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…

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    Mike Dunn

  • 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…

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    Mike Dunn

  • 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…

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    Mike Dunn