Tyrannosaurus rex
Category: fauna
path of least resistance
The mucus secreted by the foot contains fibres which help prevent the slug from slipping down vertical surfaces. The “slime trail” that a slug leaves behind has some secondary effects: other slugs coming across a slime trail can recognize the slime trail as produced by one of the same species, which is useful in finding a mate. Following a slime trail is also part of the hunting behavior of some carnivorous slugs.–Wikipedia
steeple, buzzard, wires
roadside, Lancaster County, Virginia
Odocoileus virginianus
Franklin Street. Still waiting for those pedestrian provisions.
Marmota monax
adolescent whistle pig
lost his/her home and family. Small comfort that it was to density and not the Rodenator
whatis
Several discrete assemblages of these critters were making their way up my next-door neighbor’s front walk.
Please send any information you have on these worms, Do they travel in a bunch to conserve moisture, scare predators?
mother duck
the ducklings will mostly be consumed by large mouth bass…
Arbor Day
Charlottesville schoolchildren measure the circumference of Quercus alba at Forest Hills Park.
The Tree Stewards stressed that this tree is a survivor. Its life recently hasn’t been easy. It’s under professional care. Time will tell.
There is a saying about oaks, something to the effect of :
“They spend 100 years growing, 100 years thriving and 100 years dying.”
No telling how old these trees are. They were located on the woodland of the James Fife’s farm “Oak Lawn”. Thanks to the Fife folk for seeing beyond the timber value of these trees.
One of my few regrets in life is that I didn’t start planting trees earlier. Maybe these people will grow up without that regret.
Is there space for trees in Charlottesville? Do “ecosystem services” matter? These issues are under discussion by the Planning Commission and the City Council. Now there is a Tree Commission in the mix.
Odocoileus virginianus
homo sapiens
Humans are uniquely adept at utilizing systems of communication for self-expression, the exchange of ideas, and organization. Humans create complex social structures composed of many cooperating and competing groups, from families and kinship networks, to nations. Social interactions between humans have established an extremely wide variety of values, social norms, and rituals, which together form the basis of human society.–Wikipedia