tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post7527941795691392549..comments2024-03-22T20:11:44.673-04:00Comments on Saratoga woods and waterways: The Weekend's Wildflower Finds (Just a Few Critters, Too)Jacqueline Donnellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-58942472154085075522016-05-21T23:22:13.963-04:002016-05-21T23:22:13.963-04:00Is the rose twisted stalk Streptopus lanceolatus? ...Is the rose twisted stalk Streptopus lanceolatus? It is beautiful.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-25393585038853135322016-05-21T14:05:22.509-04:002016-05-21T14:05:22.509-04:00Hi, Jackie,
Re: your snake, garter snakes are ovo...Hi, Jackie, <br />Re: your snake, garter snakes are ovoviviparous, which means that they give birth to live young. No eggs. The babies are incubated in the lower abdomen, at about the midpoint of the length of the female's body. It's tough to tell pregnancy from a big meal unless you gently pick the snake up. Sometimes you can feel the babies wiggling, or at least so I am told. I have never actually tried this myself.<br />Happy hiking,<br />Barbara C.Barbara C.http://beebalmgal.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-44877274076957473652016-05-18T22:13:53.247-04:002016-05-18T22:13:53.247-04:00New reader here—you have a lovely blog. How lucky ...New reader here—you have a lovely blog. How lucky you were to find the ovenbird nest! (And here I thought their name came from the "flame" on top of their heads.)Sarahhttp://fieldandfootnotes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-61939237575799258972016-05-18T20:43:31.895-04:002016-05-18T20:43:31.895-04:00Great tour of the natural areas in your neck of th...Great tour of the natural areas in your neck of the woods, and beautiful photos of the flowers you found in bloom.Woody Meristemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042498252608254901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-47443814358237647462016-05-17T21:33:25.703-04:002016-05-17T21:33:25.703-04:00Wow! What a lot of interesting finds, and such ni...Wow! What a lot of interesting finds, and such nice places to walk. I think you have a different type of forest than we do. I'm guessing it has a bigger coniferous component than our typical Sugar Maple bush, and has underlying acidic rock rather than our alkaline limestone. Seems to be quite a different mix of flowers you see. As for the Ovenbird nest, that's awesome! I only saw one once, when I was about 14 and camping with our family. My mother was a naturalist and I credit her with getting me into it.The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-4886403222465409672016-05-17T09:17:22.559-04:002016-05-17T09:17:22.559-04:00Congratulations on the Oven Bird and nest! And tha...Congratulations on the Oven Bird and nest! And thanks for the moth ID. They throng our sitting porch all summer and I too thought they were little butterflies. How nice to know!threecolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811004278088768813noreply@blogger.com