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  • Dekay’s brown snake

    Hands holding Dekay's brown snake

    Tuesday afternoon was a glorious sun-filled late October event that cried out not to be wasted. With that in mind, Judy took Pat up on an invitation to join her Scarlett Nature Club for an after school walk in Mitchell-Scarlett Woods. Pat, Treasurer of our newly founded Friends of Scarlett Mitchell Woods group, is also…

  • Common Bees of Michigan

    Bee collecting pollen

    “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.” a quote sometimes attributed to Albert Einstein. Needless to say, bees are an important pollinator. See a PDF of 16 common bees…

  • Syrphid fly, by Kelly Rourke

    Sphaerophoria philanthus male on a yellow flower

    This is not a bee, but a fly. Read this article to learn how to differentiate between a bee and a fly and other important information about pollinator Syrphid fly (Sphaerophoria philanthus) by Kelly Rourke from U. S. Forest Service

  • Blossoms and Pollinators

    Blossoms and Pollinators

    Some of these images are taken in the Scarlett Rain Garden and other images from gardens in the area. Pollination and Pollinators article –   Penn State – Constance Schmoltze. Syrphid Flies, aka Hover Flies or Flower flies by US Forest Service. Chart of Common Bees of Michigan

  • St John’s Wort

    St John's Wort by the pond

    St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) is actually an invasive species. Some countries consider St. John’s Wort a noxious weed and if eaten in large quantities by livestock is poisonous. This photograph was taken on July 1st, 2023 on the south side of the pond. St. John’s Wort has been used as homeopathic or folk medicine…

  • Canadian Geese

    Canadian Goose and 3 goslings

    Canadian Goose and at least 3 goslings on May 9th, 2023 at the edge of the pond. Wikiphia

  • Green Heron

    Green Heron on the Pond

    Green Heron (Butorides virescens) was spotted on the Spring Unfolding 2023 event on Saturday May 13. This solitary bird joined use for the event. It landed on the branch laying in the pond. It moved around on the branch. Audibon Field Guide for Green Heron Wikipedia article

  • White tail deer

    A white tail deer on the crest of a hill at dusk

    This picture of a white tail deer on the crest of a hill at dusk was taken on May 5, 2023 at 8:56 PM. This was in the Scarlett Mitchell Woods west section. The deer currently travel from the neighborhoods north of the schools and Turnberry, all the way to Mary Beth Doyle Park woods.…

  • Spring Peepers

    Frog icon

    Spring evenings means the sounds of spring peepers. This was recorded on my phone on May 23rd, 2023 at 9:26 pm.

  • Morning Sounds in the Woods

    May morning in the woods

    I was walking in the woods on May 5, 2023 at 6:40 am and recorded the following movie on my phone. I love the morning bird sounds.