A busy squirrel on the Hatcher Creek Greenway.
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Pine Pollen Season
The pine pollen really started to be noticeable last week. Everything seems to be covered in sticky yellow dust. How long will it last? I read a very interesting article from the NC State Extension Forestry division explaining how to calculate the beginning and peak of the pine pollen season. Essentially, starting on February 1,… Continue reading Pine Pollen Season
Quiet Nature- April 17, 2024
Enjoy a dose of quiet nature today. Eastern tailed-blue butterflies are 0.75-1 inch wide. They are low-flying butterflies commonly seen in fields and lawns. Their caterpillars feed on plants in the pea family (clover and vetch species). They have very thin, antenna-like tails on their wings. Underneath, the wings are light blue to gray. There… Continue reading Quiet Nature- April 17, 2024
Quiet Nature- April 3, 2025
I thought this scene was rather pretty. The pink fringe bushes alternating with the evergreen trees and bushes, lining a pond half covered with pine pollen. This is spring in North Carolina.
Quiet Nature- August 26, 2024
Good morning! This young rabbit has been hanging out in my back yard all summer.
Quiet Nature- February 22, 2025
Enjoy some quiet nature today with the golden glow from Common Little Bluestem grass (Schizachyrium scoparium).
Quiet Nature- June 10, 2024
Enjoy a dose of quiet nature today. Ligated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus) on a black-eyed Susan.
Quiet Nature- June 16, 2025
Enjoy some quiet nature today with a green tree frog (Hyla cinerea). They are everywhere right now, if you look carefully.
Quiet Nature- March 12, 2024
Enjoy a dose of quiet nature today.
Quiet Nature- March 19, 2025
Have you ever seen a three-petaled bluet or tiny bluet? How about one with five petals? Take some time to sit quietly and observe a patch of flowers. You never know what you might find.