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Jackass Clover and Clammy Weed
The botanical name for jackass clover is Wislizenia refracta and for clammy weed it’s Polanisia dodecandra. I translate those very cool names in this...
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The Western Grape Skeletonizer
At our little homestead we have more than enough canyon grape vines (Vitis arizonica) to share with the voracious caterpillars of the western grape...
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Childhood, Wildhood
This episode is a reminiscence sparked by some photos taken over 60 years ago. I’m pretty sure my father took the photos, because I...
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Moth Pollinators in the Borderlands
The photos are mine of the Mirabilis longiflora flowers and Manduca sexta, the Carolina sphinx moth and tobacco hornworm. Note the seven streamline white...
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Turkey Vultures and Buffalo Bur
Turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) are wonderful and lots of folks agree. The little town of Bisbee in the Mule Mountains of Cochise County, Arizona...
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Arizona Walnut Tree
I grew up in the land of the black walnut, Juglans nigra. And if you grew up in the eastern US, then you did...