Archive for August, 2008
Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Great Time at the Lucketts Fair
Wow what a great weekend we had last Sat and Sun for the fair! As in past years, our booth was set up at Ms.Luckett’s Garden near the kids stage so we had entertainment, shade from a big ‘ole oak tree and a nice breeze that passed through every now and then. We had lots [...]
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Weekly Nature Quote..E.O.Wilson
Mysterious and little-known creatures live within reach of where you sit.
Splendor awaits in minute proportions.
- E.O.Wilson
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
LWC Podcast - Episode 7: Skunks
In this episode we talk all about skunks - their lives and times, how to get one out of a window well and why they’re a gardener’s best friend.
The photo above is of the skunk that came to our feeder and was quite patient as I inched closer and closer for a shot.
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
Insect id?
Here’s a great one ….. this is straight from the field from our bird walk at BRCES last Saturday. Ray Smith sent this over and we’re interested in knowing what insect this is. Many thanks to Marcia for standing still while Ray got the shot. If you can help id this insect, please do post [...]
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
Peewees were calling at BRCES
This past Saturday (Aug 23), we had our monthly bird walk at the Blue Ridge Center. Mary Ann Good provided a report of the sightings:
Ten birders led by Laura Weidner and Mary Ann Good found 46 species Saturday morning at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship, highlighted by an early Broad-winged Hawk, 2 Kestrel, [...]
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Weekly Nature Quote…Nabokov
If my first glance of the morning was for the sun, my first thought was for the butterflies it would engender.
- Vladimir Nabokov
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
LWC Podcast- Episode 6: Opossums
In this episode we talk all about opossums, their life cycles, behaviors and what to do if one gets in our house.
The photo above is of Stanley the Opossum, who came to our annual meeting one year with wildlife rehabber Peggy Coontz who shared her knowledge of opossums with us.
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Sunday, August 17th, 2008
Phillips Farm - Habitat Restoration Event Follow-up
This coming Wednesday, August 20, at 9:00 am, LWC plans to again remove mile-a-minute from around the stream buffer shrubs that were planted on March 1 at the Phillips Farm in Waterford. We’ve been able to control the invasives from around the shrubs but think we need to remove them at least one more time [...]
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Sunday, August 17th, 2008
Dragonflies and Damselflies at Banshee Reeks - The August Walk
Andy Rabin led our walk at Banshee on Saturday. Here is his report from the field:
The walk yesterday went very well. We had 9 people show up, including 2 families (3 kids). We managed to catch a few damselflies and a dragonfly and examine them closely, found a recently emerged Calico Pennant on some emergent vegetation [...]
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Sunday, August 17th, 2008
Saturday’s Morning Walk at the Dulles Wetlands
I was out working with Meg Findley, Otto Gutenson and David Ward filming a surprise for you all so I missed this walk but did receive a report from Joe Coleman (below). Definitely sounds like we’re starting our transition of the seasons:
Except for one very surprising highlight, a flyover dark morph SNOW GOOSE, Saturday morning’s walk, [...]
