Roads End Naturalist

Exploring the natural world as we wander at the end of the road


Tag: Copperhead

  • First of Season

    Camouflage is the most interesting of all the arts. ~Kris Saknussemm I sometimes feel like we live in the jungle. Looking out across the small sunny area around the house you see a green wall of vegetation before the tall trees of the forest begin. The yard itself is a tangle of all sorts of… Read more…

  • Guilty, or Not

    Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many… ~Phaedrus You may have noticed some long lapses in my blog posts. These past few weeks have been busier than usual, not so much for work, but for personal reasons – a wedding and honeymoon trip to Yellowstone (more on that soon). This… Read more…

  • Cicada Killer, But Not The Kind You Think

    There is no better high than discovery. ~E.O. Wilson I walked out the front door before heading to bed last night just to see what I might see. The din from form the katydids was almost deafening, punctuated by the loud throaty “gunk” calls of the Green Frogs in the nearby water garden. When I… Read more…