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23 May 2021 2 minute read 5 comments tych0_21
Today, I thought that I might introduce you all to a permanent resident of one of my favorite local forests: the Allegheny mound ant (Formica exsectoides). Allegheny mound ants are a species of field ant native to Eastern North America ranging from...
20 May 2021 1 minute read 4 comments tych0_21
It's been a while since I have been able to make it out to the woods. After a few weeks of rest and recovery after surgery on my hip, I have been cleared to gradually make my way back to gentle exercise, including short walks. On account of me easing...
14 May 2021 4 minute read 4 comments PierreL
As some of you probably know, when it comes to photography, nothing inspires me, motivates me and talks to me more than seeing and capturing an image of Mother Nature doing its thing without caring about our human problems. There's just something so...
13 May 2021 2 minute read 6 comments Dibbler
As I walked Melvin this morning thinking about what to write for my second post on Hive it struck me that I already have the content... Judging by the response to my introductory post and some of the comments about those pictures it feels pretty natu...
6 May 2021 2 minute read 0 comments tych0_21
One thing I have learned about nature is that it will not wait for you, it will not cater to your schedule, and it will not care if you show up late to the party. While we can anticipate more general aspects of the natural world, such as the inevitab...
5 May 2021 7 minute read 0 comments AnomalousAnonymous1
There is no doubt that technology has advanced by leaps and bounds over the last century. Some technologies …computers in this particular instance …are already outdated by the time they hit the retail store shelves. Nobody is advocating giving up co...
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...
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...
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...
