Dan KobzaJun 5, 2018There's a Duck in that TreeI can still remember the morning last spring. I was watching birds at Woodland Cemetery, searching for migrating songbirds. Then, on...
Eliza NoblesApr 20, 2018Nature Lives in Every NeighborhoodCities are ecosystems of the human habitat, and urban exploration prompts the discovery of this emerging ecosystem. Wherever you find...
Dan KobzaMar 4, 2018Cold-blooded Harbingers of SpringAlthough as I’m writing this on March 2nd, 2018, when Philadelphia is in the middle of snowy and windy Northeaster that makes it hard to...
Matthew KarnatzJan 25, 2018Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) Eggcase (ootheca)If you look around at about 1-4 ft off the ground in brush, you can find mantis egg cases. These eggcases are called "ootheca" in...
Matthew KarnatzJan 18, 2018Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatu)This four inch mushroom was seen growing at the beginning of December after a rainstorm. This mushroom, called the shaggy mane mushroom,...