A special series of blog posts brought to you by Liz Brownlee – The Burlington Naturalist Scavenger Hunt Series: Discover the area’s hidden gems. Hone your naturalist skills. Learn to see the treasures along every walking path, trail, and creek. This series of scavenger hunts is a chance to get outside, look closely at the world around you, [...]
Archive for February, 2012
The Burlington Naturalist Scavenger Hunt Series: Williston’s Muddy Brook Wetland
Posted in Botany, Discoveries, Natural Destinations, Wildlife on February 28, 2012 | Comments Off
Five Bodies
Posted in Discoveries, Wildlife on February 21, 2012 | Comments Off
by Danielle Owczarski I squint as I gaze offshore at the landslide scars jacketing the slopes of the Adirondack Mountains, and become cognizant of the illusion in quiet looking mountaintops, in reality, stark and frigid underneath the winter’s languid sun. I lift the camera to my eye and focus on the lone silhouette of a [...]
Random Nature Questions from a Non-naturalist
Posted in Botany, Discoveries, Wildlife, tagged ants, bees, behavior, birds, honey, physiology, Plants, trees, woodpecker on February 12, 2012 | 2 Comments »
by Audrey Clark My stepbrother lounged in front of the television watching a reality TV show about mining in Alaska. I sat on the couch, facing away from the television, drinking tea and reading a book on visionary scientists. After a while, I started to wonder what my stepbrother wondered about. “Caleb?” “Yeah.” “What questions [...]
The Charisma of the Drab
Posted in Discoveries, Natural Destinations, tagged Amateurs, Audrey, Biophilia, Charismatic megafauna, Experts, Insects, Paris, Specimens, Weevils on February 7, 2012 | Comments Off
by Audrey Clark Wandering down Boulevard Saint Germain near Notre Dame in Paris, I passed a store window filled with insect specimens on display. The stylish sign read Claude et Nature (Claude and Nature). I veered into the store, astonished that such a place exists. A small stuffed bison (small for a bison, that is) [...]