This show could also be called Typha latifolia and Grus canadensis, which has a nice scientific ring to it. Cattails are “plants of marshes and sloughs” and they remind me of my childhood. Apropos of nothing, there was a peanut butter and coconut candy back in those days as well called cattails.
The Sandhill Cranes are abundant this year and I recommend a trip to see them. The Sulphur Springs Valley is surrounded by magnificent mountains, but the valley itself is pretty well hammered by agriculture old and new. The cranes bring beauty to the valley.
The scientific name of the band-tailed pigeon is no longer Columba fasciata, but is Patagioenas fasciata. That’s too bad because I was hoping to...
The genus Artemisia is found in the sunflower family Asteraceae and there are over 200 species found around the world in the northern hemisphere....
Well, every year I find the the same male box turtle in a monsoon puddle out by our front gate. A friend asked how...
