, I think I was a little tired of learning about trees to be …
What is it? It’s eastern redcedar. That’s not a typo, redcedar is apparently all one word. What do the nerds call it? Juniperus virginiana, meaning Virginian juniper Who is it related to? Cupressaceae, or, the cypress family which includes red and white cedars, giant sequoia, as well as coast and dawn redwoods. How can you …
What is it? Northern Red Oak, a large deciduous tree that is found from the Midwest down to northern Mississippi and up through New England. Also the second tallest of five trees in my yard. What do the nerds call it? Quercus rubra Who is it related to? Fagaceae family, or the Beech and Oak …
I have been interested in trees for quite awhile now. I remember buying a copy of Audubon’s Guide to Trees in North America before I really delved into bird photography and identification. I have since lost that guide and got a better one, and am excited about getting back into figuring out what is what. …
How many hummingbirds have I seen? They are at the top of the list each spring for migrants that we just cannot wait to see, and for the longest time I had not learned anything new about them. But take a look next time that you see one in the summer, and if you see …
It is amazing how much learning a single flower can reveal. Before making this post, this was simply a yellow flower that had a cool leaf shape that we stumbled upon on a walk up north. As it turns out, it is a quite famous plant called St. John’s wort, best known for its claimed …