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.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Indian Pipes: Ghost Plants

Indian Pipes, Ghost Plants, in bloom. Few plants are as eerie or strange as Monotropa uniflora, a native plant with numerous n...

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Bunny Boom

Eastern Cottontail Rabbit People may have noticed quite an increase in the number of rabbits they are seeing in certain places ...

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Beetle Pollinators

Long-horned Locust Borer Beetle (a yellowjacket mimic) on Goldenrod To continue with National Pollinator Week, let's look at...

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Bees

Metallic Sweat Bees feeding on a Greenheaded Coneflower In honor of National Pollinator Week, it makes sense to honor the best of...

Monday, June 8, 2015

Milkweed Traps

A skipper butterfly sips nectar while its moth cousin has gotten stuck and cannot get loose. Another moth that was too weak to rem...

Thursday, May 21, 2015

The Tuliptree

The Tuliptree grows to have one of the widest trunks and be one of the tallest trees in the East. Tuliptrees ( Liriodendron tu...

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

American Bullfrog

A large male American Bullfrog floats, calling in a pond. Note that the dorsolateral skin fold goes around the eardrum (tympanum) rather t...

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