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Birds That Produce Milk? Not So Far-Fetched
Suzan Bellincampi
There are a few bird species that are giving those milk-making mammals a run for their money.
11:27 pm, June 17, 2015
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The Golden Glory of Poverty Grass
Suzan Bellincampi
French Impressionist Edgar Degas was a great painter, but I have reason to doubt that he could fully appreciate a New England beach in early June.
12:52 pm, June 11, 2015
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Home Sweet Tree Home for Eastern Tent Caterpillars
Suzan Bellincampi
Eastern tent caterpillars make silken shelters in the crotch of tree branches. It is hard not to notice the collective squirming of hundreds of hairy...
3:00 pm, June 4, 2015
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In Praise of Understated Winter Cress
Suzan Bellincampi
You can see wintercress, known also as yellow rocket, rocket cress and wound rocket, flowering now.
10:37 pm, May 27, 2015
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The Wood Anemone, a Truly Fair-Weather Flower
Suzan Bellincampi
A cloudy day can make anyone blue, but who would have guessed that it could also make a flower frown? Let me introduce you to the wood anemone.
9:21 pm, May 20, 2015
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Skunk Cabbage Provides Nature's Spring Perfume
Suzan Bellincampi
Leave it to Henry David Thoreau to find stirring strength in putrid plants.
4:36 pm, May 13, 2015
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Norway Maples Grow Fast, Live Long
Suzan Bellincampi
Don’t blame Norway. The invasion of the Norway maple tree on U.S. soil is definitely not the fault of the Norwegians.
12:58 pm, May 6, 2015
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Don't Let Those Pretty Daffodils Fool You
Suzan Bellincampi
Aristotle must have felt wealthy in when he saw a profusion of bright daffodils. “Yellow colored objects,” he said, “appear to be gold.”
10:23 am, April 29, 2015
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After Rough Winter, Trees Feel the Heat
Suzan Bellincampi
Some of our evergreens are struggling. Notice the yellow, brown or red leaves on normally green plants, and the dead-looking limbs on the trees and...
12:21 pm, April 22, 2015
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Those Bodacious Bivalves, Softshell Clams
Suzan Bellincampi
The object of my affection today is the softshell clam, Mya arenaria. With the onset of warmer weather, shellfishing is back on many agendas.
4:07 pm, April 15, 2015
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The Rare Plant That Tinkered with Lighthouse Plans
Suzan Bellincampi
Why should we give a tinker's damn for broad tinker's weed?
10:32 am, April 8, 2015
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Welcome, Snowdrop, Winter's Maiden
Suzan Bellincampi
It's the beginning of April, but I still couldn’t be happier to welcome the Fair Maiden of February, also known as snowdrops.
8:33 am, April 1, 2015
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