by Kim Turner | Jul 13, 2021 | Nature News, Summer
I used to live in Ohio, in a converted chicken coop. Yes, really, a chicken coop. Outside there was a huge Mulberry tree. I would climb up and gather the mulberries for muffins, salads, and snacks. One day, as I started to shimmy up the tree, a loud whistle startled...
by auduboncnc | Jun 21, 2021 | Nature News, Summer
Last summer, I took a group of 10 – 14-year-olds on a day trip to hike the Minister Creek Hiking Trail in Allegheny National Forest. When we arrived, and before any hiking began, I led them to a clearing by a creek where we were planning on having snack. Very little...
by auduboncnc | Jun 15, 2021 | Nature News, Summer
I recently was sitting in my garden, looking at the chaos, and thought “all those people with those neat garden beds and straight lines of veggies, I wish my garden looked like that.” And then I saw the swallowtail caterpillar on the dill plant. I remembered the...
by auduboncnc | Jun 8, 2021 | Nature News, Spring, Summer
I’ve found entertainment in my yard in the past few weeks. I’ve been watching Black-capped Chickadees nesting in a dead tree. The tree they chose is a large Sugar Maple, whose top fell over in a storm seven years ago. The top has been cut and burned in the campfire or...
by auduboncnc | Jun 1, 2021 | Nature News, Spring, Summer
Imagine living your life curled up in a blanket surrounded by the dim glow of sun filtering in and the dark black of night for most of your existence. That is how I imagine the life of a giant silk moth to be. There are several kinds of silk moths that live around...
by auduboncnc | Sep 22, 2020 | Nature News, Summer
I’ve been thinking about Monarchs recently. Now, in the end of September, most are well into their journey south. Should the butterflies avoid all the hazards of their long journey, they will overwinter in the mountain fir forests in Mexico. We may see a handful of...
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