Attractive turtles with a heart-shaped shell and a relatively small head, the shell is a sunburst pattern of brown, tan, greenish and black above a yellowish to whitish belly shell. Wakulla is the deepest spring in the world and the source of one of the biologically richest and most beautiful natural resources in the United States, the Wakulla River. The Republican War on the Environment seems to be sputtering a little bit. Every spring I marvel at the dogwood tree. And every fall.
Cowbirds look innocent enough.
But they are nest parasites. I have simplified some aspects of Christmas. We buy a live native plant for a Christmas tree, something we can grow in our yard once the ornaments are put away. When I have to leave town any length of time, I crave live oak trees, strong sun, yellow pine, red clay. Preserving Lake Bradford, surrounding lands is our rightful legacy Mary Tebo writes about natural history and is a long-time resident of Tallahassee.