Weekly Puzzler #171: Robin-Sized Bird with Orange Throat and Chest
Hello and happy weekend! Until this recent road trip that I am on, I had never heard of or seen this next puzzler–a bird that is common in the western
Weekly Puzzler Answer #170
Did you recognize the owl from last week’s puzzler? I admit, when I first saw it I was puzzled and had to enlist the help of my birder-husband to identify
Weekly Puzzler #170: Gray Owl with Ear Tufts
Happy Saturday! I hope you are having a great day as you read this! Ready for a puzzler that’s not a type of plant? We’ve been doing plants for a
Weekly Puzzler #169: A Flower with a Springing Seed!
This next puzzler is a a plant that I love! It comes in both yellow and orange flowers and is often found growing in shady places, often side-by-side with poison
Weekly Puzzler Answer #168
Did you recognize the purple flower from last week’s puzzler as New York Ironweed, Vernonia noveboracensis? It is commonly seen in fields in eastern North America, blooming from September through October.
Weekly Puzzler #168: Fall Blooming Purple Flower that’s a Butterfly Magnet
Here is western North Carolina, there are subtle changes that fall is right around the corner. Our cherry tree has lost most of its leaves, the ferns at the edge
Weekly Puzzler Answer #167
Did you recognize the tall, spiky plant from last week’s puzzler as Mullein, or Verbascum thapsus ? According to Encyclopedia.com, some common names of mullein include ” flannel leaf, beggar’s blanket,