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Tag Archives: Environmental News
Beautiful Early Fall Day
Yesterday was a beautiful early fall day that had me thinking thoughts of an early winter. The morning temperature was 54 on the porch – today it’s 52 – and the afternoon high was in the low 70s. There was … Continue reading
Huge Kite Rookery Found On Altamaha River
Here’s a link to the DNR’s Georgia Wild newsletter. While it’s all interesting, the lead article about the discovery of a huge kite rookery is especially interesting. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/GADNR/bulletins/36d67fa
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
I heard a Yellow-billed Cuckoo yesterday when I was out for my walk. Sibley’s range map shows them as a summer resident on – or just over the Tennessee line, and a migrant just a little south of there. Since … Continue reading
August’s Second Supermoon Is Tonight
This doesn’t often happen, but August has two supermoons this year. Also, Saturn will appear to move clockwise around the moon. Here’s the info from CNN: The full moon will peak at 9:36 p.m. ET on the evening of August … Continue reading
The Peak Of The Perseids Was Last Night, But Tonight Might Work
The Perseid meteor showers were supposed to peak last night, but it was heavy overcast, as it has been for some days. It’s no secret we’re in a hot, rainy spell. There’s a chance that it will be partly clear … Continue reading
Skink Nest With Eggs
I was doing some yard work yesterday, and I moved a rubber mat that I had put over my water box to help keep it from freezing in the winter. There was a skink under it, which didn’t surprise me. … Continue reading
Signs Of Spring: The Dogwood Fades, Flame Azaleas, Fence Lizards
The dogwood is fading in our area, but there may still be some in bloom, especially in the higher, shady areas. It’s also possible that they are still going strong up in Tennessee, but I haven’t been up that way … Continue reading
Signs Of Spring: Sarvis, Dogwoods, Crab Apples
One of our younger sarvis has finally blossomed. I can’t recall a spring when the old one and the younger ones bloomed so far apart. I imagine that the cold snap we had accounts for it – they need a … Continue reading
Signs Of Spring: Dogwoods, Skinks, & Wooodpeckers
The dogwoods are just starting. Some are “forward” as Thoreau used to say, meaning they are in bloom earlier than the rest. Most are still in that greenish phase that can take a while to turn into a white flower. … Continue reading
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