The Suwannee River at Big Shoals State Park, Florida; 29 April 2013
This past weekend, the family headed down to central Florida to recharge the batteries a bit — before Finals Week and some other pressing matters. It certainly was a good weekend with plenty of...
View ArticleAnaxyrus terrestris (Southern Toad) at Big Shoals State Park, Florida; 29...
Anaxyrus terrestris, the Southern toad, photographed in Hamilton county, Florida (29 April 2013). This little scamper threw me for a curve. It looks like this is a juvenile Southern toad, Anaxyrus...
View ArticleBetween the Mesic Flatwood and the Floodplain Swamp at Big Shoals State Park,...
When I was a kid growing up in Ormond Beach, Florida (Volusia county), my dad taught me to watch out for thick clusters of Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens). There are a good number of organisms that like...
View ArticleLizards at Big Shoals State Park, Florida – Part I; 29 April 2013
Anolis sagrei, the Cuban brown anole, and Anolis carolinensis, the Carolina green anole, photographed in Hamilton county, Florida (29 April 2013): Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV Neither the...
View ArticleLizards at Big Shoals State Park, Florida – Part II; 29 April 2013
Anolis sagrei, the Cuban brown anole, photographed in Hamilton county, Florida (29 April 2013) Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV Let’s take a closer look at the fence-dancin’ Cuban brown anole de...
View ArticleLizards at Big Shoals State Park, Florida – Part III; 29 April 2013
Anolis carolinensis, the Carolina green anole, photographed in Hamilton county, Florida (29 April 2013) Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV Now that we’ve looked more closely at the Cuban brown...
View ArticleLizards at Big Shoals State Park, Florida – Part IV; 29 April 2013
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus sexlineatus, the Eastern six-lined racerunner, photographed in Hamilton county, Florida (29 April 2013). Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV First, my apologies to email...
View ArticleTremella mesenterica (Yellow Brain Fungus) at Big Shoals State Park, Florida;...
Tremella mesenterica, Yellow brain fungus, photographed in Hamilton county, Florida (29 April 2013). Yeah, I took a couple of days off from blogging. A case of End of the Semester Blues, if you will....
View ArticleTrametes versicolor at Big Shoals State Park, Florida; 29 April 2013
Good morning! This post serves two functions. First, it officially wraps up our extended visit at Big Shoals State Park. Second, it introduces the new “Identification Pending” category on Dust Tracks....
View ArticleState of Dust Tracks: 2014 Edition
Dust Tracks was founded (in its current form) on 24 March 2011. At the time, we were still living in Alaska, gearing up for our move back to the American southeast. I wanted to reboot my blog before...
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