Capital Naturalist by Alonso Abugattas

A naturalist reveals some of the wonders of the natural world found right around the Washington, DC Metropolitan area using his own photography and his life-long experiences. I invite you to also check out my other award winning social media platforms: Facebook Group "Capital Naturalist" or YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv8LHf1hHCEU3UHdpb-8Mng) or follow me on Twitter: @CapNaturalist.

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

City Nature Challenge DC 2022 Initial Report

This year's City Nature Challenge was another great global citizen science event. 445 cities particpated world wide representing 4...

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Wild Columbine

Wild Columbine ( Aquilegia canadensis ) is a beautiful flower in the Ranunculus Family with all sorts of folklore. It has several comm...

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Jack-in-the-pulpit

Jack-in-the-pulpit ( Arisaema triphyllum ) has over 30 common names: Indian Turnip, Wild Turnip, Marsh Pepper, Pepper Turnip, Bo...

Sunday, March 27, 2022

Common Blue (Confederate) Violets

Common Blue or Confederate Violets So the Common Blue (Confederate) Violet ( Viola sororia ) is so routinely seen in our yards that t...

Friday, March 25, 2022

Virginia Bluebells

V irginia Bluebells, Mertensia virginica , have a lot of common names: Virginia Cowslip, Oysterleaf, Tree Lungwort, Gentlemen’s Breeche...

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Yellow Trout Lily

So here’s a little bit on a common spring wildflower, the Yellow Trout Lily Erithronium americanum . There are 2 other local species:...

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Periodical Cicadas

They're coming! And in a BIG way! Billions of periodical cicadas will be emerging from mid April to the beginning of June after ...

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