Louisiana Naturalist
Sunday, May 13, 2012
As it turns out, Urban is still Nature
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I see and/or hear 24 species of birds in a day from my front porch. I watch six nests, and two probably nest sites. My bird bath is an oas...
Saturday, December 31, 2011
The Secret Shreveport
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I am cheating. I just published this on Examiner.com. The secret Shreveport A secret path through a hidden forest along a forgotten rive...
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Behavioral Adaptation
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In the parking lot of McDonald’s in Alamogordo, New Mexico, I observe a Great-tailed Grackle. The bird approaches the side of a sedan, peers...
Friday, October 14, 2011
Goodbye Grandpappy Pine
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In the beginning, there are pine trees. Pine trees are pioneer species that populate a disturbed (deforested) area. They thrive in full sun...
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
How to Tell Cloudywings Apart
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Southern Cloudywings eat powdered pastries from Southern Maid Donuts. Their faces are white. Their wing spots are bright. They even have som...
Friday, September 2, 2011
A Sad Reality about Science Education
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I attended Back to School Night at my children’s school. I went into the science classroom eager to meet the teacher and to discover how sh...
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
The Scientific Method in the context of Nature
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The words “science” and “nature” are often used together, yet they are often thought of as very different concepts. Science is a laboratory...
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