Roads End Naturalist

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

Tag: eggs

  • Baby Spiders

    Once you begin watching spiders, you haven’t time for much else. ~E.B. White I have been raising some tulip-tree silk moth larvae at home and at work which has necessitated the periodic collecting of small branches of tulip poplar. Last week, when I cut one and brought it in I noticed one of my favorite Read more…

    Written by

    Mike Dunn

  • Wood Duck nest

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    Wood Ducks begin courtship in the fall and continue throughout the winter and into the spring. A couple of years ago I photographed several ducks on the ice at Pungo Lake where you can see several Wood Ducks that appear to have already paired up. On my recent paddle at Merchants Millpond and surrounding swamps, Read more…

    Written by

    Mike Dunn