Published May 19, 2015 Snake in the grass Unlike the origin of that phrase referring to a poisonous snake this is a totally harmless garter snake exploring my lawn. I […]
Published October 8, 2019 Iridescent Bird Many birds are colorful, but few can rival hummingbirds. The colors are from both pigment in the plumage, and also structural, with […]
Published July 6, 2017 Rare Beauty For a few weeks in early summer, Gray’s lily brightens mountains in North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. They grow on grassy balds, […]
Published July 23, 2015 Palm impostor The misnamed sago palm is actually a cycad. Cycads date back to the time of dinosaurs and their living relatives trace back […]