Tal Galton1 min readBudding leaves welcome songbirdsAs the buds split and the tree leaves unfurl, tiny caterpillars and other invertebrates hatch out to feed on the new growth. Migrating...
Tal Galton1 min readKatydids herald the beginning of the end of summerI started hearing katydids this week. Right now there are just a few male adults--the early members of an orchestra beginning to warm up....
Tal Galton1 min readOntogeny Recapitulates PhenologyThis individual Galax plant follows the same bloom pattern as the Galax population as a whole. Just as the flowers on the bottom of the...
Tal Galton1 min readA moment in springI thought these Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) were looking mighty nice as they began to bloom. Then I noticed the drops of...