Category: Plants

Plants

Notable Trees

September 29, 2017 by Carrie 1 Comment

Most birders of my acquaintance are also broader naturalists. They note butterflies, dragonflies, herps; they understand at least a bit about the ecosystems they...

Plants

Wood Anemones

April 22, 2017 by Redgannet 3 Comments

At the end of the most recent Ice Age, the temperature began to rise and the ice began to recede northwards. This was around...

Plants

Kimberley wildflowers

April 16, 2017 by Clare M 3 Comments

Over the past few months we have not only encountered some wet days, but also some days when we just had to get out...

Birds, Plants

The Sunbird and the Parasite

October 12, 2016 by Duncan 2 Comments

I’m back! Back to the site, and back from 6 weeks in Africa (with four weeks gloriously cut off from any news of an...

Plants

Lesser Celandine

April 25, 2015 by Redgannet No Comments

Because I know that you are a cultured bunch and because you probably won’t have time to stop and smell the roses for the...

Plants

The Brazilian Pepper and the birds that love it

February 26, 2015 by Alfredo Begazo 6 Comments

The Brazilian Pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) is widespread in south and central Florida. The sequence of events in the establishment of this exotic tree is...

Plants

Birds Threatened by Asiatic Sand Sedge Invasion on Long Island

July 20, 2014 by a Guest No Comments

Steve Young of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, is the coordinator of the Long Island Invasive Species Management Area. He kindly...