Notes from the Wild
Showy Lady’s Slipper orchids
With its glorious pink and white blossoms and thumb-sized pouches, this orchid is perhaps the most exquisite of all our wildflowers.
Cecropia Moths Stir Like Phantoms in the Twilight
Cecropia moths: Strange and wonderful phantoms of the twilight world.
Warblers are Tropical Emissaries
Lured by warm weather and a bonanza of insects, warblers return from tropical realms. By Don Scallen.
In Praise of the Humble Toad
The mellifluous trilling of toads resonates through our hills at this time of year. The tranquil sound wafting through an open window on a warm mid-spring eve is delightful.
Spring Peepers
On warm evenings in April and May our hills awaken to the life affirming voices of spring peepers. Their shrill calls stir the winter weary soul.
April is Salamander Time
Don Scallen introduces us to three species of salamanders that are starting to appear in our hills. The first half of April is salamander time in our hills.
