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

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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

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      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

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            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

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  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

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   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

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       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

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       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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