Mycology, Botany, and nature-appreciation
2 May 2021 2 minute read 6 comments tych0_21
After taking a look at the Native American burial mounds situated just along its banks (see my previous post: 2,000 Year Old Native American Burial Grounds: The Norton Mound Group), I decided to take a stroll along the Grand River to see what life it...
1 May 2021 2 minute read 1 comment tych0_21
A few months ago I learned of the prehistoric Native American burial mounds located just on the outskirts of the city where I live. Known today as the Norton Mound Group, the location is thought to have been the center of the Hopewell tradition in th...
28 Apr 2021 2 minute read 4 comments tych0_21
This week has been the first of the year to really feel like Spring here in the northern United States. A series of late frosts (and even a few snow flurries) maintained the illusion of winter up until the last few days when the cold finally lifted....
26 Apr 2021 1 minute read 1 comment tych0_21
Today, I took a walk along the Grand River in Michigan, USA to see what wildlife I could find along the water. My walk began in the meadows above the river's floodplain, but soon I had made my way into the shade of the forests that line the riverbank...
25 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments tych0_21
Despite a rather cold week and an unexpected late frost only a few days prior, things warmed up enough for me to head back out into the forest. Lately, my walks have mainly focused on hunting for morels, and although I've been unsuccessful in finding...
24 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments tych0_21
I went for another morel hunt today. I didn't find any morels, but I did come across plenty of other fungi to share images of here. Images and identifications are provided below. Feel free to offer your suggestions if you believe my IDs are incorrect...
19 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments tych0_21
I went out to a nature of preserve near my home to take some pictures of the migratory birds that stop by to rest on the lake. This time I was lucky enough to come across a small group of sandhill cranes. These are a few photos I was able to take of...
19 Apr 2021 2 minute read 1 comment tych0_21
I returned to one of my favorite forests this weekend to continue my search for morels, and although I did not find any this time (not any real ones that is), I did not leave the woods empty-handed. After an hour or so of being taunted by false morel...
17 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments tych0_21
A few weeks ago, I came across a pair of Mute swans that have made their nest on a lake near my home. I visited the lake this afternoon hoping to get a few pictures of the pair. Not only was I lucky enough to find them both out on the water soon afte...
14 Apr 2021 1 minute read 9 comments tych0_21
October, 2020 January, 2021 March, 2021 April, 2021 Part of what makes nature amazing to me is how much it can change in such a short amount of time. Only a few months ago, this forest was quieted by the chill of winter, but now it is coming back to...
