A closer look at the wildlife that calls Alabama and the Southeast home. The purpose of this site is to provide interesting facts in an easy to read, humorous manner.
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For those of you who live in North Alabama, be prepared for lots of snow for the winter of 2009-2010. The Persimmon Tree seed has spoken. According to folklore, when a persimmon seed is split in half it will contain one of the three following shapes:...
Early in 2009, as my kids were bringing me bugs, frogs, snakes, and other animals to identify, I decided to begin taking high resolution photos of each critter to keep a record of each animal caught. Toward the beginning of winter of that year I was...
While attending a hummingbird banding on September 5, 2009 in Killen, AL- someone at the event informed me that there was a Rufous Hummingbird hanging around the site. That was exciting news to me- Rufous Hummingbirds are not very common in Alabama- ...
This post continues a series of photographs this year from the Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge which is located near Florence, AL.
Key Cave in Late Spring
Photo of a Dickcissel at Key Cave
Key Cave in September
October 2009
Common...
Say "hello" to the Copperhead, the current holder for the Most Prolific Biter title of all of the venomous snakes in North America. Not only is the Copperhead the claimant for North America, this snake is also responsible for the most bites of any...
