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A Few Memories Of The Great Blizzard Of 1993
So it’s the thirty year anniversary of the Great Blizzard of 1993. It was hurricane strength winds, and about three feet of snow, with a whole lot of drifting. The weather reports were full of it, so it wasn’t any … Continue reading
Signs Of Spring: The Mourning Cloak, Red-Tailed Hawks Mating
On Monday, we saw the first Mourning Cloak (butterfly). They’re interesting because they actually overwinter (hibernate) in loose bark on trees. That allows them to be the first – or one of the first – butterflies of spring. They’re probably … Continue reading
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Spring Migration Starting, Red-Shouldered Hawk
We’ve been seeing some warblers this past week, not that they’ll sit still long enough for me to identify them. And the geese are trading up and down Cutcane Creek, to and from the old quarry. The Georgia Rare Bird … Continue reading
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Are There Panthers In Fannin?
This is a perennial topic of conversation, and a lot of people believe that they are still here. There’s no doubt that they were here in the early settler days. The number of place names with “panther” or “painter” – … Continue reading
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The Georgia Conservancy’s Legislative Preview
The legislature in in session, so nobody’s safe. Here’s the Georgia Conservancy’s Legislative Preview: https://mailchi.mp/gaconservancy/2023-legislative-preview?e=868724ca64
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Fall Weekend Coming
We were on the edge of a thunderstorm in Tennessee yesterday evening, and got maybe 1/8″ of rain. When we went out on the porch for coffee this morning it was 52, with a beautiful day dawning. The mist in … Continue reading
Common Mergansers Are Back
They were observed this morning at several locations between Stanley Rapids and Riverside Lane. As I said before, this is interesting because it seems to be a breeding record for Georgia (that is, the first reported).
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Bears Leaving Their Mothers About Now To Establish Their Own Territories
This is about the time of year that the bears leave their mothers to establish their own territory. They are born in the winter and stay with their mothers for about a year and a half. (Southern Black Bears do … Continue reading
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Scarlet Tanager, Red Spotted Purples, Azaleas
Sunday was Red Spotted Purple day. I was thinking this butterfly was late, but they were here in profusion on Sunday. We also noted the mating displays of the Red Admiral in the yard. It seems to me that we’re … Continue reading
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Bridge At Stanley Creek In Iffy Shape
We were out near Stanley Gap yesterday, down by the bridge over the creek south of the Aska Trails trailhead at the top of the gap. There’s a footbridge there that crosses the creek, and the trail heads southeast through … Continue reading
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