Published September 12, 2015 Cloudland Trail Roan Mountain straddles North Carolina and Tennessee and the Appalachian trail runs along much of its ridge, reaching elevations over 6000 […]
Published August 8, 2015 Pickerel your poison (bad pun sadly intended) Pickerel frogs are named for the unfortunate distinction of being used as bait to catch pickerel fish. Fortunately, they don’t have too […]
Published May 9, 2015 Bad feather day This baby sparrow is perched near the edge of its nest wondering if it should fledge when clearly it doesn’t look quite […]
Published February 22, 2016 Three Seasons When I studied monkeys and tropical rainforests, I missed the four seasons. True, for a naturalist, there is little to compare […]